12 Apr
2004
12 Apr
'04
11:21 a.m.
What about wooden dowel ?
Geoff.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Pemberton" <philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: Acorn A4 PSU (was Re: IBM Engineers)
any
In message <m1BCRT9-000JCPC@p850ug1>
ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
(say
Right... I've actually had low-value caps go
essentially open-circuit
before...
Well, what do you expect them to do if the electrolyte dries out? :)
> Can you cut off the screw posts and replace them with something else That's quite easy - cut most of it off with a
cut-down hacksaw blade, then
sand it down to the level of the surrounding plastic.
in
a hard plastic rod, with suitable holes drilled
and tapped in the ends).
Maybe. It'll be a bit of a challenge to get some
plastic rod of that size
though - not even the (fairly) well-stocked model shop has much selection plastics. I've also yet to find a plastics
supplier that sells direct to
the
public, too. :-/
> Does it haveto br the original casing, or could you use some other box
of
a suitable
size. OK, it wouldn't be original, but...
I suppose I could use a different
case. Only problem is, I haven't seen nice-looking plastic cases of the right sort of size.
That and I'd need
stand-offs for the PCB - more expense.
Thanks.
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