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Great fun |
December 30, 2009 |
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Dan
from Maynard, MA United States
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The kit was exactly as advertised. I had a problem with one of the components, but thanks to some spectacular support from both Chumby Support and Maker Shed I'm up and running!
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Fun Project |
December 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer:
William L
from Toronto, ON Canada
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Watched the Video before attempting assembly.
Connected the small four pin wire to the riser card before the motherboard (much less fighting for finger space) Also note that the wire soldering must be on COM (the metal connector on the side by itself) and NO connector on the bottom. Leave the last connector empty.
Like other I now must come up with a creative but workable enclosure.
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I've changed my mind! (And apologize for my rant) |
December 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer:
Patrick Wiseman
from Atlanta, GA United States
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I wrote: "Shame on you. Chumby 'guts' for $139 when Chumby One (with the same guts) was about to be released for $100? There's no way you didn't know that was coming."
I ordered the guts anyway, and have had fun assembling. On first try, apparently I screwed the panel in too tightly because it was in 'pressed' mode. I relaxed the screws and it worked fine. Then I took the chumbilical apart and replaced the 3" cable with 18". (I was frankly amazed when that worked on first try, but it did.) I'm in the process of designing the housing - something suitable for our kitchen. The only glitch, probably because I'm an infrequent solderer, was the top switch, but a quick touch of the terminals with a small screwdriver gets me the control panel! (And I'll fix the switch.)
I apologize for my earlier rant. This has proved to be a fun project, and, because Chumby is a Linux device, I can hack it too. (See http://wiki.chumby.com/mediawiki/index.php/Chumby_tricks)
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A couple little things, and one bigger thing... |
November 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer:
Liam McNerney
from Sioux Falls, SD United States
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I used the video as a guide - Thank you Becky! - and assembly was straightforward, taking maybe twenty minutes. It booted when plugged in, and I was able to get it working on my (WPA2 encrypted) network with NO ISSUES.
One hardware fail: the bend sensor switch (which accesses the control panel) doesn't work. It's a standard switch, easily replaced, so not a big problem.
Snags I hit assembling:
* Plugging the screen connector into the motherboard. The black part of the connector is a latch; gently lift it up, place the connector, then lock the latch back in place.
* The three screws connecting the circuit boards to the face frame were VERY hard to put in - I had to leave them all loose. After running a couple hours I was able to screw them down tight. Not sure why; maybe the heat from running it softened the plastic face frame just enough to accept the screws.
Aside from those issues this was a very enjoyable project. Now I just need an enclosure...
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Chumby Guts exactly as promised |
November 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer:
ROSS HERSHBERGER
from HUNTINGTON WOODS, MI United States
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It took me a half hour to assemble this and a short time to set up an account and configure it. Everything worked perfectly the first time. The device operates without a case if desired. I'm completely satisfied. Chumby is an amazing product!
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