[Project] RAD GT (Updated 14-Oct-2007) - Page 2 - Overclock.net

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Yesterday I received the pushbutton switches for this case; some ring-illuminated momentary switches, dot-illuminated latching switches, and a non-illuminated momentary switch

I added some stops to the panels to ensure flush edges

Laid out the back panel

Cut out back panel

Fitted into the back of the case

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

This Morning I received a package from A.C. Ryan containing fans, CCFLs, and wire sleeving supplies

Time for some eye-candy
Kameleon Fan; translucent black under normal light

And Blue under UV

With the fan on:

Red Twin Overburst CCFLs

UV Twin Overburst CCFLs

And the money shot
Fan and wire sleeving in full UV splendor:

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Long awaited update

Laid out Front Panel

Cut out Front Panel

Assembled Outer Panels

Rounded the edges; note, only the outside edges have rounds
Top and Bottom Panels

Front and Back Panels

Left Panel

Right Panel

Tomorrow I'll put it back together and sand all the edges and blend the corners. I hope to get it polished tomorrow as well; But I may work on a wheeled base for it

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Just a small update today; but it give a good perspective of what the finished product will look like

Sanded the edges to blend the corners together

Assembled the panels with switches and FPIO to give an idea of how the case will look

I still have to polish up the edges and install the drive bays; then the case itself will be basically complete.

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

I've also received support from Petra's Tech Shop

Here's what they sent me: Acrylic LED case feet, 3x 120mm chrome fan grills, and water additives (Biocide & Blue, Green, and Red dyes)

The LED feet and wiring harnesses

Case feet in action

One drawback to the controller for the LEDs is that it defaults to a flashing mode when it's turned on; but I'll be eliminating the controller and connecting them directly to a switched 12V line, so that won't be an issue for me.

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Some progress pics are missing since one of my memory cards died

Polished the edges of the outer panels

Also installed the PCI mounting bracket

Cut out/polished the CD slot cover

Placed in the slot on the front panel

Made some side pieces for the 5 1/4" bay

Glued them into place

With a drive in place

This evening I'll mount the drive bays; so stay tuned for another update

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Another update; The case itself is finished so next I'll have to make the base and do the wiring

Cut acrylic pieces for mounting the drive bays

Polished the mounting pieces

Glued the mounting pieces to the drive bays

Gluing the drive bays together

Finished Drive Bays

Lining up the drive bays on the top panel

Drilled screwholes at the front of the drive bays

Drilled out holes in top panel

Tapped holes in the drive bays

Screwed them together

Drilled holes at the back of the drive bays

Drilled out the holes in the top panel

Several shots of the assembled case

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

I finished making my PWM fan and lighting controller. It has 8 fan channels and 4 lighting channels (1 dedicated to the fan lighting). The fan LEDs are connected to separate headers from the fan itself.

Edit: For better operation, the 0.1 uF timing capacitor should be replaced with a 100pF capacitor; this alleviates issues with the fan growling at lower speeds.

First: the circuit I used

Installed 1 fan control channel to work out the layout

Here in the US I wasn't able to find anyplace that had the MIC502 fan control IC available in a DIP package; so I had to make due with the SMD version

Soldering on leads

1 DIPicized IC

All eight channels integrated on the PCB

Added power supply as well as headers for the fan LEDs and fan LED switch

Also installed headers for the case lighting control

And a pass-through MOLEX connector

The underside of the controller

The wiring for the power connectors will also be sleeved later on in the project.

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Sleeved the wiring on the fan contoller

I also wired up and sleeved the switches for the case lighting as well as the power cables for the CCFL inverters

**radodrill** · 09-20-07

Sleeved the cabling for the front panel IO

Changing gears for a while; I cut out the MDF baseboard and rounded the edges

First coat of Lacquer paint

Back to the cabling; Wired up and sleeved the HDD LED, Reset Switch, and Power Switch w/ Power LED

Back to the baseboard again; Second coat of paint

Sanded smooth

I'm hoping to be able to get a piano-quality high-gloss finish; thus the use of the lacquer.

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