CLD Kevin Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Picture of my CMB16D board with a 360W (15A) power supply mounted inside plastic enclosure. I used 14awg wire for the main power and 5 - 18awg 4-core waterproof connectors for the channels. Each connector has 4 wires…1 for the 12VDC power and 3 channels (RGB). Total of 15 channels or 5 RGB channels. 16 channel not used and open for future. I have 4 of these to build and this was my first. Kevin Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Blair Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Looks very nice. What enclosure are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Nice job, Kev.... clean and neat.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Kevin Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Gary Blair wrote: Looks very nice. What enclosure are you using?I bought the enclosures from Foley's Christmas. I used the CG-1500 and cost $13.39 each + shipping. Inside Dimension is 10" x 10" x 3" http://foleyfamilychristmas.com/wlc-ventures-the-store-page/demarcation-enclosures/I also used the CG-500 for the CCR enclosure. Here is the info and pics for those:http://forums.lightorama.com/forum89/27277.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 One thing I ran into last year with a similar approach is heat dissipation..the PS I used ran a little warmer than expected..and with pretty minimal current draw.Are you planning on providing some ventilation holes, or have tested and verified it will run cool enough when closed and latched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Kevin Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 DonFL wrote: One thing I ran into last year with a similar approach is heat dissipation..the PS I used ran a little warmer than expected..and with pretty minimal current draw.Are you planning on providing some ventilation holes, or have tested and verified it will run cool enough when closed and latched?Glad you broght this up. I didnt mention it and you cant tell from the pictures. I used 1/2" stand-off for the power supply so it doesnt block the vent holes on the bottom.I also drilled some vent holes under the power supply through the wood board and on the back and sides of the plastic enclosure. The picture was taken before I drilled the holes. I thought about the vent holes after I ran a test. It didnt get hot...just a little warm. But it was only a 5 min test.Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Burge Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 DonFL wrote: One thing I ran into last year with a similar approach is heat dissipation..the PS I used ran a little warmer than expected..and with pretty minimal current draw.Are you planning on providing some ventilation holes, or have tested and verified it will run cool enough when closed and latched?Last year I took an old computer cooling fan and ran it off of a spare channel to keep the p/s cool. I just left that channel on whenever the show was playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hvasta Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Kevin, those Cat5 dongles you've got, are those Gregs (ponddude)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Kevin Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 TJ Hvasta wrote: Kevin, those Cat5 dongles you've got, are those Gregs (ponddude)?They are just like Gregs but I got them from Ray Wu. 4-core waterproof connectors. I had him make them with a black jacket, 45cm (approx 18") long and 18awg wire (no extra charge for me). His standard for these are white jacket, 15cm (approx 6") long and 20awg. 18awg is probably over-kill, but with no extra charge...I went ahead and got it.http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/701799/210128048-323485322/100-pairs-4-Core-White-Waterproof-Line-15cm-long-each-male-and-female.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamS Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Back from the dead!As you seem to be the now go to guy in this field I have one question about the RBG dummy strips.You have common anode + this is easy for me to understand. The question I have is how is this wired on the board. If I had to assume You use any positive on the 3 channel set your going to use as the dumb strips use 3 channels. Are the + side always live and the LOR DC controller only cycles the grounds. So you pull the power from any + prong on the board and the negatives are how you cycle that pixel. I may have made it harder to uderstand than easier but I think thats how they are controlled the ground is the actual on off switch not the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 That is correct. The + is always hot. That is really obvious if you look at the PC board traces (top side of the board) - I have a DC board sitting here on my desk at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Power supply heating has not been a problem with an enclosure bolting directly to the side of the power supply, dissipating any heat to the metal enclosure. Being outside in the cool weather, it's a great heat sink.Plastic wouldn't transfer nearly as much heat, but it is cheaper and more convenient. Attached files 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl S Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 What power supply are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hvasta Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 yep, good question, Kevin is that the ps you and Bill Morris are selling in your stores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLD Kevin Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Brought back from the dead....The PS I used and sale are the same....30A/360W. I also have 20A PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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