Smartphone spectrometer
List of parts
- 3 injection molded plastic (ABS) parts
- 2 short screws
- 2 long screws
- black paper liner
- diffraction grating
- protective film
- precision printed slit
- jewelers screwdriver
Instructions
- Carefully pull out the grating without getting dust or fingerprints on it, and lay it ...
- Place the double-sided tape on the interior of the molded plastic parts as shown
- ...magic...
Sketchup model: smartphone-spec-overview.skp
Mathew's Assembly Run
- 3 injection molded plastic (ABS) parts
- 2 short screws
- 2 long screws
- 1 short black paper liner (5cm x 4cm)
- 1 long black paper liner (5cm x 8cm)
- 6 5cm lengths of double-sided tape
- 1 5cm black foam tape
- diffraction grating (5cm x 4.4cm)
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protective filmI did without-- this extra step increases the chances of damaging the grating in order to protect it. - precision printed slit
- jewelers screwdriver
- razor blade
Adhesive options
Here's a list of other adhesives and tape strips which may be helpful in assembling and mounting the spectrometer. Some may be shipped in the kits:
- Tape strips are sold for costumes and wigs: http://www.amazon.com/Bonding-Double-Tape-Walker-Straight/dp/B00D7LA162/
- 3M's super strong 300LSE in letter sheets, ~$12 each: http://www.amazon.com/9474LE-super-strong-double-sided-adhesive-transfer/dp/B00CCGK31G/ ** these are an excellent option. 3M sells 24x36" sheets somewhere. we can save users any trimming through cutting to 6mm wide-- the width of the edges of the mountplate. one sheet = 300 30cm strips 6mm wide, giving each user 6 5cm pieces they can cut to length with their razor. Then there's no tape trimming to do when attaching.
- Scrapbooking tape strips: http://www.amazon.com/Double-sided-adhesive-mounts-12-pack/dp/B00D5WDZXO/ (hard to find but good size -- big lots available on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-72-Packs-Scrapbook-Double-Sided-Adhesive-Strips-/321157403796 is 3600 strips for $65, or 2c per strip)