Parts from Korea (updated)

Waiting for 100 tiny parts from Korea related to this hard to manufacture "Surprise" feature. Once they get here we have Jason's authorization to go to the factory and stay at the machine with a technician for as long as it takes to get this to work! That's really VIP treatment!!

The parts should have arrived today. Unfortunately EMS tracking says the package is being held captive at customs. So we're trying to resolve this issue.

Once we get the parts we'll take the 1 hour bus again and head over to the factory through endless fields and broken down buildings, and let's hope they don't stop mid-way to fill it up with 300 liters of gas because it took 30 mins the first time.

There are a few parameters we'll be able to play with.

- top temperature

- bottom temperature

- pressure

- rubber hardness

Additionally the problem we're having seems to be related to liquefied rubber entering the part through small holes and rendering it inoperable. So we'll have different types of tape and glue to try to plug those. This may take a full day but it will be a very productive one. We'll also be able to fine-tune the hardness of the o-ring, re-machine the prototype to enlarge the back screw holes, to hopefully get to a 100% waterproof solution.

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UPDATE: Parts arrived. Monday is the factory day, 8am to 8pm. Wish us luck!

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