diff --git a/scad/cable_protector.scad b/scad/cable_protector.scad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d94130b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scad/cable_protector.scad
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use <./common/common.scad>;
+
+module m3_bolt(pos = [0, 0, 0], rot = [0, 0, 0], cap = 10, bolt = 20) {
+    $fn = 40;
+    translate(pos) rotate(rot) {
+        translate([0, 0, (cap / 2) - 0.1]) cylinder(r = R(6), h = cap, center = true);
+        translate([0, 0, -bolt / 2]) cylinder(r = R(3), h = bolt, center = true);
+    }
+}
+
+module tube(pos = [0, 0, 0], rot = [0, 0, 0]) {
+    translate(pos) rotate(rot) {
+        translate([0, 0, 2.501]) cylinder(r = R(7), h = 5, center = true, $fn = 40);
+    }
+}
+module cable_protector_body(pos = [0, 0, 0], rot = [0, 0, 0]) {
+    translate(pos) rotate(rot) {
+        difference () {
+            union () {
+                minkowski() {
+                    cylinder(r = R(18), h = 35, center = true, $fn = 80);
+                    sphere(r = R(6), $fn = 20);
+                }
+                tube([0, 9, 0], [0, 90, 0]);
+                tube([0, -9, 0], [0, -90, 0]);
+            }
+            cylinder(r = R(7), h = 50, center = true, $fn = 80);
+            cylinder(r = R(16), h = 33, center = true, $fn = 80);
+            m3_bolt([5, 9, 0], [0, 90, 0]);
+            m3_bolt([-5, -9, 0], [0, -90, 0]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+module cable_protector (top = true) {
+    difference () {
+        cable_protector_body();
+        if (top) {
+            translate([25, 0, 0]) cube([50, 50, 50], center = true);
+        } else {
+            translate([-25, 0, 0]) cube([50, 50, 50], center = true);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+cable_protector(top = false);
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diff --git a/src/devices/index.ts b/src/devices/index.ts
index ef0e3ad..c684733 100644
--- a/src/devices/index.ts
+++ b/src/devices/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { delay } from 'delay';
 import { Log } from 'log';
 import type { Logger } from 'winston';
+import type { Settings } from '../settings';
 
 /**
  * class representing the device discovery features
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import type { Logger } from 'winston';
 
 class Devices {
 
-	public settings : any;
+	public settings : Settings;
 	public connected : any = {}
 
 	private arduino : Arduino;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class Devices {
 	 * Constructor assigns arduino, settings, UI browser window and cam objects
 	 * locally to this class for reference.
 	 **/
-	constructor (arduino : Arduino, settings : any, mainWindow : any, cam : any) {
+	constructor (arduino : Arduino, settings : Settings, mainWindow : any, cam : any) {
 		this.arduino = arduino;
 		this.settings = settings;
 		this.mainWindow = mainWindow;
diff --git a/src/settings/index.ts b/src/settings/index.ts
index 0543c53..c3b6036 100644
--- a/src/settings/index.ts
+++ b/src/settings/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 'use strict'
 
-import os = require('os');
-import path = require('path');
-import fs = require('fs-extra');
+import { homedir } from 'os';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import { mkdir, writeFile, readFile, unlink, access } from 'fs/promises';
+import type { Stats } from 'fs';
 
-class Settings {
-	private file : string= path.join(os.homedir(), `/.mcopy/settings.json`);
+export class Settings {
+	private file : string = join(homedir(), `/.mcopy/settings.json`);
 	private defaultState : any = {
 		server : {
 			port : 1111,
@@ -27,6 +28,15 @@ class Settings {
 		this.state = this.freshState();
 	}
 
+	private async exists (path : string) : Promise<boolean> {  
+		try {
+			await access(path);
+			return true;
+		} catch {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	private freshState () {
 		return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.defaultState));
 	}
@@ -34,11 +44,11 @@ class Settings {
 	 *
 	 **/
 	private async checkDir () {
-		const dir : string = path.join(os.homedir(), '.mcopy/');
-		const exists : boolean = await fs.exists(dir)
+		const dir : string = join(homedir(), '.mcopy/');
+		const exists : boolean = await this.exists(dir)
 		if (!exists) {
 			try {
-				await fs.mkdir(dir);
+				await mkdir(dir);
 			} catch (err) {
 				if (err.code === 'EEXIST') return true
 				console.error(err);
@@ -50,10 +60,10 @@ class Settings {
 	 *
 	 **/
 	public async save  () {
-		const str = JSON.stringify(this.state, null, '\t');
+		const str  : string = JSON.stringify(this.state, null, '\t');
 		this.checkDir();
 		try {
-			await fs.writeFile(this.file, str, 'utf8');
+			await writeFile(this.file, str, 'utf8');
 		} catch (err) {
 			console.error(err);
 		}
@@ -80,14 +90,14 @@ class Settings {
 	 *
 	 **/
 	public async restore () {
-		let exists;
-		let str;
+		let exists : boolean = false;
+		let str : string;
 
 		this.checkDir();
-		exists = await fs.exists(this.file);
+		exists = await this.exists(this.file);
 		
 		if (exists) {
-			str = await fs.readFile(this.file, 'utf8');
+			str = await readFile(this.file, 'utf8');
 			this.state = JSON.parse(str);
 			//console.dir(this.state)
 		} else {
@@ -98,10 +108,10 @@ class Settings {
 	 *
 	 **/
 	public async reset () {
-		const exists = await fs.exists(this.file);
+		const exists : boolean = await this.exists(this.file);
 		if (exists) {
 			try {
-				await fs.unlink(this.file);
+				await unlink(this.file);
 			} catch (err) {
 				console.error(err);
 			}
@@ -111,4 +121,4 @@ class Settings {
 	};
 }
 
-module.exports = new Settings()
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+module.exports = new Settings();
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