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Step 13Put it back together
PERMANENT PLACEMENT
If you've tested everything and are satisfied, I suggest using some hot glue to hold things down. The MAX72XX can be a problem - especially since it's very close to the power switch.
CLOSING THE DISC
On both of my discs, I ended up some extra wire between both halves of disc - helpful if you don't want to yank things apart when opening the disc. In both cases, I simply pull this through the battery opening and tuck back in place once the screws are secured. This also provides easy access to the AVR MCU if you decide to change the firmware.
When you do put the disc back together, don't worry if it's a tight fit. On both of my discs, the fit was a bit tight, but it seals up nicely once the 6 screws are in place.
I do not suggest doing this with the unit on - pressing on the batteries tends to cause them to disconnect momentarily and it won't do anything except worry/scare you at this point. I did find that my batteries were very secure once the screws were in place, and pressing on the disc or shaking didn't cause any problems. If you're planning on wearing this as a costume, I'd suggest testing as well - I'd hate to knock a battery loose during a party and have to find a screwdriver to fix it.
Check and make sure everything works right - test all switches, buttons, etc. Hopefully everything works!
Here's another video of the updated firmware and some shots of the diffused/non-diffused discs side-by-side.
If you've tested everything and are satisfied, I suggest using some hot glue to hold things down. The MAX72XX can be a problem - especially since it's very close to the power switch.
CLOSING THE DISC
On both of my discs, I ended up some extra wire between both halves of disc - helpful if you don't want to yank things apart when opening the disc. In both cases, I simply pull this through the battery opening and tuck back in place once the screws are secured. This also provides easy access to the AVR MCU if you decide to change the firmware.
When you do put the disc back together, don't worry if it's a tight fit. On both of my discs, the fit was a bit tight, but it seals up nicely once the 6 screws are in place.
I do not suggest doing this with the unit on - pressing on the batteries tends to cause them to disconnect momentarily and it won't do anything except worry/scare you at this point. I did find that my batteries were very secure once the screws were in place, and pressing on the disc or shaking didn't cause any problems. If you're planning on wearing this as a costume, I'd suggest testing as well - I'd hate to knock a battery loose during a party and have to find a screwdriver to fix it.
Check and make sure everything works right - test all switches, buttons, etc. Hopefully everything works!
Here's another video of the updated firmware and some shots of the diffused/non-diffused discs side-by-side.
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