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Post by sparepart on Apr 18, 2021 23:10:46 GMT
Some of the usual suspects® sneaked into the makerspace studio on Sunday and deployed another 40" monitor on the overhead truss, replacing a pair of 24" monitors that were too small make use of...
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Post by mark on Apr 19, 2021 0:11:59 GMT
How come someone is in a space suit in the picture?
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Post by sparepart on Apr 19, 2021 0:44:44 GMT
How come someone is in a space suit in the picture? Dummy in a space suit actually - It's a prop for the technology podcast we do every Monday night.
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Post by sparepart on Apr 20, 2021 22:16:29 GMT
Screen grab from the Monday night podcast with more detail :
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Post by sparepart on Apr 25, 2021 21:22:33 GMT
So with three of the large monitors on the truss, using the remote becomes a bit of a challenge as you end up triggering two (or more) of them at a time.
Enter the IR Restriction Device (IRRD ) - Fancy name for a 3D printed "top hat" that shields the IR detector in each monitor from off-axis signals.
Test object was made with white PLA 3D printer filament from a nearly empty reel. Once we test and confirm the dimensions, we will reprint three of them using black PLA filament from a fresh reel.
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