Thank you, a very good compliment indeed 😉. The design is free to download at the link in the description. I only ask that you post a pic in the builds section of the discord if you do make one. Recently, used it to diagnose a parasitic drain on my battery in the Patrol... Am thinking about a version 2 that is a little tougher and maybe a few more functions.
Don't solder tip stranded wires w/ a screw terminal; it keeps the terminal from squeezing the conductors into shape, resulting in higher resistance+heat than bare wire. It also makes a very inflexible fixed point that can, over time, break the strands at the pivot due to vibration. Crimped connectors are preferred from wire to terminals.
Thank you for the comment. This is a fair point in general and esp for automotive (or any other moving application). Like i said i made this a long time ago and have learned since then. Ideally one would solder and glue the wire down to relieve stress. That said CrimpCons have their own down sides. Yes soldering can focus the stress to one spot but CrimpCons are much harder to proof again corrosion and water ingress (of course not really a problem in the case of the PSU). I have also seen em melt connectors due to loosening over time.
I used to work in the telecom industry and crimp was preferred on high end equipment. I thought it was daft but it proved to be correct and especially so on large diameter cables. These were all 48 volt DC power systems. If it's meant to be crimped crimp it I suppose is the answer .
Hey Tony I have half shot it and edited it up but need to bring from Resolve to Premier Pro. Was hoping for requests but this video didn't get any traction for a long time. I will start on it again now that its getting viewed and I know someone wants it. Tbh have never had a cause to use the Bluetooth. The remote is quite good and much quicker eh 😉
Thank you for the comment. Love that attitude, makes me smile. Um yeah its not a thing anymore.... took it apart to see what failed and kind of kept going for parts... Was a cheap unit anyway and probably not worth the postage...
Yeah i would have used thicker cables, thin cables can get hot and give you big problems. I use cables with silicon around it, that can have 200c, and i would not have soldered the cables to that back connector, i would have put what they called on the cables, and put them om the 3 conrectors, so can remove it all without soldering anything. I also made my own DIY power supply, i made him bigger, and put a good power supply board in it, and is 48V and 8.1A, so i can go up to around 50v, and put a 90mm fan in the top that always runs, but fast enough for good cooling, and slow enough you can almost not hear it. If you go to my channel, you see my DIY Power Supply, in the ver short video: "HandSkit T12 Solder Station 24V 5A, display not working"
Would love to see part 2
Cheers Tony. Is out now 😉. Had to swap editing software and reedit. Hope you enjoy it.
Btw Fan temp control is going to be in its own video.
great job
Thank you very much Hamad.
nicely casing orange, i want to buy
Thank you, a very good compliment indeed 😉. The design is free to download at the link in the description. I only ask that you post a pic in the builds section of the discord if you do make one.
Recently, used it to diagnose a parasitic drain on my battery in the Patrol...
Am thinking about a version 2 that is a little tougher and maybe a few more functions.
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Don't solder tip stranded wires w/ a screw terminal; it keeps the terminal from squeezing the conductors into shape, resulting in higher resistance+heat than bare wire. It also makes a very inflexible fixed point that can, over time, break the strands at the pivot due to vibration. Crimped connectors are preferred from wire to terminals.
Thank you for the comment. This is a fair point in general and esp for automotive (or any other moving application). Like i said i made this a long time ago and have learned since then. Ideally one would solder and glue the wire down to relieve stress.
That said CrimpCons have their own down sides. Yes soldering can focus the stress to one spot but CrimpCons are much harder to proof again corrosion and water ingress (of course not really a problem in the case of the PSU). I have also seen em melt connectors due to loosening over time.
I used to work in the telecom industry and crimp was preferred on high end equipment. I thought it was daft but it proved to be correct and especially so on large diameter cables. These were all 48 volt DC power systems. If it's meant to be crimped crimp it I suppose is the answer .
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Nice work! Did you ever end up putting in that fan and blue tooth? Did you get a chance to make that second video.
Hey Tony I have half shot it and edited it up but need to bring from Resolve to Premier Pro. Was hoping for requests but this video didn't get any traction for a long time. I will start on it again now that its getting viewed and I know someone wants it. Tbh have never had a cause to use the Bluetooth. The remote is quite good and much quicker eh 😉
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Just give me your old power supply and il repair it🙄
Thank you for the comment. Love that attitude, makes me smile.
Um yeah its not a thing anymore.... took it apart to see what failed and kind of kept going for parts... Was a cheap unit anyway and probably not worth the postage...
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Why so sad? Part 2 link is in the description 😉
Yeah i would have used thicker cables, thin cables can get hot and give you big problems.
I use cables with silicon around it, that can have 200c, and i would not have soldered the
cables to that back connector, i would have put what they called on the cables, and put
them om the 3 conrectors, so can remove it all without soldering anything.
I also made my own DIY power supply, i made him bigger, and put a good power supply
board in it, and is 48V and 8.1A, so i can go up to around 50v, and put a 90mm fan in
the top that always runs, but fast enough for good cooling, and slow enough you can
almost not hear it.
If you go to my channel, you see my DIY Power Supply, in the ver short video:
"HandSkit T12 Solder Station 24V 5A, display not working"
Were is part 2???