Hey, those are pretty cool cases! .... but what are you going to do about wire-to-board connections? How many times are you going to kick your guitar petal before your wires fail? That's what I always stress about... Here's one idea:
http://dorkbotpdx.org/blog/hydronics/strain_relief On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 9:55 PM, Jason Plumb <[email protected]> wrote: > While we totally dig the Teensy as a platform, I think mounting options > are definitely one of its weak points. There are no mounting holes > (presumably because half the users stick it in a breadboard anyway, but > also I imagine to cut down on board size and cost)..and this basically > necessitates mounting the teensy to another pcb or something clever. > > Check out this thread: > http://forum.pjrc.com/threads/25115-How-are-you-Mounting-Teensy-3-3-1 > > That clip is pretty sweet. Got me wondering if other folks have printed > teensy enclosures, and sure enough...they have. > > http://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=teensy > > Maybe use one of those bumpers so you can screw it down? > > In any case (see what I did there?), I bet you have a ton of room inside > the analog footswitch itself...have you considered mounting inside there? > > -jason > > > On 11/30/2014 08:29 PM, Mykle Hansen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I need a dead-simple midi footswitch for my v-drums, but I can't find one >> cheaper than $80 online! Since I have an old 1/4" analog footswitch just >> lying >> around, it seems a no-brainer half-hour project to connect a $20 teensy >> to a 1/4" >> female jack, use the USB->MIDI feature of Teensyduino to load a simple >> sketch >> and turn my footswitch into a 1-note USB/MIDI keyboard, and spend the $60 >> I >> saved on rock & roll things like … um … extra sticks, or something. >> Right? >> >> The only thing I'm not sure of is what case to put it in. An altoids tin >> seems like a vast waste of space. Ideally I'd find some small, rugged >> plastic or metal cylinder not much bigger than the teensy itself, with >> the teensy's USB port on one end and the 1/4" jack on the other, so >> the whole thing resembled a wart on a cord. >> >> What are your favorite cases for teensy projects where tinyness is golden? >> >> -mykle- >> _______________________________________________ >> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >> >> _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > -- Thomas Hudson, PE thomashudson.org 1035 NE Skidmore Street (503) 522-9069
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