alright so I did some more messin around with sketchup, here's revision 2
alright so I did some more messin around with sketchup, here's revision 2
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very impressive. i would have never though of the PSU as something to mod to this extreme level. cant wait to see the actual.
I picked up a Dynex (BestBuy brand, line Rosewill is to NewEgg) 400W PSU on ebay for under $10 with free shipping, so it'll be used for this mod
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Alright I got some actual work done on this thing finally
The PSU:
Disassembly:
Wiring trimmed:
The multimeter:
Disassembly:
Template to cut out the acrylic panel:
The outside frame will be made up of 3/4" 90º aluminum angle beam. Each section will be approximately 8" long.
Beam marked:
And cut:
And halfway done:
And all the parts cut and sanded and filed:
I've got 8 pieces with angles that will be the top and bottom frames. The 4 pieces without angles will be the corner vertical pieces. The acrylic will be riveted to the angles with 2 rivets on each side.
I also got my voltage meter straightened out with help from the folks over at the Arduino forums:
This will give real-time readings with a once-per-second update on the voltages on all 3 lines (3.3v, 5v and 12v).
And a screenshot of my eagle layout for good measure
::Image removed due to errors. See updated image below::
I may just solder this up in a regular mini RadioShack perfboard for now, as I don't know when or if I'll actually have one made, although its nice to know the option is there
Last edited by SXRguyinMA; 12-11-2010 at 03:40 PM. Reason: Removed eagle image due to errors
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Nice work on the display, I might be using that on my own.
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let me know if you want to and I'll give you the code
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actually, I just noticed an error with that Eagle design. don't use it
I'll get it updated tonight
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fixed it
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Oh man this is so cool.
Everyone needs one of these.
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