[sdiy] FW: earthing??

[Dan Snazelle]

you are correct..and in the past I  have never actually mounted my psu's before with the regulators down it was just that while i was testing, i had it that way....and i was trying to follow every instruction in the manual to a T. but i forgot about the heatsinks.

i feel like a total idiot right now



i need to be much more careful and i think this has given me a real scare.

i really appreciate all the patience and information you people have shown me.

thanks


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> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] FW: earthing??
> From: Matthias.Herrmann at jeppesen.com
> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:25:03 +0100
> 
> synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl wrote on 11/25/2008 03:09:37 PM:
>> 
>> it is odd that nowhere in the manual do they warn about the bottom 
>> of the case touching metal.
> 
> sure. OTOH the mounting holes are placed in a manner that might lead one 
> to the proper mounting of the PSU. dunno. and what you call bottom is 
> front for me (with all the jumper information, modell number and brand 
> name...).
> 
> cheer,
> matthias
> ___
> www.modular.fonik.de
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>>> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:36:04 +0100
>>> From: derek at umatic.nl
>>> To: subjectivity at hotmail.com
>>> CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] FW: earthing??
>>> 
>>> Are the heatsinks insulated from the regulators? The probably should 
> be, 
>>> or shorting them would be a bad thing. There are insulating kits made 
> of 
>>> little silicon shims and plastic grommets which you can use if you 
> want 
>>> the heatsinks to make contact with the case (to help heat 
> dissipation).
>>> 
>>> D.
>>> 
>>> Dan Snazelle wrote:
>>>> ok
>>>> 
>>>> it seems that with this PSU..it wasnt the screw. all works fine 
>> if I RUN a earth wire to the screw terminal and then run a wire to 
>> my case from grnd ONLY IF the PSU is on its side (not flat)
>>>> 
>>>> it seems when it is flat, the only thing properly touching the 
>> case is the tip of the regulator heatsinks (i think thats what they are)
>>>> 
>>>> in other words..when the BODY of the psu is properly flush 
>> against the case...earthing works 
>>>> 
>>>> it took me a long time to get this right.
>>>> 
>>>> if anyone knows why this is.....
>>>> 
>>>> thanks
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl ::: 
> http://blog.myspace.com/macumbista
>>> ---Oblique Strategy # 102:
>>> "Just carry on"
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