Skunk Wrote: > I'm not an electrical tech so ideally one would chime in, but there is a > fuse recommendation on the back of the PS (.5a IIRC). I just used an > inline fuse holder from RS, with a slo-blo fuse to avoid annoyance > tripping. It did cost more than the salvaged Power One though :-). > Cheap peace of mind, because otherwise I would be wondering if surge > protection would keep mains wires from melting (?). > > Since we're talking safety, I also wonder if the best place to ground > the mains is on the PS frame. I thought the idea was to provide the > shortest path from the outer enclosure to ground, in case someone > happens to be holding it when it shorts. > > I'm very open to a lesson on these things, because I've only gathered > bits from googling 'diy power supply' and reading the Power One > datasheet. One of the silly things I read was that fire insurance > policies can be voided by the use of non-UL techniques/approval. I > can't vouch for the truthfullness of that, just something in the back > of my head.
Thanks for the input everyone. I think I wll go back and put in a fuse. Makes good sense. The Power-one chassis is bolted to the case and the green ground wire is in turn bolted to the Power-one. I think this should suffice..no? After I make the fuse mod I will be all set to start selling these things! Start placing your orders now..baby!! Thanks again. Jabberwockie -- jabberwockie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jabberwockie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4742 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18491 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
