R4-D4 dome lid modification - part 2

 Did some 3D design work for a servo pie panel hinge.

Yes, there are ones out there, but they are designed for R2’s dome (curved). So after looking at some, I designed version 1, that hopefully will work. It also has to be able to be mounted to the underside of the dome lid, which isn’t very thick. So after testing this version 1 out, version 2 may have to be slightly different to be able to be mounted.

So version 2, incorporates a larger area to allow a magnet to be glued into it. This would attach to the lid panel with location pieces of wood perhaps and them glued in place?? The washer would also be glued to the lid. The servo holder part may also need to be updated to be able to be secured in a similar way.

Had another idea ......which I liked better than securing the magnetic hinge part with wood. I drew up and printed off a 3D panel which looks ‘mechanical/electrical’.

More in next post....