Tag Archive for: counterweight

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[Video] – E28 – making the Lights and replacing a part that broke

November 15, 2018

In this Episode I construct, assemble and mount the Lights and…

[Video] - E27 - finishing the counterweight (part3)

October 11, 2018

In this Episode I finally finish the counterweight, after installing…

[Video] - E26 - changing the frame and installing the counterweight (part2)

October 4, 2018

In this Episode, I change the frame of libreflip a bit and then…

[Video] - E25 - making the new counterweight (part1)

September 27, 2018

In this Episode I am making the new counterweight from mild steel,…

[VLOG] E22 - Bad News, Good News, Big News - VLOG

August 30, 2018

This is really an exception - My first kind of Vlog-Style Video,…

[Video] E20 - I like to move it, move it - First Sucess! - then FAIL!

August 16, 2018

In this Episode I get help from Segfault and together we try…

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[Video] E33 – Searching reflections! Do I need to rebuild the suction box?October 31, 2019 - 19:58
In this Video, I verify and check that the geometry of the suctionbox is correct by checking if there are visible reflections of the light on a scanned page. Unfortunately a reflection exist, but luckily it is not too much in the way and probably can be moved a bit further. This means that I […]
[Video] E32 – The new Stepper Driver works and I am taking apart the old scanner.October 19, 2019 - 19:14
In this Episode we get the new stepper driver to work and then we decide that Libreflip has to leave the workshop, to be more accessible for the team to continue the software- and firmware development. Because of this, I need to take apart the old book scanner. The old book scanner will continue its […]
[Video] E31 – Exchanging the Stepper Driver and discussing “COTS” vs “Custom PCB”October 7, 2019 - 19:09
In this Episode we exchange the stepper driver from Episode 30 and replace it with a new, much more intelligent stepper driver. Also we discuss, explain and ask for your Input and Opinion on the question of “Consumer-off-the-shelf” vs “Custom PCB”. Support Libreflip! Libreflip has no marketing budget and will never have one. The book scanner […]
[Video] E30 – Will it suck? Will it flip? – We reached a HUGE Milestone!September 17, 2019 - 14:20
In this Episode we chase out some more bugs. We found out that the suction box has still some holes and was leaking. We also found out that the blower fan worked and had the right timing, but was switched off. We also found a solution that works without gravity, tested the counterweight and the […]