Mounting a crystal focus board to the v2 speaker mount?

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Hi all,

Has anyone ever tried to mount a crystal focus board to a battery pack while using the speaker mount version 2? I was curious to know if it works, and what people think of the mounting system, before I invest in the pieces.

I also had a secondary question, has anyone ever placed hot glue over their solders (on a board) once they finished soldering? Does it help with preserving the connections?

Thanks for your help in advance.

[Jonitus]

I have used the mount you asked about o place a CF on top of a battery pack. It does fit inside the MHS system. It's compact.

As for your hot-glue question...ideally, it's not needed. If you're soldering correctly (pre-tin your pads and wires, use a clean iron that can get hot fast and briefly touch the hot iron to both your pad and wire), you should have a solder joint that is smooth, shiny and uniform. That's a strong connection and shouldn't go anywhere.

MR used hot glue on their boards, but they did it because, honestly their soldering was crap. Videos of the manufacturing plant in China showing the assembly show soldering irons that were very large (wattage wise), not very clean, and things were in a hurried state to get done. MR used the hot-glue as a stopgap measure to make up for the lackluster soldering that was done.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

yup, it'll work great, just like Jon said and looks something like this:

[grayven]

Yup I used it also, works good.

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Jay,

Are you using a rechargeable on your light saber (which looks great by the way)?

[Jay-gon Jinn]

Actually, there's a pair of them...those are the Li-Ion Trustfires that Tim sells in the store here.