Kerbal Instrument Panel: In-Desk Apollo Themed Hardware Controller
Construction of the custom desk is complete!
It just needs electrical work! Electrical work is done!
Pictured above, the current (as of Dec 2020) mockup of my end goals for this project.
I've been working on this project on and off since around June of 2015... I initially first appeared on Page 6 of the Simpit Repository where I showed off some really nice hardware I'd collected for the project. The goal is to create a controller using real instruments to provide readouts of orbita
The five edgewise analog meters are ALL completed! I discovered I don't have enough cosmetic trim pieces to cover the calibration screws, but I can probably just order a few from the manufacturer. Worst case, I make a trim piece that covers all four of the vertically oriented meters. The Atmosphere meter has molded trim, so It can't be missing!
Total current draw of all 5 meters at max brightness is around 670mA. Internally, there are 52 individual LEDs, and 25 rectangular LEDs, with a comb
