Elephant Collar Payload (primary battery)
Step-by-step production process.
Electronics
primary testing
add GPS antenna
GPS antenna tuning (1590 MHz in air)
add EMI shield (temporarily attached in one corner)
battery 6-pack/board assembly (6x Saft-17500)
add connectors (both boards; NOTE: the connectors should be soldered onto the board before the batteries)
remove all components from the top part of the board including antenova
add zero-ohm resistor next to antenova
add connector (RF coaxial 50 ohm / U.FL; position: con2)
LoRa antenna tuning
break off the charger
assembly
provisioning
Mechanics
Enclosure
plastic enclosure production
washing of the enclosure
aluminium lid production
anodisation of the lid
indentation of the screw holes on the attachment plates
polishing the attachment plates
assembly of the hardware - enclosure + lid (screws: 8x M4x12 + 8x M4x16 rust-free /tracker)
engraving of serial numbers (laser parameters: power 30%, speed 250 mm/s)
Engraving
Collar
TPU leather flat belt production (BioThane Granite 280 TPU Coated Webbing, colour BL281)
width: 101 mm
length: 4.0 m
logo engraving (cutting: power 100%, speed 10 mm/s, scanning: power 40%, speed 250 mm/s)
Assembly
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