@thunkar How many degrees of rotation do you need to have a good range on the hall sensors? Is it possible to use a ring magnet and detect the polarity differential instead? I’m trying to figure out what a good throw is on the triggers.
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@thunkar is this file v2 of the pcb? I looked and didn’t see anything mentioning
Is there any reason (assuming one is willing to take all risks … etc) to wait before ordering some?
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Not that, my dude. Uncontrollable forces at work.
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Still sticking with the hybrid puck style remote with dual triggers. Looks like V1 components have plenty of room. I’m going to do a triple clamshell design, where most of the components are housed in/on the center section, then palm swells can be attached to either/both sides so you can hold it in whichever hand you want. Hoping that I can stuff a 18650 in the palm swell.
I’m hoping that I can arrange the components so that I can slim down the remote. I have pretty big hands so this might be too big for most of the userbase.
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Hoooo shit, I haven’t checked this thread in a bit. @sierra117 sure knows how to make an entrance.
This is a really specific requestion, but have you checked out the poastmote shell for the puck? It’s ergonomics are really really nice, and pretty well suited to what you’re working on right there. But mostly I just think a dual trigger poastmote would be a best of both worlds to me and that would be cool.
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Just looked it up. Seems very similar. I could possibly ditch the hinged trigger style and go for a straight pull, but it will probably be crunchy seeing as it will have a plastic on plastic action, unless there’s a hall effect trigger already made like that, off the shelf. I’ll dig around on digikey and see if I can find anything. I definitely like the style of it though.
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The mini remote in a thumb roller 3d printer shell is pretty small.
If small is a concern, an even smaller shell could easily be made.
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JayKay ring is ultimate tiny remote. It’s a shame nobody has been able to make it yet.
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More like doesn’t want to I think. It’s a lot more effort.
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I’ve found that 30 degrees feel great. If you use a thumbwheel then you’d need 30 degrees in each direction.
I think that for a ring magnet more hall sensors would be required and the PCB is not ready for more than 2…I’m not sure it would work.
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That’s version 1, I have yet to generate gerbers for 2 (although the kicad project is already updated). I’m gonna try and do it ASAP, there’s only one real unknown (related to the on/off circuitry) that I wanna go over again.
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Thanks. I’ll wait for your go ahead before ordering.
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I’ve been toying with the idea of a ring with just the hall sensor and magnet connected to a fore arm mounted remote by a wire.
Does anyone besides me have any interest in a variant like that?
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Idk. I’m after pure JayKay ring for ultimate stealth/concealability reasons. Also bcuz dank
Got the poastmote loaded up and it’s not big enough at all to house the electronics by themselves, nevermind the triggers. I’m going to see if I can keep the ergo and maybe extend it a bit along the bottom so that everything can fit, but as it stands, I can’t even get v1 pcb in there.
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Alright, I can’t for the life of me make a dual trigger fit in the poastmote form factor. If I add a massive extension off the bottom, then MAYBE. It’s already larger than the original poastmote, and a tad bit wider. I’m going to continue to mess with it and see what I can figure out.
I did get some 4mm bearings in from amazon today. Very tiny, so they should work perfect for this.
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My brain just hatched an idea.
Blue is gas trigger. Red is a one way, nubbed thumb wheel for brake.
Disclaimer I don’t know shit about remote tech.
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Idk if the blue is truly enough space for a trigger but not a bad idea
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The issue comes in with the pull style of the trigger. Having a short throw trigger like the blue is showing means it will act more like a rocker. I’ll play around and see what I can do. I printed that housing last night, and it’s a bit big, even for my liking. I really want to stuff a 18650 in these remotes for an easily swappable/replaceable battery.
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14500 cells can be even easier to swap and replace, they are the size of a AA battery, and they are widely available. They can allow for much smaller remotes as they are much thinner.
These are just 2 random listings I found with little effort. I don’t know about the second, but the first link happen to be cells I do use for esk8 remotes. Second are 4.2V li-ion, first is 3.65V LiFePO4
https://www.amazon.com/CWXY-Replacement-Battery-Custom-14500/dp/B09KRFKYMK/ref=sr_1_26
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