Kazushi
New Member
Hello all,
With the start of a new project I thought it'd be a good idea to document my progress. Like kurosawa, NakedMoleRat, and many others before me I am going to be attempting to convert my 11th Sonic remote into an extendable replica. Building upon what others have done I decided I would try and take things a bit further. Having seen the capabilities of the 10th Sonic remote I figured I would try and incorporate some its features into my 11th conversion to give it a bit more utility than just a prop. With this in mind I set out the following design goals:
- Use remote and CO toy as a base
- Add extending function to remote
- Incorporate sound module from CO toy into remote
- Add TV-B-Gone functionality to sonic
- Add Li-Ion power source
- Utilize USB charging for Li-Ion power source
- House all electronics in a simple chassis inside the sonic
So far I have completed the circuit and board design for the TV-B-Gone, Li-Ion functionality and using Solidworks I made a render of what I expect the board to look like. Using this model I hope to design a chassis that will house it and sit nicely at the base of the sonic where the recharge port will be easily accessible.
Figure 1: PCB Render
I've also got the base disassembled so that I can take measurements to make the chassis
Figure 2: Disassembled Base
Looking forward to moving forward to this project, will keep it updated as I go!
With the start of a new project I thought it'd be a good idea to document my progress. Like kurosawa, NakedMoleRat, and many others before me I am going to be attempting to convert my 11th Sonic remote into an extendable replica. Building upon what others have done I decided I would try and take things a bit further. Having seen the capabilities of the 10th Sonic remote I figured I would try and incorporate some its features into my 11th conversion to give it a bit more utility than just a prop. With this in mind I set out the following design goals:
- Use remote and CO toy as a base
- Add extending function to remote
- Incorporate sound module from CO toy into remote
- Add TV-B-Gone functionality to sonic
- Add Li-Ion power source
- Utilize USB charging for Li-Ion power source
- House all electronics in a simple chassis inside the sonic
So far I have completed the circuit and board design for the TV-B-Gone, Li-Ion functionality and using Solidworks I made a render of what I expect the board to look like. Using this model I hope to design a chassis that will house it and sit nicely at the base of the sonic where the recharge port will be easily accessible.
Figure 1: PCB Render
I've also got the base disassembled so that I can take measurements to make the chassis
Figure 2: Disassembled Base
Looking forward to moving forward to this project, will keep it updated as I go!
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