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    Looks a bit crowded nobby!

    Personally I'd use a much bigger box. The board above the PSU is partially blocking the air inlets and just underneath it are the bare terminals for the mains connection.

    I would prefer to see a bit of airflow around the bits, space to see visually that the cables are correctly wired, plus space to clip the cable runs down.
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    you mean the bare exposed psu terminals will interfere with the break out board?

    what i had planned on doing was unsheathing the main cables as they come in and running them around the bottom and up to the drives - the connections are all good as I have tested it all, just as yet not on the machine.

    the break out board will float above the psu.

    I flipping layed it all out like that before I bought the box, thinking that will be ok, as the drives are double sided taped to the box for heat sink? soak?
    and the power inlet and switch were 2 inches from the main connector on the psu, so there was no mains wire run.

    cock - bigger box or see how it goes?
    Last edited by nobby; 20-02-2014 at 11:25 PM.

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    ovber heating or connections?
    all the wires have numbers on them, they aren't all blank black wires.
    I didn't realise it initially, but the bob has 3 5v outs on the side, i didn't see them, so there will be single feeds and one loop to each drive. no choc block.
    I think i shall fling in a little brushless 5v fan extra, just found one - do i run that constamnt off the bob.

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    Damn. Just noticed this post after I had replied to the other one.

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    It does look cramped, which probably won't lead to any major issues when it's working, but cramped can be a nightmare when it comes to diagnosing any faults.

    Nothing worse than trying to test a connection that's buried!

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    Quote Originally Posted by m_c View Post
    It does look cramped, which probably won't lead to any major issues when it's working, but cramped can be a nightmare when it comes to diagnosing any faults.

    Nothing worse than trying to test a connection that's buried!


    you mean when initially setting it up

    -so far the x and y were the wrong way around
    plus the z is back to front, its all wired the same as the other axis, do I simply need to change the direction.
    -i think the ball screw is upside down - as stock in these?

    do i simply switch around the a + and -
    and the b+ and -
    Last edited by nobby; 21-02-2014 at 03:13 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nobby View Post


    you mean the bare exposed psu terminals will interfere with the break out board?
    I was more concerned about cables or other items dropping onto the live terminals during use. Some of those SMPS come with a plastic screen - did yours?

    It could all run fine for years without issue, or it could get too hot, or it could have intermittant inference. Only time will tell.

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    My Immediate thoughts are.!!. . . . . BOOM
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