Today I finally assembled the whole thing for the first time in it’s final (Yeah right, who am I kidding) state.
I got some low profile IDC connectors - these are not as tall, as they lack strain relief, so I added some glue lined heat shrink to the ends of the cables (You can see “1” and “2” written on it).
The power connectors were too tall, so I chopped the plug off, trimmed the pins down and direct soldered plugs to the pins.
Then a whole bunch of cable management to make it all sit nice and flat
I designed a new style of battery pack that puts all 6 batteries in one box, and curves it to make it conform to my body more
End result:
The t-shirt hangs a bit, mainly due to the weight of the panel. It could sit a lot more flush with the body. I may have to get some straps and strap it to my chest
I am going to an event this Sat, am planning on wearing it. I am pretty terrified that it’s all going to crash and burn though
Oh, and I put the source code on GitHub