Fried my Guino

[i_am_socket]

*UPDATE*

Ok, so 3 months later I have a replacement LCD (went with the blue), headers (got 4 sets of extras), and new tactile buttons (much taller).

I'm probably going to redo my enclosure (new screen is slightly larger) and actually make the buttons accessible without opening it this time (duh).

What I'd like to do is move the buttons to the top of the enclosure (standard Rat Shack project box). Anybody else do this with the original kit? Any advice on how to mount the buttons on/through the top of the project box?

[i_am_socket]

Finally got the screen installed last night (what a pain in the @$$) and low and behold, my calibration data was still in there! Huzzah!



I've got an idea for remoting the buttons to the top of my enclosure, but I'll need to wait until I pick up some more wire and a small breadboard.

*edit*
And here's a pic of it back in it's rightful place

[McTimson]

On the first MPGuino I made, I had wires running out for the switches, and I had the switches superglued to a piece of plastic. They held great, the rest of the board was a mess though, and I ended up getting a kit version to keep it clean, so I didn't need the switches.

I would just drill small holes in the top (enough for the button part to stick through), and glue the square part to the top of the box. Superglue, or hot glue should work fine for it. Then, just connect the wires from the switch to wherever they went on the MPGuino.

[i_am_socket]

That's the idea I was going for; I got extra tall buttons just for that reason. I'm hoping to be able to screw a breadboard in place instead of glue just so the unit is easily removable from the enclosure. The tough part will be getting the wires to the kit; I have the original kit version that has the USB port on the flip side of the board from the buttons.