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Joined: 13/10/2014
Location: AustraliaPosts: 1858
| Posted: 09:35am 10 Aug 2024 |
I finally have the basic cabinet finished, still has to be sanded and coated.
The pictures show only one 3 stack toroid, an Aerosharp toroid is there just to balance the weight as I built the cabinet.
The PLY cover over the Toriod housing will be replaced with 7mm thick hardwood which is the same material appearance as the 18mm case, the same 7mm ply will be used to make a sloping front display/control panel.
The idea was to make servicing or modifying as simple as possible, and make choke or toroid removal or modification easy to do.
Each power board and heatsink take only minutes to remove or install.
The lower Toriod cover sits in a slot, it's held on with rare earth magnets and a lock bolt in the center top. The Big opening in the top compartment is for the Sloping panel for inverter controls, meters and various LCD displays and LEDs.
The large compartment and display panel (not fitted) simply lifts out for full access to the Toroids, that compartment will plug into the back panel (not fitted) making it simple to remove, the display panel will hinge down for access and adjustments without having to remove the compartment.
The front cross bar is held in with a big Hex screw and metal screw thread inserts in each end of the cross bar, removal allows full unhindered access for Toroid removal.
Heatsinks are retained by two metal screws on each side. Lower AC socket is for dual base Fans. Large terminal block is for the Dual toroid AC outputs.
Still needs the center back cover and toroid compartment exhaust ports.
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Edited 2024-08-10 19:36 by KeepIS