Weekend progress report:
While I was messing with the case, trying to figure out the best way to fit the PSUs, I found out that turning them 90 deg, they actually fit. (Didn't someone suggest that?). So the fan blows into the side of the case.
Well...
I completely stripped 3 dead CD-ROM drives, and after a bit more twiddling, I am opting to strip the PSUs completely of their original PSU cases, and mounting them directly on the remains of the CD-ROM drive case. So I have to order more stand-offs
I'll also try to route some of the wiring inside the case support beams. It'll be very clean!
I've positioned the pump relay, and picked up 4-40 screws, nuts, and a tap, for a nice clean fit.
PSU#4 has been chopped up, and will be my prototype, for the wiring fit. I'm pondering wether I should use the remaining wiring to connect the PSUs to the Yo_Duh circuit, or if I should use my 6 gauge copper "wire" instead. There are a lot of wires!
+12 : 5 wires
+5 : 12 wires (including a special one, see below)
+3.3: 5 wires (also including a special one)
GND: 18 wires (!)
The +5 and +3.3 lines include a seperate wire, with the same color, that was wired directly into the mobo header, on the same pin as the regular voltage lines. It looks like they were some kind of additional filtering or voltage stabilizer: they're linked to a cap and resistor.
I guess that this additional stabilizer line will be fed to the Yo_Duh circuit, since I can't run it to the mobo anymore.:shrug:
PSU#3 will be chopped up for a water cool fit.
PSU#1 is my test unit,
PSU#2 is the spare.
I also stripped the 3 CD-ROM of all salvageable parts
including some small actuator/motors I could re-use for the front cover, maybe.
Most of my fingers survived without a scratch
