UCD180 questions

[OA51]

classd4sure

I used to teach robotics... I work at a tech university and we have 13 robots or something, -so they have a tendency to end up on work shop pictures

Yes... to protect the cabeling seems like a good idea, maybe I can cut and "line" the hole with a thin soft rubber hose...

/Stefan

[Golgoth]

Originally posted by OA51
Some pics of my finnished UcD180's

Just one thing: it seems a pity, since you have two transformers, not to have two independent power supplies for your two modules rather than one transformer per rail as it seems you have.

Other than that it's beautifully designed!

[OA51]

I know...
-But each trafo is only 1*33V and I got them for free...

Regards

/Stefan

[Golgoth]

Disappointed, I thought cost was no object for audiophiles

[chrisb03]

Originally posted by Golgoth
Disappointed, I thought cost was no object for audiophiles

Hence my setup? I'm not trying to be rude Stefan, just proud of my beast.

[classd4sure]

Hi Stefan,

I forbid you to use hose! Everything else was done so meticulously, don't ruin that now.

I was thinking of something like this

http://mdmetric.com/elect/1/grommet1.htm
http://www.cableorganizer.com/grommet/

You're probably thinking hose is quicker to put on huh

Well if you really have to, maybe a piece of clear plastic fuel line wouldn't look that bad, with tie wraps to make sure it can't move. You'll hate yourself for doing it every time you look at it though.

[OA51]

What do you think about this one...

http://www.elfa.se/elfa-bin/dyndok.pl?dok=6969.htm

I have boxes of them at work...

/Stefan

[classd4sure]

It's better than hose but just as ugly The way it sticks out you might have to cut yourself some longer wires too.. Didn't seem to be much slack in them.

I don't think you'd have to order any gromets online though, should be able to pick some up fairly cheap locally?

Home hardware kind of store, plumbing, ummm, any place that sells/installs automotive stereo and aftermarket equipment will surely have some.

Seriously get some nice rubber gromets you don't want all that hard work to go to waste by putting even just one eyesore in there do you? There must be some gromets on those robots? lol

[classd4sure]

Hi Stefan,

Was just thinking, if you got rubber grommets you could very easily slice one side of them and squeeze them in around the wires, take you all of ten seconds to install them that way, if the diamater isnt' a perfect match you can even cut a little chunk out of it, use a dab of urethane bond or some other glue that works with rubber to seal them up where you cut it as an extra step, but that shouldn't even be required. Quick, easy, effective, and it won't take away at all from the beauty of the rest of your amps construction.

[OA51]

I promise that I will mount these rubber grommets
-and supply picture evidence


Thanks for the tip!

/Stefan