Hi fellow modders, When I first saw the projects on this forum I was literally blown away. There are some really sick cases here ( In a good way ) Also saw that the members on this forum are really helpful. And that's why I'm gonna hold a log here. And don't look strange if you see some strange sentences or words or anything like that. I'm from the Netherlands so I will do my best to make it understandable Here are some pictures As you can see the case is just a little bit bigger as a midi-tower. But the width of the case is 40 cm. So there is plenty of room for the components. I tested this with a old pentium 2. And luckely for me everything fits perfectly I made a cardboard model just to be sure that I wouldn't make any mistakes. Because I hate unpleasent surprises
just wondering where i could get myself some uv blue acrylic? i dont mind ordering and paying for shipping from the US
looks like an exciting project. are you going for a specific theme besides the uv reactive? looks kind of like an arcade machine to me.
Nice plans!!! Pre execution construction looks nice! Looking forward to the construction and completion of this project! /me subscribed!
As promised a little update After making the rheobus I started to make the housing for the rheobus. I looked around in my room and found a old PSU. I stripped the top of it and dremeled it. Well here is what I made from it Here is the top of the PSU already been cut with a jigsaw. And I also drilled the holes for the rheobus. Prints mounted. Picca from behind. Here I used tape to isolate the print from the alluminium. Again a picca from behind. So after mounting it all I noticed that the rheobus where a little bit hot. I mounted a little pentium cooler right next to the prints. To cool the prints. Rheobus is finished After that I cut the MDF board. The whole thing mounted at the back. And here a picca how it looks like at front. I also found some early picca's I took when I sawed the MDF.
looking pretty good there mate. cant wait to see the finished product. wered did you get those short cathodes from? maybe have a master switch to control all the lights at once, as well as switchs to control individual lights
Why not to use a TO220 heatsink? More silent and better heat dissipation: remember that the heatsink on the LM317 is very small, so maybe the fan you've placed is not enough for a good dissipation... Take a look at this: This is just my 2c.... Let's see the final result!
UPDATE Again I've been working on the front of the case. I mounted the led holders on the right en left side of the rheobus. Here can you see the led's and the rheobus. Another picca And a picca of the back. Here can you see that the rheobus is quite small. Here can you see that I cut the blowholes with the jigsaw. Here is the MDF plate where the CD-rom etc are mounted. Again I used a jigsaw to make the blowholes. It took me a while to get them this round And here a overview of today's work. Well tomorrow my order will be delivered. So I can start on the finishing touch of the MDF plates. I'm gonna do that with...........alluminium Stay tuned !!
I understand your 2c But I dont need a TO220 heatsink because I tested the rheobus with the fan. And the temperature of the LM317 is quite normal. So I dont think it's necessary to put a larger heatsink on the LM317.
Ok you guys, I just recieved my order. Here is what I recieved : AcrylPanel 3mm - 480x480mm UVBlue / 2x BlackMagic UVpaint UVBlue 30ml AC Ryan UVwire 10 meter Blauw AC Ryan Blackfire4 UV LEDFan - UVBlue / 4x TWIN-30 CCFL Light 2x30cm UV & UV FlexSleeve Kit UVblue So tomorrow I will continue my mod Saturday or Sunday I will post a update.
UPDATE Well here is a little update 4 you guys. There is a big update coming soon. Here's the stuff I ordered. I've been working on the main MDF plate again. I've cut a nice window out of it. As you can see on the picture below I totally stripped down the front, because I dind't want to damage my leds. I fraised (Don't know the word. We call it Freezen in Dutch) the back of the front. I did this to mount my acryl on. You can see that on the picture. Taping the acryl Almost done. Here can you see that the acryl is not frayed. Here can you see I putted a black towel. I did this to protect my acryl for any scratches. It's very blurry but here can you see the window against the front. I already maked a better picture of this. The window at night with blacklight against it. Fuzzy picture of one of my fans. Better picture is already taken. Well that's it. Very soon there will be a big update. So stay tuned Also I will be doing something with this picture
