A1200 Trapdoor

[fatboy]

Hoping to get an ACA 1221 card very soon for my A1200. Only problem is that I have lost my expansion trap door (don't ask....no idea how I 'lost' it!!!).

Didn't see anything on Ebay or Amigakit so had a quick look at getting a custom 3D printed one (no idea of cost yet).

If not if anyone can let me know where I can can get a cheap one (say up to £5.00 +pp...after all it is only a piece of plastic and I know how much some people charge for things with the 'Amiga' prefix...... ££££ )

I guess I could use it without one, but think protecting the ACA 1221 would be a priority.

[crazyc]

If you really want one then ebay or amibay probably.
BUT
I doubt I would bother unless it bothered me from a stylistic point of view. I cant see how it would risk damage to the card, which is way smaller than a blizzard for example. If I was running a Blizzard I would leave the trapdoor off anyway. I dont think from a functional point of view its an issue to worry about.

[Wayne123]

There is a 3d file for a vented trapdoor on Thingiverse, you could have a service print one or if you have a friend with a 3d printer they could print you one.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:376267

ABS sands nice and is fairly easy to make decent looking.

[Amiga1992]

You should back this project up, the lowest tier includes a trapdoor:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...from-new-molds

[fatboy]

Originally Posted by Akira

You should back this project up, the lowest tier includes a trapdoor:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...from-new-molds

Seems to not reached it's (high?) target. Perhaps a tad ambitious to expect to raise 125,000 Euro's but well done for trying. I'm a realist, can't see enough commercial interest in such a project. Guess the numbers just don't add up?

I imagine even a simple one-off 3D printed trapdoor would be silly money
That's a bit annoying because someone has already gone to the trouble of designing one for free and, come on, just how much does the raw material cost. Seen companies charge £££'s even for simple plastic parts.

Maybe in a few years we can all buy one-off parts at sensible prices

[Wayne123]

Originally Posted by fatboy

I imagine even a simple one-off 3D printed trapdoor would be silly money
That's a bit annoying because someone has already gone to the trouble of designing one for free and, come on, just how much does the raw material cost. Seen companies charge £££'s even for simple plastic parts.

I don't know what the going rate for printer filament is where you are but here it is about $22 U.S for a one kilo spool, the part I linked to would use under 40 grams, so about 88 U.S. cents worth of plastic. Of course printing services buy in bulk and get much better prices.

[mikele]

I usually buy these for 10 EUR a piece. Come in two colours: white and grey.

[voyager_1701e]

Originally Posted by mikele

I usually buy these for 10 EUR a piece. Come in two colours: white and grey.

From where?

[Arnie]

Originally Posted by voyager_1701e

From where?

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