Project: Dark Carbon

[DonT-FeaR]

looks really really really ( 1800 billion billion times) awsome

[SXRguyinMA]

incredible!

[rendermandan]

Thanks you guys!

Plexi work is amazing as always mate. The fan controllers turned out very well, shame they aren't black though lol. I know they won't be seen but you gotta go with the theme haha.

Yeah, I know it sucks being kinda yellowish. Not sure If I could paint it and still make it look good.
Most of the pcb mfr's. offer the green solder mask, but its alot more money. I don't know how much more it would be to do black too.

Here is the company I went with for the board.
http://www.expresspcb.com/

The reason I used them is they offered their "Mini Board" service.
I used their free software to design it. -As long as it fits within the maximum size limit. they produced 3 identical boards for $51 plus shipping.
They also produce and ship it very fast. Most other companies your looking at a longer turn around time.
If I wanted to do the solder mask and screen print. the price jumped from $60 to $250. SoI chose not to do it.
If we end up making some of these to sell. we will order them masked. but for now the prototype is fine.

[p0Pe]

looks astunishing dude (spelled?)

great work on that case!

[EspoNation]

wow dan. you always keep the good stuff coming. may i ask what you do for a living? you seem to have a very good knowledge of assembling PCB's. Electronics maybe? haha. great work!

[crazybillybob]

The green solder mask is more or less green high temp lacquer.
So If you take one of your "extra" boards and mask off the solder pads, and hit the whole thing with black engine or brake caliber paint you should have the same thing... just cheaper. (make sure the paint is non-conductive... some High temp paints have higher metal content and can be mildly conductive)


By the way this rig is Great! Love all the lights! (the fact that it's 90% Carbon Fiber just adds to the WOW!! factor!)

Keep up the good work.




(by the way, I've used straight spray paint on the High Voltage parts of custom PCB's in the past after the parts were stuffed... with good results! I didn't get shocked by 120Vac, and it looked good )

[msmrx57]

words can not describe who great this is +REP

[The boy 4rm oz]

I'll make sure I bookmark that link d\Dan, could be useful , thanks.

[custom_electronics_man]

wow dan. you always keep the good stuff coming. may i ask what you do for a living? you seem to have a very good knowledge of assembling PCB's. Electronics maybe? haha. great work!

it's just enough for Dan to accidentally have someone at work with that knowladge

[The boy 4rm oz]

Hey Dan, I just had an idea. I was thinking, if you frosted all the exposed edges of the red plexi you would get a more uniform, softer, less in your face glow than the naked edges. Just a thought.