[Steven Bennett] is so fond of Dyson’s new Lightcycle lamp that he’s decided to clone his own edition in the spirit of the initial. Dyson, nonetheless, understands what will make their lamp so special — so significantly that they patented their system for tucking absent the power wiring. Undaunted, [Steven]’s most recent obstacle has been to generate a cable management alternative that captures the magnificence of the primary with no creating a flat-out replicate.
[Steven]’s most current update begins with the specifics of the initial model’s patent. In a nutshell, Dyson’s elegance comes from both a flat cable (a flex PCB, potentially?) and a magnetic interface that transfers electricity involving the two primary structural beams. The latter 50 percent discusses [Steven]’s alternate answer: a miniature drag chain that can be 3D printed to arbitrary lengths. Like the flat adaptable cable, this cable rides in the groove of the lamp’s two structural beams but compared with the first, it spools outwards into a hoop on 1 end of its vacation duration. In general [Steven] is pretty happy with this end result, and we consider this option presents the lamp a allure which is distinctly primary.
Capturing the design essence does not just end at wire management nevertheless. Have a appear at some former online video logs in the collection to get a perception of some of the other problems confronted in the two heat dissipation and mechanical come to feel.
Wire administration, when done properly, scratches a layout itch someplace in the back again of our heads. If you are curious for a lot more cable administration options, have a search at some of these other methods that use tape measure or entail a Do-it-yourself coiling technique.