lol i already cut off the connectors, but no worries, i may be a noob but this isn't the first time i heat up a soldering iron.
(and i have several half finished robots to show for it
)
and don't worry, i know all about discharging the caps n stuff. u could safely shower with this thing right now.
i intend to desolder the wires i don't need instead of cutting them, and will have no trouble adding new ones if needed.
and the case, once i find a larger enclosure for it all, i will ditch entirely.
with the room i have available, and some reworking of the wiring, changing yuge connectors for solder connections,
i think there is more then enough room for air flow and the circuit for the regulator for the variable output
shouldn't take up too much space.
only the interface will take up space, and it's not too terrible (again after taking care of some unnecessarily bulky plugs n stuff.)
also there will be a thermometer on the thing, so if i run into trouble i should get fair warning, and i can always drill some holes and add another fan if needed.
also i think right now i will just do the fixed outputs in the ATX box, and make the variable a separate unit for now until i find
a proper housing for it all. i have a nice looking HP 32V 1.550A linear psu with what looks like ample protection.
also there is a yuge heatsink already in the atx and i was thinking of making use of that. though i do have other heatsinks if needed, incl specific to220 ones.
once my brain gets done booting up ill post some pics.