Hana Clone rebuild

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Hope you all are having a good labor day. I finished this build last night and I'm happy with how it came out.

This is my first build and figured this case would be the easiest route to get most of what i wanted in a mod. The case arrived to me as a clapped out cloupor. The chip was cooked in it. I wanted it to be functionally appealing, safe and serviceable.

This is how it went:
I ended up tossing everything in the case aside from the lexan screen sled and battery bits. It was packed full of a super tough epoxy that was a pain to get out.
I was almost to the point of standing on it and tugging with pliers. The poor chip in it must have suffocated.
Drilled hole for usb light.
Added new high temp 20 awg for the high amperage connects. Mechanical/solder bonded to contacts.
Secured contacts firmly to battery holder.
Fatdaddy 510 connector recessed to original height of old connector.
New buttons with more comfortable actuation pressure.
Soldered in new Evolv DNA30D board w/charger.
Fuses, where are the....forgot to order the fuses
Installed battery with decent safety margin over 12A.
Screwed on the kayfun nano and it's just awesome. I like the way the dna board regulates. I've been using it all day including driving and no unexpected events.

The white blobs are temporary adhesive (or high tech bubble gum). I'm leaving it there for any debugging that may be needed for a couple of days. I have some soft plastic bubbles to be installed at board edges to firmly hold it down. A firm finger pry and it should come out easy for service if necessary.

Thanks for checking it out and enjoy your holiday.

 

[HecticEnergy]

I would like to see a side shot of your buttons. Looking good though!! I'll do the same to my cloupor should I encounter any issues or get the DIY itch

 

[gray]

Thx! An outside shot or inside? The buttons will look the same as yours. Both of them are stamped with "France". There are three different actuation pressures that I found for the same style of button from C&K. Had to order new as they were stuck inside the removed epoxy.

 

[HecticEnergy]

Ahh, thanks!
If the buttons look the same, don't worry about the shots.

 

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Just a quick note on this.

Do not use the battery pictured with any dna30 device. The rep. has confirmed that it is a continuous rating of 10A and 20A MAX. The chip can pull 12A.
It's probably not a bad battery, just bad for anything pulling more than 10A.

I bought new Sony VTC5 units before I started the build. That's what's in it and it's still working perfectly.

This is straight from the Evolv documentation:
Battery:
A single cell rechargeable lithium chemistry battery is recommended. Either a lithium ion or a lithium polymer type can be used. Any battery used should be rated for a MINIMUM of 12 amps continuous discharge current. High C rated lithium polymer or IMR cylindrical cells are strongly preferred. Make sure that all contacts and connections are capable of handling at least 12 amps.