Category:Neo1973 alternate cases
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Revision as of 12:53, 16 July 2007
This page is a repository for alternate case designs for the Neo1973, intended to be designed, built and fitted by the community/the phone's owner.
Each alternate case design suggestion needs some or all of: a description, intended uses, design options, a 3D model in an open format (e.g. .stl, .blend (Blender)), rendered images of the intended design, materials, components and information regarding interfacing electronically to components within the phone.
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Manufacture
There are numerous rapid prototyping companies that will very cheaply make small run components from various polymers, including:
Other materials may require traditional manufacturing techniques including milling, forging, injection-moulding, either by the user or short-run companies such as:
(4 axis) gantry style cnc router for hire. Click for inquiries
Cost Example
Rapid Object charge from 1.9 Euros per cm^3 of material (photosensitive polymer) used, plus postage. The case for the Neo looks to be about 1.5mm thick, so conservatively, the back of the case will be approximately:
120 x 60 x 1.5
+ 120 x 9 x 1.5 x 2 (2 sides)
= 10,800
+ 3,240
= 14,040 mm^3
~ 14 cm^3
~ 26 Euros
and the front will be (allowing for the screen hole):
(120 x 60 - 43 x 58) x 1.5
+ 120 x 9 x 1.5 x 2 (2 sides)
= 7,059
+ 3,240
= 10,299 mm^3
~ 10cm^3
~ 19 Euros
Notes
None of this can be accomplished without the dimensions of existing phones - if FIC are unable/unwilling to release precise dimensions, a user of a Neo1973 will need to measure their phone and upload the information to Neo1973 case schematics in the form of a 3D CAD model.
Some users may want combinations of the variants listed - popular/simple options such as Stylus Mount/Different speaker orientation/Extra battery/Extra storage may be combined into one model.
Design Variant Suggestions
Some of these are a copy of requests in Wish List - Hardware#Casing, some are from ideas thrown up in the community mailing list.
Many of these cannot be implemented without some design changes to the phone PCB. As mentioned in Expansion Back
Pages in category "Neo1973 alternate cases"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.