Oh! I haven’t watched Laura’s video but I’ve done similar things before. Something to keep in mind (but I’m not sure if it was covered on her side) is that transparent filament also works great as fiber optic, and can easily be attached with printed mounts on both the panel side, and the PCB side. Having discrete fibers instead of injection molded, multi LED “light pipes” also prevent the bleed that I’ve seen on a lot of consumer electronics like routers and modems. Obviously filament is going to have less flexibility than thin fibers, but if it’s only going in a straight shot or a short distance, it’s a great solution using stuff on hand!
Thanks for the shout-out, Donald. And thanks for another great year of Maker Update!
The Becky Stern video was a life saver for me, stopped me going down the wrong rabbit hole in a project
Totally agree. It's so hard to keep track of all the seemingly identical variants out on the market.
Great viewing as always have Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everybody
Oh! I haven’t watched Laura’s video but I’ve done similar things before. Something to keep in mind (but I’m not sure if it was covered on her side) is that transparent filament also works great as fiber optic, and can easily be attached with printed mounts on both the panel side, and the PCB side. Having discrete fibers instead of injection molded, multi LED “light pipes” also prevent the bleed that I’ve seen on a lot of consumer electronics like routers and modems.
Obviously filament is going to have less flexibility than thin fibers, but if it’s only going in a straight shot or a short distance, it’s a great solution using stuff on hand!
Good tips, thanks.
Thanks Donald and Digikey, great show this week. Gotta count for double at the start of my holidays, right?
It looks more like a virus than a sputnik. Merry Christmas everyone!