I know it's a bit late to post this, or mebby not , still needs work. i hear you cry yet another maplin box lol i'll let the picks speak for them selves. back plate cut into the box The LED's and reset switch soldered to some stripboard and secured on an L shape bracket. There will be just 3 small holes made to the outer lid, 2 1mm holes for some fibre optic and a 2mm hole for the reset switch. A frontal view showing all componants in place. the silver DVD drive i got from ebay cheap , it has been set back because it's the wrong colour and the bezal has a slight bend to it. so thats going to be steathed. Top View All the cables need securing and i'm still unsure about the fans. (Do i need any?) Morex PSU Drive mounts. Two plates of alloy with the screw holes countersunk to allow the short screws to bite The complete asemble is held to the box by motherboard standoffs screwed to the underside of the hard drive. The bottom showing all the screws countersunk and the rubber feet. (sorry bout the prints, needs polishing) Now the lid. It will be cut out , plexy put behind and a blue light put under it. To do: cut window cut the back pannel out of the lid cut fan holes and add fans stealth the dvd tidy cables and polish it comments as always welcome AW3K
I need some room to breath!!!!! looks to me like you got a little room between the front and the moboard... Maybe have some fans draw from the bottom and then screw som alumi plate to the top of them to direct the airflow correctly... and don't forget to put some screen over the fan intake to put a hamper on freeroaming dust bunnies!
Wondered what happened to you dude! Pretty nice Love that PSU....what is that black/white connector? Are you stealing 12v off that or......?
Thanks for the replies , i'll lookinto the bottem fans, good idea actually bsodmike i am still alive yes the black and white wires are connected to a jack plug, which gets its power from a laptop power brick. it's only 55w but it works AW3K
eaven a dead clock is right once a day... Glad to help... Isn't that what we are all here for??? that and the gratuitious coveting...
Just a quick update. the fans are being mounted and holes drilled. don't know how loud this will be now , here i made a slight diversion from my window plan, i just brushed it. am unsure tho More will follow soon Cheers AW3K
I'm gunna cut a rectangle out and do a via etch on the plexy. Heres another update Side fan holes drilled and bolts glued on, i used super glue , is that a problem? Vandal switch and 3 holes, middle reset the others led's The back showing the fibre optic light guide. AW3K
Lookin good Personaly I would of used hot glue though, acts as somewhat of a shock absorber, reduces vibration, and you have the possability of removing it latter on. Another bonus is that you can clean up any that went astray. But otherwise, looks good. BTW, quick question, how exactly do vandal switches work? They look like just normal switches to me that bolt in place. Ah well, keep up the good work.
i think vandal switches are supposed to prevent ppl from stealing, aka anti-vandal switches coz they're bolted from the inside... am i wrong?
thank you for the comments. the switch is just a normal push to make type. i think you are sorta right about the switch. anti - vandal i think means cos it's got a flush mount bezal and there is no clearance for any thing to be pushed down the side of the actuator, and the fact it is made out of stainless steel and water proof. more updates will follow AW3K
New year new update Decided the brushing dosn't look good so whipped out the trusty dremal and whala yes there is going to be summet in there, just wait n see. AW3K
Window and etch complete today, Still to do, cut i/o part, and dvd tray hole to cut and lights comments etc welcome as usual AW3K
Good descision. The window looks great Maybe a little something to cover up those nasty cd-rom lables?
