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==Built-in excitation light== | ==Built-in excitation light== | ||
==In Box Casting== | |||
===Cutting Gasket Groove=== | |||
[[Image:Open Gel Box 2.0 Grooving.jpg|600px]] | |||
Groove Cutting in 1/4" Acrylic, Image under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 License] | |||
== Time and Labor == | == Time and Labor == | ||
Revision as of 01:46, 25 February 2009
The box
Acrylic - $20
- Free at public lab in Boston
Electrode
- Monel wire - $0.10 (http://www.shopwiki.com/detail/d=20Lb_14%22_Monel_Wire_(30pc_per_tube)/jumpToFirst=t/)
- Platinum electrodes - $10
- ($100 worth to make 10-15 boxes) http://www.a-msystems.com/electronics/wire/platinum.aspx
- Silver or nickel?
- Copper turns gels blue
Cap/plug connectors for supersafe lid- $5?
Plugs: Banana -> thread (to penetrate acrylic into gel chamber)http://www.newark.com/johnson-emerson/108-0750-001/banana-jack/dp/39F888 Cost ~1.25 ea @ 2 per box = $2.50
Power supply cables/leads (Plug to socket)= $12.00 ea.
Glue - $1?
Power supply - $150?
Light filter system
Tiffen Glass 4"x4" - $125
- Colored acrylic?
- Cellophane?
Built-in excitation light
In Box Casting
Cutting Gasket Groove
Groove Cutting in 1/4" Acrylic, Image under Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 License
Time and Labor
Laser cutter time ~10 min
1 hr to glue together parts and wiring
