Friday, December 10, 2010

Art Install



Put the side art onto the two bartop's for sale, they look good. It makes a big difference, I'm really happy. Tomorrow I'll install the t-molding and side art onto the "keeper" making it %100 complete and finished. I was going to wire the other two bartop's tonight but a storm that was said to hit kept my plans at bay. I do however plan on picking up my own soldering iron and giving it a try. Worst case scenario I'll call my buddy.

** I also included a sneak peak at my next project **

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Top One Done....AGAIN!




With my new power supplies on hand I was able to get my keeper cabinet running again.
I installed the power supply this evening and just went over all the wiring to ensure nothing was missed. I even cut the end off of my monitor power cable to tie it directly into my terminal block inside. Now I only have the one plug coming out from the machine and once plugged in and switched on everything powers up nicely. Something I will do again when I complete the other two units this week.

All the power supplies have been tested and are ready for install. I also purchased additional fuse protection to connect directly to the fan lines. My only real issue comes from the fact that my crimp tool broke and I would like to re-check all the connections. I guess the last real issue is that I have 0 soldering skills......but my buddy who helped me with round one has offered to come back and help me wrap this project up. So if all goes well they should be done this weekend and ready for sale.

I've jumped the gun a little and posted them for sale on the local Kijiji. Hoping to have these outta the house come the holidays.

New Found Power


Saturday I went to the local coin-op auction to pick up some parts.
Thanks to my buddy Nick V I got an extra power supply that has found a happy home in my "keeper" bartop. Also picked up an additional 3 new power supplies, what would have been one for each. Today I tested them to ensure they were all working correctly, and adjust the +5/+12 accordingly. All is a go! I installed the used power supply in my keeper as mentioned giving me a backup should I require one.

Friday, December 3, 2010

I Got The Power ! ...Well, I'll Get The Power

Picking up some new power supplies on the weekend.
I also found a good deal on one of two LCD monitors I need.
I hope to finish the wiring on the weekend and get the adds posted on Craigs List & Kijiji.