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MartinC700  
#1 Posted : Saturday, October 2, 2010 9:14:27 PM(UTC)
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Just competed a slightly modded Placid to power my M2Tech Evo. Very happy with the results, a big improvement over the stock wall wart. Mods to the Placid were Schottky diodes and a larger smoothing cap.

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Lizard_King  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, May 4, 2011 9:39:46 PM(UTC)
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Hello,

I am looking at your unit and i really like it. May I please ask you where you bough that enclosure. I also have an EVO and i want to build a PSU like yours.

Thanks in advance.


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Just competed a slightly modded Placid to power my M2Tech Evo. Very happy with the results, a big improvement over the stock wall wart. Mods to the Placid were Schottky diodes and a larger smoothing cap.

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MartinC700  
#3 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 9:01:02 PM(UTC)
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I replied to Paul via email, but in case anyone else needs the details.

The case I used was ordered from Mouser, details as below:

546-1457N1601
Hammond Enclosures, Boxes, & Cases
6.3 x 4.09 x 2.15
US HTS: 8538.10.0000 ECCN:EAR99

With the transformer, and Placid, space is pretty tight. I cut a 0.064"
thk sheet of aluminum as a chassis thay slides into the Hammond case, I also mounted the Placid transistors on the lower side of the circuit, so that they could bolt directly to this chassis plate to give good cooling.

The front and rear ends were custom from Front Panel Express.

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Russ White  
#4 Posted : Monday, July 11, 2011 9:28:48 PM(UTC)
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Good work! :)
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suffolk tony  
#5 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 1:51:12 AM(UTC)
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That's very interesting Martin! Once my two Placid HDs arrive I'll have a couple of "standard" Placids hanging about looking for work. That'll do nicely for one of them!

Best wishes,

Tony.
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Brian Donegan  
#6 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 4:19:43 AM(UTC)
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That's not JB-Weld inside the transformer, is it?
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MartinC700  
#7 Posted : Tuesday, November 1, 2011 7:43:39 PM(UTC)
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Brian Donegan wrote:
That's not JB-Weld inside the transformer, is it?


No, but very similar! It's aluminum powder filled epoxy but it is non conductive.
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