Відео

That's exactly how it works. There is 1" thick plastic sheeting that gets laid down on the ice. They go in a specific order so that the sheets sorta lock together. Then, the court is built on top of that. The plastic acts as an insulation layer, and they keep the ice cold enough so it doesn't melt while the court is on top of it.

They could be desoldered, but I think it might be easier to source some new ones that are similar-looking. I would guess that they might be available from places like Digi-Key and Mouser.

Thanks. So far, it has worked out great.

The tank is made by ICON. I bought it from Panther RV.

I constructed a tray from sheet metal, and secured it to the frame with threaded 1/4" rods. The tray is painted to help prevent rust, and on the side that is close to the exhaust pipe, I designed an insulation barrier that is sandwiched between two layers of sheet metal, to protect the tank from melting.

That's fantastic! I hope these videos are helpful to you. Good luck with your build. I also recommend checking out the Transit Connect Campers group on Facebook. There's a lot of good tips, tricks, and build ideas going over there.

I've never heard of Woodglut. Anyway, there probably aren't any plans out there for building van cabinetry in a Transit Connect, especially since there are so many variations in the curvature of the vehicle body.

They do still make great stuff. The studio I work at just upgraded to GVG LDX96 cameras and OCP500s. They are very futuristic compared the Ikegami's we had before. Anyway, my dinning table won't do much more than randomly turn on the panel lights, for now. Would be cool to do something more with it. Maybe someday.

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Watch the main video here: ua-cam.com/video/jbg5mgRcML8/v-deo.html It might make more sense.

Lo siento. La próxima vez, intentaré mostrar menos mi cara fea.

I showed the fridge installation in my previous videos. I forgot to show it here, since this video was supposed to be an update to the build series. I have done a few more things in the van since, so maybe someday I will do a proper "van tour" video.

@@JimmySlaughter thanks. i will watch previous and later videos

You're welcome! I think sometimes my rambling on might be boring to people, but it's nice to know some are finding what I share in these videos useful. So, thank you!

One question though. Why did you use boards to build your cabinets instead of plywood or 2x2? Was it for weight? Price? Availability? I've built a few things already, but still have a lot to learn in woodworking.

@@alixlachaud8034 Strength! I like to build things rigid. If you noticed, I used pocket screws in many places which adds to the integrity of the joints. Pocket screws don't work very well in plywood. Also, I find plywood alone to be rather unattractive and difficult to dress up. I used a combination of 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, and 1x6 pine boards to build the frame, but in the next video I cover it with thin plywood and laminate, which looks quite nice.

Thanks for watching! FYI, there's a lot of content ahead. Make sure you take breaks!

Plano probably looked similar, but this was in the Mid-Cities HEB area.

HEB = Hurst, Euless, and Bedford. OK

Thanks! Before this storm, most people here(and everywhere else) had no idea that Texas was on it's own power grid. The impacts of a rare weather event immediately became political. Fortunately, since I didn't have power, I wasn't able to spend much time on the internet that week. I missed out on the majority of tweets that said I deserved to freeze in my darkened home because of who the majority in my state voted for.

Thank you for saying that! And yes, I know I missed quite a bit. When I left the Moose visitor center, 191 was backed up with traffic at a standstill, so I went back up the park road. I wanted to see Mormon Row and and Snake River, but not this time. I also want to hike up Paintbrush Canyon. Someday I'll go back...

I measured the inside dimensions of the van, then modelled it up in SketchUp. I designed the bed frame and most of the cabinetry in that desktop application. I was able to refer to that while doing the conversion. Of Course, things did change a bit as I was going along.

Thank you! I didn't spend enough time in Grand Teton, so I guess I will have to go back someday. Hopefully sooner than 25 years! My camera is the Insta360 One X

I didn't get the frame either. These old switchers aren't much good anymore except for decoration anyway.

@@JimmySlaughter How hard was it to interface with the Arduino? I looked everywhere for Documentation On the Communications Port With no success , I envy your Success With figuring out the handshake That has to happen 1st, At least that's how I understand it anyway

@@-r9277 As I recall, we interfaced with one of the ribbon connectors on the board that holds the buttons for the M/Es. I had stripped out most of the boards from the panel to save weight, so I inadvertently chucked the main board, I think. So, there isn't a handshake, so much as just sending voltages to the lights. Basically, my dad figured out the addressing for the lights and then wrote a script that would randomly fire them off and different intervals. I think there are different sub addresses for each M/E.

@@JimmySlaughter OK OK that makes sense , Everything is Daisy chained So that totally makes sense You bypassed The panel computer Which would have been the board on the bottom , And you're connecting straight to the Daisy chained ribbon cable Genius why didn't I think of this lol My whole idea was to telnet To the Control panel computer that way I could Press a button and I could see the address it corresponds to I just never got that far though

I'm assuming you left the power distribution board with all the power Wiring harnesses going to the individual modules

Thank you! From reading other comments, I think I'll have to make another van tour at some point, to cover the stuff that I missed in this video.

Looking forward to a full visual tour. Thanks!

Thanks! I have never really thought of doing commissions. The MX30 is pretty small though. I suppose one could be made into an end table. I would recommend seeking out a local woodworker as they are likely much more skilled than I am at making tables. As for the electronics, I don't know. The Panasonic board maybe more sophisticated since the switcher and control surface are integrated. May be enough to just power it on and have the lights be static.

Thanks for the reply. I live outside of Lititz PA home of the Clair Brothers which do all the major concerts in the world. They made a new hotel called Rock Lititz and in some of the rooms they are customized with old equipment and posters of rock stars in concerts of days gone by. Somebody took a full audio mixer and turned it into a table just like yours and had all the flying faders moving and lights turning on and that's what gave me the idea a long time ago to do that with a video switcher but you're the first one I've ever seen do it successfully very cool.

Thank you! My tank is made by ICON, and I bought it from Panther RV. There are several tank vendors online, and many of them you can search by capacity or dimensions. So, if you already know what size tank you need, it makes searching for one a little bit easier.

@@JimmySlaughter Thanks

My father used an Arduino board, with a modified ribbon cable going into some of the stripes underneath. He figured out the addresses for the lights and was able to write a program that would randomly switch their on/off state.

Thank you!