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X10 Controller Lid Tweak

The new X10 controller on our dresser has a nice lid over the buttons. Unfortunately, the lid lacks any affordance to raise it: smooth edges all around, slick surface, no notches or bumps.

The obvious, albeit ugly, solution: add some black and very grippy rubber strips to the front and side edges of the lid. Now one finger suffices…

Griptivity Enhancement
Griptivity Enhancement

Puzzle: how did the designers expect us to lift the lid?

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    X10 Controller Lid Hinge Repair « The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning

    […] modified lid for our X10 controller didn’t quite survive a fall from the dresser to a wood […]