Hi there,
I bought an ice tube clock kit quite a long time ago and never assembled it. Last night, inspired by Ahmed Mohamed of course, I decided to finally put it together.
Once I was done only one small line in the display lit up so I started debugging. I found this thread on the forums that mentioned a possible problem with the older Q3 part which my board has.
http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.ph ... 52#p277845
I followed the suggestion to jump it to prove that the problem was there.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7bplwg7zq99vw ... 6.jpg?dl=0
It was and now my clock works, wooohooo!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d0inajifhgwid ... 3.mov?dl=0
I can easily order the suggested part in the thread, however there was another problem with the alignment of the bottom of the case. When I put the screw in one side the other side is not aligned at all. Apologies for this picture as I already tried the jump- but even without that jumper cable it is still misaligned.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mbkoka3dl1kdr ... 4.jpg?dl=0
Would you have a replacement part for the bottom of the case or can you recommended another case for the clock?
Thanks so much for your help.
Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom of ca
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Re: Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom o
If you contact [email protected] with a link to this thread we can send you a new Q3.
Not sure about the case issue. These haven't changed in quite a while, so I'm not sure why yours doesn't fit. Please post a photo showing the whole board and base.
Not sure about the case issue. These haven't changed in quite a while, so I'm not sure why yours doesn't fit. Please post a photo showing the whole board and base.
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Re: Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom o
Hi, thanks for the quick reply!
Here's a picture that shows that the bottom plate does not match the front/back plates
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kzlxgu5roe3uu ... 1.jpg?dl=0
It was hard to get one picture at a good angle to show the misalignment of the holes on bottom so here's a short video
https://www.dropbox.com/s/trenh90ofzmzh ... 3.mov?dl=0
Here's a picture that shows that the bottom plate does not match the front/back plates
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kzlxgu5roe3uu ... 1.jpg?dl=0
It was hard to get one picture at a good angle to show the misalignment of the holes on bottom so here's a short video
https://www.dropbox.com/s/trenh90ofzmzh ... 3.mov?dl=0
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Re: Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom o
Hmmm. I'll check with manufacturing to see if there have been any changes to this part.
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Re: Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom o
flip it around, the text should be visible when you look at the underside of the clock
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Re: Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom o
From the first video in the previous post, it's not just a hole that's misaligned. A normal case bottom has the text "set time" in the upper right corner. On kandizzy's case bottom, only the text "set ti" is visible; the rest is cut off by the edge.
By my eye, the voltage regulator hole seems to be a bit off, and the surrounding text is shifted. It's as if the acrylic slipped during the laser cutting.
By my eye, the voltage regulator hole seems to be a bit off, and the surrounding text is shifted. It's as if the acrylic slipped during the laser cutting.
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Re: Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom o
Please contact [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement case bottom.
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Re: Ice tube clock kit | Q3 problem and ill-fitting bottom o
thank you jarchie! thank you bill!
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