mlucitt
Veteran and General Yakker
I like lights...
Something else that has been in the works for a while is a bias transistor bracket. What I wanted was something that was simple to install and would protect the legs of the transistor and provide a tie point to secure the wires that attach to the transistor legs as these wires are flexed when the controller board is moved for testing or other modifications. I incorporated the fastener (4-40 nut) in the bracket to make the assembly a little easier.
The 400 uses 4-40 screws - what about the 700? Since the fastener is part of the bracket design a larger screw would require a minor design change to accommodate the fastener.
I'll get some more photos tomorrow with wires attached to give a clearer picture of this. The first two photos are of the bracket and fastener and the last three have the transistor included.
Dennis, how long does it take for the machine to lay those out?? That is UBERCOOL!!! And so totally useful.
A little neon light with a load resistor would be cool if it would light up as the cap bleeds down and then go off below say 10V.