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| PL1:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103229 Cut to length for shorting the desired number of terminals. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103227 Scott |
| TheShaner:
Awesome, that is what I figured. So, pardon for a my ignorance here, but from what I gather, I should be able to come into the end of one of the terminals, then daisy chain it all down that side. On the other side, I would run in any wires that I need to use to carry power. Correct? On another note, I have a smart power strip that I am going to be running everything through. I want to bring this out to the back of the cabinet. The idea was to take a female end from the back of an old power supply, cut the plug off of the power strip and wire it to it, then connect the wires via solder. Here is a pic of the female end I took out of the power supply: Does anyone see a problem with this approach? Too much electricity coming through the plug? I have a bad ass power cable for server racks, but this seems like it could be a weak point. Also, can I silicone the soldered connections afterwards to prevent accidental electrocution??? Or would that just be a bigger fire hazzard? |
| Mysterioii:
Well, you can buy panel mount jacks like that and then you'll know exactly what amperage they're rated at if you don't want to take chances. I guess those are filter caps they've got soldered onto the back there? Never seen it done that that, but then again I don't tear down power supplies as a general rule. I personally would slide a little shrink tubing over the solder joint and lugs rather than gooshing it up with silicone, although I don't know if that's necessarily BAD. You can just cut shrink tube off with an exacto knife if you ever need to get at the joints again. |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: TheShaner on June 06, 2012, 02:34:48 pm ---Awesome, that is what I figured. So, pardon for a my ignorance here, but from what I gather, I should be able to come into the end of one of the terminals, then daisy chain it all down that side. On the other side, I would run in any wires that I need to use to carry power. Correct? --- End quote --- You got it. The second picture is a shorting strip that you tighten under the screws on one side of the terminal strip to daisy chain the terminals much faster and easier than cutting and stripping wires. The nice thing is that if you need 4 terminals with 5v, 2 with 12v and 2 with ground, you can cut the shorting strip accordingly. Scott |
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