Power Supply Modding by Boomburum

    Hello. This post is unlikely to saturate the brain of experienced modders with useful information - I post it only because a public worklog is an indispensable part of the ending contest . A blog " Modding ", in my opinion, is more than suitable for this.

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    So let's go!
    The old NoNaMe power supply at 250 watts was taken as the basis. I was not going to insert it into the body of my computer (despite the fact that it would more than fit to power my 700MHz) - I initially positioned it as a separate external device. I wanted to ennoble him by giving him a separate function in my workplace - lighting.

    He was terribly ugly, almost completely clogged with dust - in general, "those times." And the first thing I did was wipe it :) without a trace I deleted all the stickers.

    I unscrew the case - I carefully clean everything from dust with a brush. Five minutes later, the PSU was like new;)

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    The next step was decided to unsolder all the unnecessary pigtails. After 15 minutes, this task was completed - a couple of molecules “mom” and “dad” remained. Ringing - everything is in place;)

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    The next step, I painted the body in glossy black. I know that on such a device all my prints will remain, but it will be stored in a stationary place where no one will disturb him. And do not leave him faceless gray.

    Finding the right color in the hobby reserves :) I started:

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    It already looks amazing, the main thing is that dust does not stick until it dries. I let it dry. Carried.

    After painting the case, I decided to highlight the cooler from the inside. For this, I used a 3-diode lamp, which was soldered to the power supply circuit. The lamp itself I reliably fixed with liquid polyethylene on the upper part of the housing.

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    I collect BP. I connect 220, turn it on - the flight is normal. Spinning, glowing - healed. I set the grill.

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    After that I decide to attach a “pillow” made of artificial leather to that part of the base unit that will be my “face”. I cut out packing paralon of suitable sizes, and attach it to the PSU cover. Then securely fasten the cut out piece of black leather. Now the power supply is not so easily soiled, but soft and fluffy :)

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    Next, I decided to do something unusual from the area where the power supplies are turned on. Namely:

    Once I found some interesting device, which was a diaphragm, which opened manually up to a diameter of 4 cm (a scale was applied at the edges). I drilled a hole for the wire on the back of the lid, I continued.

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    Taking a Plexiglas tube (I won’t tell the origin story :)), I cut off a suitable piece. I am tinting around the edges, turning the locking-jointing ring for the Plexiglas tube and the back of the diaphragm.

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    Then I took a chrome tube, which is used in furniture, cut a piece along the length of the tube. At the ends I install the fixing consoles, in which I make special cuts for the neon thread.

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    I pass the neon thread through the tube and try to evenly wind the thread along the chrome tube. I fix everything with liquid polyethylene.

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    I unsolder the power supply switch and pass the wire through the tube, then again I solder the wires to the switch. To it I attach a similarly made switch for speakers. All this is fixed on a circle of plexiglas pasted over with leather.

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    When the diaphragm is closed - you don’t immediately understand what kind of device :) opening it - we have two buttons - turn on the power supply (red) and a button to turn on the power of the speakers (standard).

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    By pressing the red button, the power supply turns on (this becomes noticeable only by the green backlight inside the PSU) and the neon thread lights up. It is very beautiful in the dark.

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    I make a special stand from plexiglass and plastic, paint. I fix it on the very top of the table with a special molding. For centuries ;)

    In addition, the PSU supplies light for speakers and neonka. which I installed under the countertop above the keyboard. The switch is in the same place. Now in the dark I can clearly see all the buttons - there is no need to turn on the external light.

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    Especially for the King Modding contest
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    A single continuation of the post with plasma acoustics - here

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