Wednesday, May 11, 2011
picoPSU Tight Fit On ASUS H61 mini itx Motherboard
Look how tight the picoPSU sits against the RAM on the ASUS H61 mini itx motherboard. It hasn't caused any problems so far but this RAM (Kingston ValueRAM DDR3 1333) doesn't have any heatsinks. If you tried this with RAM that had heatsinks, like G-Skill Ripjaws for instance, I don't think it would fit.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
More about backplates / covers for mounting picoPSUs jacks in computer cases PSU openings
Things have progressed since my first post about the prototype I created to mount a picoPSU in my Lian-Li PC-Q07 case. I now have backplates designed and created for both ATX and SFX12V openings. I made CAD files using the ATX and SFX12V specifications as well as 80mm and 60mm fan specifications and then sent those away to have some aluminum templates made that I can now use as jigs to manufacture them from ABS plastic.
I've actually already sold one ATX backplate with an 80mm fan and an SFX12V backplate without a fan! I really need to get some kind of store set up. I am thinking eBay is going to be my best bet. It's just a matter of finding the time to set it up.
Here are some photos of the aluminum templates I had made and some experiments using ABS plastic.
This is the ATX backplate with mounts for an 80mm fan, 2.5mm barrel-style jack and 4-pin panel mount jack.
This is the SFX12V backplate with mounts for a 60mm fan, 2.5mm barrel-style jack and 4-pin panel mount jack.
These are some experiments with making these out of ABS plastic. The trick is getting the drilling smooth. Once the pieces are mounted in the holes though you can't see any burrs or imperfections in the plastic, especially once mounted in the case. These are predecessors of the ones I actually sold.
This one was sold to be mounted in a Moneual LAB Black Aluminum MonCaso 312B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case:
This one was sold to be mounted in an APEX MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case:
If you're interested, leave me a comment with contact information and I will get back to you. You don't have to have a gaping hole in the back of your PC to use a picoPSU.
Meanwhile, I hope to get something up on eBay very soon.
I've actually already sold one ATX backplate with an 80mm fan and an SFX12V backplate without a fan! I really need to get some kind of store set up. I am thinking eBay is going to be my best bet. It's just a matter of finding the time to set it up.
Here are some photos of the aluminum templates I had made and some experiments using ABS plastic.
This is the ATX backplate with mounts for an 80mm fan, 2.5mm barrel-style jack and 4-pin panel mount jack.
This is the SFX12V backplate with mounts for a 60mm fan, 2.5mm barrel-style jack and 4-pin panel mount jack.
These are some experiments with making these out of ABS plastic. The trick is getting the drilling smooth. Once the pieces are mounted in the holes though you can't see any burrs or imperfections in the plastic, especially once mounted in the case. These are predecessors of the ones I actually sold.
This one was sold to be mounted in a Moneual LAB Black Aluminum MonCaso 312B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case:
This one was sold to be mounted in an APEX MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case:
If you're interested, leave me a comment with contact information and I will get back to you. You don't have to have a gaping hole in the back of your PC to use a picoPSU.
Meanwhile, I hope to get something up on eBay very soon.
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