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Simucube DIY thread

Discussion in 'Direct Drive Wheels' started by Nick Moxley, Jan 10, 2017.

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  1. crammy

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    My God. What is in there? Mine is empty
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    you're asking seriously? lol
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    nice
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    it just looks like the box is full to the brim, and a lot of wiring. I really think mine is practically empty. Going to make my self look a dick, undo it, and it will look like that lol
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  5. bruce stephen

    bruce stephen Hammer doesnt fix it, must be electrical

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    @crammy clean work! So why you bought such a big case :p Joke aside, it's perfect. My wire is not done by myself, I bought the set from Ollie.

    PS: and you have the SimuCube which is pretty smaller
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    If you have access to a laser cutter or a CNC, there may be someone in your area that will cut things for a fee, you can create the same enclosure that Granite devices sells. They offer the files for download in 2d format here......https://granitedevices.com/wiki/SimuCUBE_technical_specifications
    Scroll down they should be the first two links, these are compatible with the mean well psu's.
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    Hey pit, may i ask a favor and have you blatantly label your build pics on this thread as an Argon build and NOT a Simucube, Believe it or not, if a DIY builder see's an argon build with the Rats nest of wires and dozens of components, He very well might get scared off, As i once did with the Old OSW setups.
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    or just torture yourself and make your own Custom box....:p That was a tedious build i tellz ya. :grin
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    in hindsight i probably should of just purchased the small acrylic box. My cnc plasma will be set up at work in a couple of weeks, so when i make my new rig, i may make a smaller aluminium one with the link that @bruce stephen just posted
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    For me as a non native speaker hardly to understand lol, just to clear it out I do not own an Argon build. The former set from Ollie is "similar" to the SimuCube and can be driven with up to 4 IONIs AFAIR.
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    Ah right...... Pre the SimuCube, I remember that now.....Ok sorry then, A slightly less confusing Argon build, but still a tad more complicated than the actual Cube.
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    @Nick Moxley that is an IONI-CUBE build. in between the argon and Simucube. it is basically the same as Simucube just not on one board. it can even run in simucube mode.;)
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    Yup and it needed a 2nd psu if i recall, and a Discovery board or something...... Big thanks to Granite for doing the cube....I can only imagine how many they've sold in the past year or so since the Indi campaign.
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    I think an OSW area, under the "Motion simulator Hardware" section, makes sense.
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    @RaceRay it's your turn ;)
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