Hypercube² Part II

Written by Gert Swolfs

January 4, 2005 | 00:00

Tags: #andrzej-sekula #case #custom #film #hypercube #led #vincenzo-natali #white-led

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Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs

TOGGLE SWITCHES and LEDS UP FRONT

On the front panel there will be eight toggle switches and twelve LEDs. The toggle switches will control all the lighting inside the case.


Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs
Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs
In the pictures you see that there are ten toggle switches. In the end I only used eight of them and the side ones are now replaced with LEDs that will be the activity LEDs for the hard drives.


Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs
The holes for the toggle switches and LEDs were already on my drawings and were laser-cut. For the LEDs I wanted to use small LED holders, but they wouldn\'t fit in the holes. With an 8mm bit I tried to make the holes bigger. This seemed easier said then done. The material is so hard it broke THREE drillbits - the best way to drill a hole in Stainless Steel seemed to be very, very slowly.


Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs
Removing a little bit of the plastic foil that is covering the Stainless Steel.


Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs
Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs
Hypercube² Part II Front Toggle Switches and LEDs
After installing all the LEDs and switches the front looks a bit like this.
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