[N8VEM: 17893] Completed 12 slot V1 chassis

[Vince Mulhollon]

I've completed two 12 slot N8VEM ECB chassis using the V1 backplane. The
woodwork is vaguely Victrola inspired, cubes on stilts with doors on top
and front. Half inch hardwood plywood, finished with pecan stain and some
coats of poly. The lower door conceals a storage shelf, partially occupied
by a mean well 12V to 5V switching power supply and a amphenol powerpole
connector for the 12V. One is trimmed out completely in brass, one in
chrome, to tell them apart.

Here's a G+ link to the pics

https://plus.google.com/111619035631991338426/posts/RNafxrNFN1Q

Or I'll attempt to link directly to google photo here.

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Now I need some 6U 6809 CPU cards...

[Fabio Battaglia]

You did a truly wonderful work there!

Post by Vince Mulhollon
I've completed two 12 slot N8VEM ECB chassis using the V1 backplane.
The woodwork is vaguely Victrola inspired, cubes on stilts with doors
on top and front. Half inch hardwood plywood, finished with pecan
stain and some coats of poly. The lower door conceals a storage
shelf, partially occupied by a mean well 12V to 5V switching power
supply and a amphenol powerpole connector for the 12V. One is trimmed
out completely in brass, one in chrome, to tell them apart.
Here's a G+ link to the pics
https://plus.google.com/111619035631991338426/posts/RNafxrNFN1Q
Or I'll attempt to link directly to google photo here.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OmkHIcBtb78/U1qQP-mFPxI/AAAAAAAAB68/B5l8QDdZjzg/s1600/IMG_20140425_112719969.jpg>Now I need some 6U 6809 CPU cards...
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[Nikolay Dimitrov]

Hi Vince,

That's beautiful!
Do you plan to put some form of a front panel, "blinken-lights" style,
or you prefer to keep the vintage look-and-feel?

Regards,
Nikolay

[Vince Mulhollon]

Post by Nikolay Dimitrov
Do you plan to put some form of a front panel, "blinken-lights" style,
or you prefer to keep the vintage look-and-feel?

I left a very large gap at the top of the chassis and below the top lid
with the idea I could put something on the inside of the top lid someday.

Maybe a small monitor, maybe a front panel? No firm plans.

If I had to do it all over again I'd make the whole project and/or the top
lid just an inch or two larger to insert / remove the entire chassis not
just cards thru the door (access thru back at this time for the entire
chassis)