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(New page: ==The box== Acrylic - $20 :Free at public lab in Boston Platinum electrodes - $10 :($100 worth to make 10-15 boxes) http://www.a-msystems.com/electronics/wire/platinum.aspx Cap/plug con...) |
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Platinum electrodes - $10 | 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 | :($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? | 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? | Glue - $1? | ||
Power supply - $150? | |||
==Light filter system== | ==Light filter system== | ||
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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 == | ||
Time to cut ~15 acrylic parts: 1 hr | |||
Time to cut specialty parts (tray groove): 30 min | |||
Time to sand/drill/glue together parts: 2 hrs | |||
Time to solder leads: 30 min | |||
Latest revision as of 07:41, 18 May 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
Time to cut ~15 acrylic parts: 1 hr
Time to cut specialty parts (tray groove): 30 min
Time to sand/drill/glue together parts: 2 hrs
Time to solder leads: 30 min
