Pibow- nuts won't stay on
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Pibow- nuts won't stay on
I'm losing my mind. I assembled it, no matter what I do, the nuts just pop off when I'm trying to secure it all together. I've tried using the little tool, I tried iw without the gpio ribbon cable - nothing works. What am I doing wrong?!
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Re: Pibow- nuts won't stay on
Is it that the bolts seem too short - the nuts can't grab a thread? Or do the nuts seem to screw on all the way, but then they pop off?
Can you post a picture of the assembly?
Can you post a picture of the assembly?
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Re: Pibow- nuts won't stay on
The bolts are too short. I'll post a picture in a bit. I'm visiting with my folks. I'll be home around 10:30pm EST. Sorry. I should've been more specific. The bolts barely stick thru the enclosure and the nuts won't thread on. There's nothing for them to grip to.
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Re: Pibow- nuts won't stay on
My camera is broken and I couldn't post a picture. I do know I have it put together correctly, everything fits just fine. The screws are just too short.
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Re: Pibow- nuts won't stay on
I just assembled PiBow tonight. It's a bit finicky, but mine fit. You definitely can't have any space between the layers. My screws aren't borderline; they go all the way through the nuts and come out slightly on the other side. I cursed mine for a bit before realizing I had the blue layer backward. (that makes the USB connector and the SD card both fit really badly.)
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Re: Pibow- nuts won't stay on
Please review the assembly again. You may have something upside down, or not seated properly. If you can find a working camera someplace, that might also help us.Kjata1013 wrote:I do know I have it put together correctly, everything fits just fine. The screws are just too short.
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Re: Pibow- nuts won't stay on
Here are a few pics. I know what you're saying, I thought that too but I can't find an error...I sent all of my pics to [email protected]
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- This shows the screw height
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Re: Pibow- nuts won't stay on
Hi - thanks for your patience. We had the pibow people take a look at your pictures, and they think that some of the plates you have came out a little too thick. It's not a common problem - they've only seen it a handful of times.
Please contact [email protected] with a link to this thread and we'll arrange a replacement for you!
Please contact [email protected] with a link to this thread and we'll arrange a replacement for you!
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