Project: Nuclear UPS mod

I like the green. Gives it that radioactive look. After this I'll be looking to mode a UPS of my own.

well here is an update. in an attempt to make the led pod work for my front lighting i decided to replace the ac dc adaptor with one that can supply more miliamps. this one is rated for 2 amps. think it was from a laptop

then i got a slot screwdriver and cracked the thing open. this is whats inside

so i went forward and removed the input jack and output cable with the help of my trusty little de-soldering iron. looks like this

after that i also detatched the wires from the old ac dc adaptor and wired them into the new one. seeing as there is likely to be some more work done in here i havent sealed it up completely... just a little tape

unfortunately to my shock and supprise a 2 amp adaptor still isnt enough to power both the cold cathode tubes and the led pod...... if i only had my darned multimeter i could find out the draw of that pod. whatever it is it must be massive. ordered a 4 inch white cathode tube for the front lighting... screw the leds too much trouble

I like the green too- goes well with the nuclear theme and the black/yellow hazard paint. :up: + Rep

lighting arrived today must finish painting the front panel (grumbles.. lousy unco-operative thing). will post pics when more significant progress is made

yes Jiggiwiddit i like the colour as well its a nice radio active snot green color. suits the job quite well.

ok its update time. i switched the power supplies again. this getting 12 volts issue has been basicly a prombelmatic thing since i started. inside the ups is not like a computer there is no 12 volt line. i tried an ac adaptor but it wasnt really strong enough. i tried a bigger ac adaptor from a laptop, but it seems it has died.

so i made a decision today. "screw it lets mod a pc power supply and shove it in there somehow". so here we go

here is my victim

so i took it out of the box wow thats alot of wires that i wont be needing.

dont think i will need this voltage switch on it either

so i took the switch out and hardwired it togeather on the appropreate setting

so how will i make this thing turn on? well remember if you hold the green wire on your atx p1 connector to any ground the unit turns on. so i just wired it that way permanantly

i desoldered all the wires i didnt want to use, and attached ones that i wanted instead

took the leads that i already soldered to the power connector togeather with the power supplies input leads.

then i chopped the crap out of the power supply box so it would be just a bottom plate.

then i took some powerfull magnets and attached them so it will not move arround once its inside the unit

after all that i plugged everything in and made sure it worked

now i just have to figure out a way to cool it a little

I see A full custom water cooling system in the future.....:devcool:

i opted not to go for water cooling here. instead i made a little stand for the fan that came in the power supply. i made 4 little plexiglass legs. lucky for me the plastic the fan is made of is compatible with the glue used to fix plexiglass togeather.

ok im back home and i will be trying to finish this this weekend. not much really left to do so it shouldent take long. thanks for all of you who have been patient in waiting for an update.

Do you know how many times I have passed out holding my breath for this one?? They are looking at brain damage!!:eek::eek:Brain Damage!!:eek::eek:

No really, this will be cool to see finished.

ok so i did a little work reassembling this one. havent fully decided what to do with the front. it looks a little bland. let me know what you think