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2022-09-10 3:54 pm
I'm building my ATX power supply using the Dronebot project as a guide. I cannot find a terminal strip with wide enough webs to permit lugs to be attached to the wires and have room for the lugs to be screwed down.
The only change I wish that I had would to have been to preserve some of the peripheral connectors and add a USB power panel. I'll save that for Version 2.0 ---
What lug/terminal strip combination have people used? It looks like I'll need at least a 10-12 terminal lug to contain all the wires for each power grouping.
TIA.
2022-09-10 4:02 pm
I started that project but put it aside for now. I am not sure what you are getting at with the term webs. Are you talking about spade connectors and a bus with screws? AFAIK each bus position (5V, 12V) only has 2 spade connectors, one from the ATX and one to the front panel or a VR then front panel. Once you have 10 posts you can post a picture which would help. Meanwhile, I can show you the bus bars I have set aside to possibly use.
Arduino says and I agree, in general, the const keyword is preferred for defining constants and should be used instead of #define
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2022-09-10 4:09 pm
I think you only need 1 12V, 1 5V, 1 3.3V it's all one PS, I assume the same voltages are just off the same PS tap.
I just found an interesting web site. You might want to check it out.
https://www.electronics-lab.com/project/breakout-board-for-atx-power-supply-benchtop-power-supply/
Arduino says and I agree, in general, the const keyword is preferred for defining constants and should be used instead of #define
"Never wrestle with a pig....the pig loves it and you end up covered in mud..." anon
My experience hours are >75,000 and I stopped counting in 2004.
Major Languages - 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PLI/1, Pascal, C plus numerous job control and scripting
Topic starter
2022-09-27 8:58 am
@zander I'll do that on the second one, I've already snipped the wires on the current one 😐 😐 😐
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2022-09-27 9:02 am
@zander The webs are the plastic bits that sit between each of the screws to insulate each of them from their neighboring connector. The terminal strips that I can find are too narrow to permit either a spade or round connector to fit between them (same manufacturer) --
2022-09-27 2:36 pm
@guyo What is it you are trying to do?
Arduino says and I agree, in general, the const keyword is preferred for defining constants and should be used instead of #define
"Never wrestle with a pig....the pig loves it and you end up covered in mud..." anon
My experience hours are >75,000 and I stopped counting in 2004.
Major Languages - 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PLI/1, Pascal, C plus numerous job control and scripting
2022-09-27 2:49 pm
@guyo See my previous post at HERE
All of those terminal strips/bus bars accept standard spade or ring connectors. The only exception I am aware of is a few large rings probably for under mounting bolts to connect to chassis ground. The terminal strips Bill found are very old school, I used them in high school about late 50's early 60's. Much easier to crimp on a spade or ring connector and screw it down than solder to a terminal strip. Just so there is no confusion I am enclosing pictures of both spade and ring. Note they are sized for AWG wire, and the rings for the bolt/screw they go over. Spades are more common since they can be installed faster, the screw stays in and the spade slides under.
Arduino says and I agree, in general, the const keyword is preferred for defining constants and should be used instead of #define
"Never wrestle with a pig....the pig loves it and you end up covered in mud..." anon
My experience hours are >75,000 and I stopped counting in 2004.
Major Languages - 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PLI/1, Pascal, C plus numerous job control and scripting
2022-09-27 2:51 pm
@guyo What is it you are trying to do?
He is building an ATX power supply, using the DroneBot project as a guide.
Put your glasses on 😉
cheers
2022-09-27 2:52 pm
@frogandtoad I know that, I was trying to draw him out re the connectors he was having trouble with.
Arduino says and I agree, in general, the const keyword is preferred for defining constants and should be used instead of #define
"Never wrestle with a pig....the pig loves it and you end up covered in mud..." anon
My experience hours are >75,000 and I stopped counting in 2004.
Major Languages - 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PLI/1, Pascal, C plus numerous job control and scripting
2022-09-27 2:54 pm
@frogandtoad I know that, I was trying to draw him out re the connectors he was having trouble with.
Let you off this time, OK?
😀
2022-09-29 5:44 pm
@guyo I just typed 'terminal strip' into an Amazon search box and got hundreds of hits. Here is one https://amz.run/5zGF
Arduino says and I agree, in general, the const keyword is preferred for defining constants and should be used instead of #define
"Never wrestle with a pig....the pig loves it and you end up covered in mud..." anon
My experience hours are >75,000 and I stopped counting in 2004.
Major Languages - 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PLI/1, Pascal, C plus numerous job control and scripting