Kept myself busy with my rails got better results than to watch the rugby!

Have completed the control box ready for installation. The hole on the door is a result of the boxes' previous life and will be covered with a nicely engraved plaque bearing the serial number once complete.

Amazing attention to detail!

Wwwooouaawwwyy…Very nice & neat Alan !!
Congratulation. A little over a year you started to show us your kitchen project, now more than ever it’s real !!

Inspirering for me and I’m convince for others too :D
Amicalement, Robert ;)

...okay, I quit. Just when you think you did a nice job wiring - Alan does a MIL SPEC wiring job on the panel! :)
Kudo's Alan - nice work.
Sean

Looks great Alan!

I do have two questions...
1. What are the two breadboards? and
2. How did you get the parallel connection out of the box?

Again... beautiful work!

Thats a really nice wiring job Alan! I really like the attention to detail as Gerald mentioned. Sometimes taking that extra 15 minutes makes all the difference. I'll be taking some pointers from you when I wire my box if you don't mind.:)

Alan,
That is a very professional job on the control box. :)

Gorgeous!!

WOW :eek:

A man with that kind of detail and quality should be operating his own company. ;)

Outstanding work is never boring to look at. Nice job Alan.

Pragtig

Maravilloso

Mooi

I like how the back of the transformer, the back mounting plate side, is turned towards the BOB for some shielding. :)

. . . . not that it is essential (see non-toroid transformer direct on the BOB), but all these little details do help in the end. That little transformer probably radiates a lot more noise than the big toroid. Toroids are simply amazingly quiet (and cool) by comparison.

Thanks Guys, after having worked on quite a few different types of machines (and being military trained) I found that neat accurate wiring makes fault finding much easier.

Bill

The BOB is a Bob Cambell Sound Logic board with relay sub board. The parallel connection is out the top of the box see here, post 25.

If anybody want any clearer or close up pics, just say the word.

SICK!

That is what my kids say these days to mean REALLY, REALLY, GOOD!

This is the new "gold standard" for control boxes. Well done! errrr... SICK!

[Just trying to keep up with my "modern" kids :-) ]

Panel Labels
 

I have noticed that the panels (most panels?) shown have not had any labels directing the use of the panel. I would think this would be a OSHA requirement in the US. If the MM is used to build something for sale, then you are subject to inspection (not likely but possible).

Kevin

Good observation Kevin, labels should be added. Particularly if there are a couple of other personnel operating the equipment.

Hi Alan, can you email me some detailed pics, I have PM'd my email id to you.

RGDS
IRfan

Very nice, clean, tidy and well arranged well done Alan

Uitstekende werk! Not to far from starting it up!:)

Labels are done, still have to be applied :o, will be on before installation.

Here are some more pics for those that requested them, sorry its taken so long, but I have been down with a bad case of the flu ( been told this flu is like Bill Clinton - once it gets you into bed, it doesn't let you get out :D) and had a visit from my sister from the UK, I only get to see her every two or three years so I suppose the MechMate had to stand down and let me give my attention to her.:rolleyes:

Nice job Alan! I have a question, is the terminal end of the Boot lace ferrules solid or hollow?

Look at your bootlaces . . . ;)

Alan,
That panel is looking really good. :) I like the way you mounted your heatsink, will keep a lot of the heat out of the box. Did you use heatsink grease, phase change material or some kind of thermal pad on the geckos?

Very sexy... this is exiting :rolleyes:
Nice work Alan ;)

Bootlace ferrules are hollow tubes, if you strip too much insulation off the excess copper sticks out the end (if so, needs to be trimmed off!)

No heatsink grease or pads under the Geckos, my motors are only 4.5 amp, the Geckos should not get so hot that the thermal paste becomes a requirement to maximise effeciency of the heat sink (but if youve got it, no harm in using it)

Alan,
The thermal interface compound is really a good thing to have. Even if the geckos will survive with only 4.5 amps output, that heat if not coupled to your heatsink effectively, will radiate more in the cabinet. By maximizing the thermal transfer to the heatsink, you move the excess heat outside and take advantage of your externally mounted heatsink. Also the internal temperature rise for the components in the gecko will be remarkably lower, reducing failure mechanisms due to heat. :)

Heath, I suspect that you havn't actually run a Gecko yet? You will wonder what all the heatsinking fuss is about when you feel how cool it stays ;). I agree with Alan that the grease is more trouble than what it is worth.

(Alan's Gecko's will be dissipating only about 5 Watts each - it really is that little)