I had a dream recently, a dream about a neat idea to locate the Radion PSU's, it sounded great. Then i woke up, and realised it was a nightmare. You see the "thing" i created a few posts back is hideous... i hated it from day one... regardless of the fact it will be completely out of sight when in situ!
I could not live with myself knowing a bodge job effort was leaving a skid mark on my meticulous planning, being a perfectionist is a curse!
So...
Radion PSU Shelves Mk.2
I went back to step one and returned to how i was going to do it, until i found some scraps, odds and ends in the garage...
And ordered some cut acrylic from Cut Plastic Sheeting who might i add, provided an excellent product at an excellent price. Also delivered next day when originally quote for 5-6days! Excellent, will use them again in future for following similar projects.
A perfect fit…
In glossy white…
Acrylic is a dream to work with if you have plenty of good quality clamps!
A work bench and a bottle of Tensol 12
A bead of T12 was applied along each edge, then left for 5 minutes or so, followed by some strategic clamp repositioning...
This was the "test", within 20minutes or so it was pretty much rocks solid and more or less 1 piece of acrylic, as this is done by solvent welding rather than adhesive :)
A Radion PSU being measured up for its hole positions...
Holes marked and centre popped...
Clamped back to the table, ensuring the hole position was over one of the bench holes
I found a use for the pap thing i made earlier saved its grace from being smashed to bits by throwing it at something solid!
Sometimes you get discharge!
But no need to crack out the Vagisil, the soft stuff can be sliced off with a blade, then some wet and dry can smooth it out, you could smooth and polish the edge completely. I didn't bother... after all... nobody will ever see it…!
Measuring up for the other two PSU's…
Spacer pieces ready to be bonded…
In the mean time while going through the drying periods, i got all the "shelves" drilled…
Now to get them bonded…
Literally two 5mm wide edges will be the only interface supporting the whole weight of each PSU, then again, if this is done right, it should be rock solid and take some force to snap them back off when fully cured…
A novel method of ensuring the solvent weld wicks into the gap rather than running across the surface :D
More clamps, this time to hold the shelves in place and keep the pressure on the solvent weld…
Rinse and repeat for the other three of course...
Load test... passed!
Leave it overnight to fully cure…
Next day, all good, solid as a rock…
More novel ideas! Using stationary not to the intended manner to align cable clips!
Ready for the PSU's…
Decided on a couple of cable ties to keep the PSU's secure, did originally anticipate using nuts and bolts, but these are more than adequate and easier to remove should the need arise…
All set and ready...
Power cables added...
Hood set at a jaunty angle, trust me the room for manoeuvre is around 5mm at the narrowest point!
Moved wiring jobs to the top of the hood as i couldn't be bothered undoing the Radions themselves! Wasn't really any issue...
Lowered to the first stage at the edge of the tank…
Then as i stood off the chair, lowered it to the ledge at the bottom of the cabinet, a few short strips of thick tape (double sided stuff in this case but with one side still covered). As the back piece is pretty much the same height as the gab its in, a quick shove meant it squashed into the tape and wedges in pretty much solid, yet a quick tug will release it…
Done! Feed the plugs round the back ready for going into sockets…
Bang tidy!
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