BarButtons' aliiiive!
So after using this for almost a year I've decided to strip it down and rebuild. Mostly because my USB plug is getting rusty. Also because I built the box using PLA, and I've never been happy with my solder job of all the little wires.
Here's what it looked like
And a rubbish gap here, plus cracked retaining part (PLA K)
And on inspection, only a tiny bit of rusting on the washer that was beneath the nut. So not too bad.
Another thing that's been grinding my gears is that the thing would start to rotate on the bars. I want to resolve this too. In fact here's my list of objectives:
1. Change power supply to use permanent switched from the bike (I have the 12v to 5v board already)
2. Make a better solution for the pain in the bum captive-but-not nuts when mounting to the bars
3. Prevent rotation
4. Ensure waterproofness
5. Make the thing easier to assemble - mostly by reverting the LED to the front
To make all this easier I've reached out to Joost enquiring whether he will sell my the PCB separately. This would get rid of the rats nest and make things a lot easier. I'll then (either way) make the thing larger in some dimension so it can accept the voltage drop board. It shouldn't be too difficult to customise the mount for my bike/setup and prevent rotation. I might actually make a gasket for waterproofing at the top/base interface this time. Or just a better overlap plus drain.
Progress updates to come...
Edit: How is everyone else getting on with it? Now I have it on the right map (thanks Rich) I use it a heck of a lot.