Today, being Sunday and all, I had the chance to solder the version 4B PCB which came from JLCPCB a few days ago. This time, it has a black finishing, which was the original design spec. This is so that excess lights from the 4 warm white LEDs will not be unintentionally reflected nor make the circuit board glow anymore than it needs to be. Maybe I shall call it the Black Series…
Size wise, there are no differences between the two version except for the two rectangular cutouts or notches. They are to allow for the cargo bay wires to pass through. There is a small gap between the cargo bay walls and the actual craft’s inner fuselage. And sadly, even if you’re using the thinnest of wires to light up the cargo bay, you’re still out of luck. Unless you love to carve out small trenches in the plastic for the wires to fit into. I have solved this issue a few months back but forgot about the space for the cabling to come out of the cargo bay and onto the PCB.
But for those who followed the WebBlog, the differences are significant.
Again, the bank of 2.54mm green connectors were moved further back to allow for space between the connector and the cockpit wall. This is so that cabling going into the connectors are now affected or bent.
