Northwind's 400 to WOPL 500

[Northwinds]

Glad ya fingered it out!

Now I need a wraparound copper heatsink LMAO!

 

[jbeckva]

Work begins...

We'll start with the backplanes...

 

[jbeckva]

Backplanes populated

Got the burns and scars to prove it, haha...

 

[jbeckva]

Closeup shot...

 

[Northwinds]

Looking awesome Jer!

 

[laatsch55]

Yep, he's a hand...

 

[jbeckva]

Thanks guys... we're going slow but sure n easy here.. Had to get a few tools and whatnot for the B.A.B.B.... Here it is with the old one leaning against, so you can see the difference in the amount of copper... Not as extreme as the 700 ones (crazy Lee.. he gives me a "buss bar".. yup.. out of a HVAC dist. panel!), but hey it'll do ..

 

[Northwinds]

Daamn that will pass some current eh? Thank you much Lee!

 

[laatsch55]

They're only 1/4 inch thick Jer. I have some 3/8's....

 

[jbeckva]

Daamn that will pass some current eh? Thank you much Lee!

No no no...

Lee gave me that 3/8 stuff awhile back, but it aint easy to put in a 400... I would have to cut it in half lengthwise.. This I bought myself strictly for 400's... Want to see the "big stuff", go review Richards Beastie build - now that mofo you can weld with...

Lee don't make me go figure out all that conductivity formulas I forgot 30 years ago, just to say that the 1/4 at that length and width would power a small house worth of current... "it'll do"..heheh.

 

[laatsch55]

1/4 X 1/2 is 240 amps.

 

[jbeckva]

1/4 X 1/2 is 240 amps.

Ok.. a BEEEG house then!

 

[laatsch55]

Yep......

 

[laatsch55]

I also have some 1/4 X 2" and 1/4 X 3".

 

[jbeckva]

Alright.. back at it

Now that I've got me "helping hands", ought to be able to start turning over PL14's a lil quicker... Dang does this make it easier...

 

[laatsch55]

Don't it though???????????????? Nice one!!

 

[jbeckva]

I even took a few smoke breaks.. lol. Good stopping point for tonight, methinks. Should finish this one up by tomorrow eve early.

 

[laatsch55]

Nice Jer!

 

[jbeckva]

Nice Jer!

Thanks Lee! Gotta get this done for Ron... might be testing by this weekend!

 

[laatsch55]

Man, he's gonna be in WOPL heaven....