Loopkey mounting. How do you do it?

mmaner · July 28, 2019, 11:48pm

I usually use ABS and print with face in top. It makes for a lot of support material but it looks better.

Chibatterysystems · July 29, 2019, 1:08am

Silicone on the inside and sugru on the outside! 1.5 years in and I had to replace the key finally (corroded too much from salt/water/contact spark)

Skunk · July 29, 2019, 1:16am

I’ve never used surgu before, but i just got some from @b264 a few weeks back.
Might go home and play with a bit tonight to seal up a few holes in my enclosure.

Flasher · July 29, 2019, 1:17am

Are you not using an xt90s?

Chibatterysystems · July 29, 2019, 1:23am

It’s pretty great stuff, I use gloves since the oil from your skin can mess with the strength

Chibatterysystems · July 29, 2019, 1:24am

I do but my plugs/keys wear out and I don’t care to change them all the time

Flasher · July 29, 2019, 1:26am

That’s why you need to take example on Brian (@b264)

bourbon_norm · July 29, 2019, 2:33am

How can we be sure he didn’t find them all on the beach with his metal detector?

Flasher · July 29, 2019, 2:54am

Whether he made them or found them is irrelevant to the fact of owning them

Riako · August 3, 2019, 9:20am

I use Overion Power Switch antispark key kit.
He is the only one I know from a shop that provides XT90S system for years, with a great PCB for setup etc…

(now he use black XT90 key, not yellow one)
https://www.overion.fr/produit/powerswitch-overion/

b264 · August 3, 2019, 10:22am

It’s odd that the female side is mounted and the male side is the key.

b264 · August 3, 2019, 11:52am

Maybe write

5th hour
math

on the loopkey

Darkie02 · August 3, 2019, 3:56pm

It be because you can twist the male pins so the cups face each other. Can’t do that if you use the Female with the resistors as the key. The resistor stops you twisting it around.

Planing on trying to dermal/ drill out the back of the solder cup see is I can place a bit of solid 3mm copper bar there.

Don’t know if it will work as copper bar will wick the heat away pretty quick so might just end up with a molten mess by the time it’s soldered in.

Andy87 · August 3, 2019, 4:34pm

i did that on mine
Ok, maybe only the one without resistor don’t remember, but as min one pin I turned around in the female plug for sure

b264 · August 3, 2019, 6:22pm

If you have a male and female plugged together while you solder them, then the pins will stay straight and true even if the connector housing melts a bit.