The Dilder has a new look. The Mk2 translucent case is printed, assembled, and running the Conspiratorial Octopus personality on battery power. This is the first revision where the internals are deliberately visible through the case walls — the Pico W, 10440 battery, TP4056 charger, piezo speaker ring, and wiring are all part of the aesthetic.
Overnight print of the latest base plate v3 (with support blocks and raised battery rails), updated cradle insert, and top cover. All three parts fit-checked with the Pico 2 W, TP4056 charge board, Ansmann AAA Li-Ion batteries, and Waveshare 2.13" e-ink display. Also pictured: a small solar panel being evaluated for future charging.
The AAA cradle insert and base plate from this morning's print session worked mechanically, but the TP4056 USB-C charge board had nowhere to live. This session extends the enclosure 3 mm on the -X side, redesigns the connecting block to hold the charge board, adds battery retention troughs to the base plate, and cuts a USB-C port hole through the cover.
The screen inlay was dialed in. Next problem: the 3000 mAh LiPo pouch the case was originally sized for doesn't actually fit in the Rev 2 cavity. A photo study, a chemistry comparison, four base variants, and a 2-piece restructure later, the stack is 11 mm thinner and the cells can be slid in from outside without popping the cover.