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LCD 2401
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2002 1:56 pm
by SiGmA_X
I just got my MO LCD (Wide Voltage) today, and I want to set it up, but I'm worried about the power requirements... Do I need to make a 12v adaptor, or a 5v?
I *think* this is the order to put it in:
+12v - none - none - Ground
Could some one verify this for me, please?
Thank you in advance

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2002 3:59 pm
by slippy
yes that is correct
here's a pic of a 12v cable

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2002 4:24 pm
by SiGmA_X
Okay. That's what I thought, but I wanted some help because it would
suck to fry this thing on the first time

Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2002 2:00 am
by SiGmA_X
I got it all hooked up, and it rocks! Now all I need to do is get some Dremal blades, and work on a stealth drive

(I have a Lian Li PC-70)
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2002 12:17 am
by Henry
Can't wait for the pics

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2002 4:16 pm
by SiGmA_X
As I am a Dremal n00b, can anyone reccomend the right blades to use with a Lian Li bay cover? I really would like to only have to buy blades once

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 10:01 am
by linear
Almost any cutoff wheel will work in aluminum. Dremel sells standard and reinforced (fiberglass) cutoff wheels. Aluminum is so soft, the standard wheels will work well, and they are somewhat thinner for more control.
Get your workpiece clamped securely to a bench top. Fasten your template securely to the workpiece. Using a moderate speed (about halfway up on an adjustable Dremel) and very light pressure, draw the rotating bit just inside the lines of your template, stopping a quarter-inch or so outside the corners. (So you don't cut through the corners). Move the tool against the direction of rotation of the bit, this will make it less likely to jump off the workpiece.
With each pass you should remove only a very small amount of metal--you are actually grinding a groove through the material rather than cutting it like a saw blade. With each pass you'll deepen the groove by a small amount. If the Dremel motor slows appreciably, you are applying to much force to the tool--let the speed of the bit do the work. As you get the groove deepened, keep drawing the bit across it applying a uniform light pressure. It will tend to stay in the track quite nicely after the first couple of passes, so make your outlines first while your hand is still steady.
After you've cut your grooves through, go back and clean up your edges with a file. Files are either single- or double-cut, meaning they cut on the upstroke, or both the up and downstrokes. Use the file to get your edges square and get the size you need. Again, Aluminum is very soft, so use a light touch.
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2002 4:42 pm
by SiGmA_X
Okay, Thank you
I'll report in on Staurday for how it went
