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S4 Flight Case Mods Posted on: 07.12.2010 by Nicolle Diller d1st Modification Added wires to limit the distance the laptop stand can travel. Used 4 screws and 2 pieces of random wire laying around. Maxes the movement to where i like it, just after the fx knobs to give me lots of space. 2nd Mod Added a C14 power inlet on the back and hard wired the mac charger and s4 power supply straight to it. That means only 1 cable for power, and no messy powerbars or extension cords. These will help make everything so hassle free. Hope you guys like it. PM me for a more extensive walkthrough.
Deeann Cheron 05.09.2011	Originally Posted by 4nT1 I would like to see someone put some wheels and an entendable handle onto the case.. that would be quite useful and make the damn flight base easier to get around.. There is a thread on this, but i cant for the life of me find it. If I do i will be sure to post here, anyone else come across it please do the same.
Lisa Lochotzki 01.02.2011	Originally Posted by 4nT1 I would like to see someone put some wheels and an entendable handle onto the case.. that would be quite useful and make the damn flight base easier to get around.. I guess Road Ready will do it soon.
Carlee Pickard 01.02.2011	Originally Posted by Fulbot DoubleD thanks for the inspiration! I copied your power inlet mod, but also soldered in a powered usb hub and used one of the ports to power 19 red LEDs. There are 4 on either side of the laptop tray, and the rest are on the bottom lip of the tray so they light up the controller. Now that's fuckin sexy man, I like it!
Nicolle Diller 30.01.2011	Originally Posted by Zoosh im believeing of drilling a hole in the rail part of the flight case so my mac doesnt accidentally drop off the back if pushed too far i just found out (after making my own mod) that theres a little flip down piece of black metal on the front right of the laptop tray that limits the movement, its very usefull also, i was inspired by fulbot to put in a light, so i took a trip down to long and mcquade and got some parts to do this: http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00020-20110130-2103.jpg http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00021-20110130-2103.jpg http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00022-20110130-2103.jpg http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00023-20110130-2103.jpg i put in two female xlr's on each side of the case, left for a light, and right for mic connection.(xlr instead of 1/4) I also hid my mac charger by putting it under (as opposed to topside like before)
Leeanna Ayla 23.01.2011	Originally Posted by Fulbot DoubleD thanks for the inspiration! I copied your power inlet mod, but also soldered in a powered usb hub and used one of the ports to power 19 red LEDs. There are 4 on either side of the laptop tray, and the rest are on the bottom lip of the tray so they light up the controller. That's pretty much exactly what I was going to do. Looks good.
Karolis Petrauskas 08.09.2011	This is not a MOD but useful for the case. I purchased this: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053 I paid 25.99 in the store, I figured it would be useful if I had a long haul. EDIT: It's not shown on the link but it folds up very small. Better pic:
Deeann Cheron 05.09.2011	Originally Posted by 4nT1 I would like to see someone put some wheels and an entendable handle onto the case.. that would be quite useful and make the damn flight base easier to get around.. There is a thread on this, but i cant for the life of me find it. If I do i will be sure to post here, anyone else come across it please do the same.
Salvatore Kone 01.02.2011	That should be the perfect tool... Ho first post by the way.... http://www.thomann.de/fr/adam_hall_3...fer_trolli.htm
Lisa Lochotzki 01.02.2011	Originally Posted by 4nT1 I would like to see someone put some wheels and an entendable handle onto the case.. that would be quite useful and make the damn flight base easier to get around.. I guess Road Ready will do it soon.
Carlee Pickard 01.02.2011	Originally Posted by Fulbot DoubleD thanks for the inspiration! I copied your power inlet mod, but also soldered in a powered usb hub and used one of the ports to power 19 red LEDs. There are 4 on either side of the laptop tray, and the rest are on the bottom lip of the tray so they light up the controller. Now that's fuckin sexy man, I like it!
Random X 31.01.2011	Ooh, this really is getting sassy!
Nicolle Diller 30.01.2011	Originally Posted by Zoosh im believeing of drilling a hole in the rail part of the flight case so my mac doesnt accidentally drop off the back if pushed too far i just found out (after making my own mod) that theres a little flip down piece of black metal on the front right of the laptop tray that limits the movement, its very usefull also, i was inspired by fulbot to put in a light, so i took a trip down to long and mcquade and got some parts to do this: http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00020-20110130-2103.jpg http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00021-20110130-2103.jpg http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00022-20110130-2103.jpg http://willisdaellenbach.com/IMG00023-20110130-2103.jpg i put in two female xlr's on each side of the case, left for a light, and right for mic connection.(xlr instead of 1/4) I also hid my mac charger by putting it under (as opposed to topside like before)
Gigi Weese 23.01.2011	Great stuff
Nicolle Diller 23.01.2011	unreal... love it
Leeanna Ayla 23.01.2011	Originally Posted by Fulbot DoubleD thanks for the inspiration! I copied your power inlet mod, but also soldered in a powered usb hub and used one of the ports to power 19 red LEDs. There are 4 on either side of the laptop tray, and the rest are on the bottom lip of the tray so they light up the controller. That's pretty much exactly what I was going to do. Looks good.
Random X 23.01.2011	Looks awesome, Fulbot!
Marisha Horick 23.01.2011	DoubleD thanks for the inspiration! I copied your power inlet mod, but also soldered in a powered usb hub and used one of the ports to power 19 red LEDs. There are 4 on either side of the laptop tray, and the rest are on the bottom lip of the tray so they light up the controller.
Maxwell Bonifas 06.01.2011	im believeing of drilling a hole in the rail part of the flight case so my mac doesnt accidentally drop off the back if pushed too far
Adil Laresh 28.12.2010	I would like to see someone put some wheels and an entendable handle onto the case.. that would be quite useful and make the damn flight base easier to get around..
Nicolle Diller 23.12.2010	Originally Posted by dennisparrott Two things: 1) there is enough room in the case for a Mac power supply and the S4 wall wart? it looks much tighter than that in the pictures i have seen... 2) as for making it so that you don't have to solder power leads directly to the blades of the S4 wall wart, why not snag an extension cord and cut off a chunk and wire it to IEC connector? there are heavy duty extension cords that have one grounded outlet...chop off the end you need and solder it on... oh well, three things.... 3) how much room is there from the back of the S4 to the back wall of the road case? nice job BTW!! DJ Dennis 1 theres only space for the s4 supply, the mac adapter i had to velcro to the top beside my macbook.. probably better for ventilation anyways 2 i guess i could have, but its all done and hard wired now anyways, next time i guess. and 3 it must be about 4 or 5 inches.... about the size of a mac charger block thing, but it doesnt fit
Joella Heuker 22.12.2010	Originally Posted by DoubleD Its a C14 inlet (also called an IEC connector, officially: IEC Class 14 connector) image here: http://media.digikey.com/photos/Schu.../6100.9100.JPG buy it here: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=486-1341-ND DigiKey is where I bought my stuff. it shipped overevening on standard shipping. surprising and exciting as to how to how i connected the wires on, i took one of these cables, and cut off the wall part. then i stripped back the leads and soldered it directly on to the terminals of the c14 inlet. the other end fits right into any macbook chager after removing either the folding blade accessory, or the long cable. the s4 switching adapter (black thingy that usually goes on the wall) was different. I tried to find a way to wire it to the inlet without doing so permanantly, but no such way was found by me. I ened up just soldering two wires straight to the blades (when the tip; us, euro, uk, etc was removed) and wrapped it in electrical tape. the other ends were "piggybacked" on top of the mac cord, and then finally all wrapped in electrical tape hope this helps! Two things: 1) there is enough room in the case for a Mac power supply and the S4 wall wart? it looks much tighter than that in the pictures i have seen... 2) as for making it so that you don't have to solder power leads directly to the blades of the S4 wall wart, why not snag an extension cord and cut off a chunk and wire it to IEC connector? there are heavy duty extension cords that have one grounded outlet...chop off the end you need and solder it on... oh well, three things.... 3) how much room is there from the back of the S4 to the back wall of the road case? nice job BTW!! DJ Dennis
Janyce Henningson 12.12.2010	Originally Posted by DoubleD lol, those wires are non electrical. not connected to anything. they simply limit the movement of the computer stand so that it doesn't fall right off when i push it to the limit. i just happened to use electrical leads lying around in my basement Ahh coolio lol
Antonetta Wikel 12.12.2010	Originally Posted by DoubleD lol, those wires are non electrical. not connected to anything. they simply limit the movement of the computer stand so that it doesn't fall right off when i push it to the limit. i just happened to use electrical leads lying around in my basement I thought the same thing at first but then remembered you used wire for the the laptop slide. I was like :eek: and then
Nicolle Diller 12.12.2010	Originally Posted by Nicky H Those frayed wires touching the aluminium on the case look a bit dodgy to me mate, to say the least. Be careful dood. :eek: At the very least clean up your wiring and add an inline fuse. lol, those wires are non electrical. not connected to anything. they simply limit the movement of the computer stand so that it doesn't fall right off when i push it to the limit. i just happened to use electrical leads lying around in my basement
Janyce Henningson 12.12.2010	Those frayed wires touching the aluminium on the case look a bit dodgy to me mate, to say the least. Be careful dood. :eek: At the very least clean up your wiring and add an inline fuse.
Nicolle Diller 12.12.2010	Originally Posted by Robotears what is that exact adapter? and how did you run the s4 and laptop to the adapter? sorry i am learning all this stuff, this is the exact idea i was having just had no way of actually making it happen. Its a C14 inlet (also called an IEC connector, officially: IEC Class 14 connector) image here: http://media.digikey.com/photos/Schu.../6100.9100.JPG buy it here: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=486-1341-ND DigiKey is where I bought my stuff. it shipped overevening on standard shipping. surprising and exciting as to how to how i connected the wires on, i took one of these cables, and cut off the wall part. then i stripped back the leads and soldered it directly on to the terminals of the c14 inlet. the other end fits right into any macbook chager after removing either the folding blade accessory, or the long cable. the s4 switching adapter (black thingy that usually goes on the wall) was different. I tried to find a way to wire it to the inlet without doing so permanantly, but no such way was found by me. I ened up just soldering two wires straight to the blades (when the tip; us, euro, uk, etc was removed) and wrapped it in electrical tape. the other ends were "piggybacked" on top of the mac cord, and then finally all wrapped in electrical tape hope this helps!
Carlee Pickard 11.12.2010	That's awesome! Really nice job!
Liliana Stath 11.12.2010	Originally Posted by DoubleD sure, but it is fairly simple once you have the parts. i paid about 1.89 for the adapter, and scavengered nuts and bolts, wire, and used tools i already had. adding the power cable, it only costed $15 plus 1.5hrs of my evening what is that exact adapter? and how did you run the s4 and laptop to the adapter? sorry i am learning all this stuff, this is the exact idea i was having just had no way of actually making it happen.
Nicolle Diller 08.12.2010	Originally Posted by PRESSPL>Y Wow looks amazing. I'm in Toronto too. Any chance you'd be willing to do a second one in the future for something in exchange? (I'd say "money" flat out, but I don't believe we are technically allowed to conduct business here lol). -PL>Y sure, but it is fairly simple once you have the parts. i paid about 1.89 for the adapter, and scavengered nuts and bolts, wire, and used tools i already had. adding the power cable, it only costed $15 plus 1.5hrs of my evening
Nicolle Diller 08.12.2010	yeah. more pics up toevening , but basically i cut a small hole in the back of the case with a drill, then jigsawed and dremeled the edges until the inlet fit right in. there was some slight damage to some of the foam, but basically I just soldered the contacts on the s4 adapter straight to the contacts on the back of the c14 input, then two more from the mac charger straight to the same ports on the inlet. again, more detail and pics toevening
Hang Natelli 08.12.2010	Wow looks amazing. I'm in Toronto too. Any chance you'd be willing to do a second one in the future for something in exchange? (I'd say "money" flat out, but I don't believe we are technically allowed to conduct business here lol). -PL>Y
Leeanna Ayla 08.12.2010	yeah, how exactly did you hardwire the mac charger and s4 power supply straight to it?
Nick Ross 08.12.2010	More pics. Plus nudes of your gf or sister. But seriously...more pics...I like what you did...how does the whole case look now (from the back).
Nicolle Diller 07.12.2010	Originally Posted by photojojo flickr.com picasaweb.com smugmug.com photobucket.com facebook.com thanks for those i ended up just putting them on my website
Nicolle Diller 07.12.2010	[IMG][/IMG] There!
Leeanna Ayla 07.12.2010	flickr.com picasaweb.com smugmug.com photobucket.com facebook.com
Nicolle Diller 07.12.2010	workin on it right now.... need a host
Cristian Carmona 07.12.2010	pictures man!

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