"Remove the supports!"

We made crazy progress today and we couldn't be happier with how things are developing! We 3D printed our shield base and lid out of yellow PLA and they snap together beautifully. Our LEDs fit nicely in the holes we cut, the screw holes all line up, and none of the edges are too rough. Makerbots didn't let us down today! Check out the video below.

Laser cut paddle with 3D printed electronics shield

Bluetooth still isn't agreeing with us, but we decided to move forward and start soldering our parts to the solderable protoboard without it. We're just going to have to open it up and connect it via wire to our laptops when we need to transfer files. We're not thrilled about it, but we need to start water testing as soon as possible so we can start data collection/analysis. We're going to put our two stacked protoboards on top of our Li-On batteries with the silicon lined buttons and LED's poking out of the top of the lid.

First soldered protoboard

3V Li-On batteries

Rough protoboard layout