Subman's Jump into the big leagues (225g)

[subman]

I had a few questions about the electronic box so I'll post up some info. Its made of mdf (I know mdf and water is no good but it was sealed with kilz oil based primer and then a latex top coat) all the edges were glue and nailed with finishing nail.
As for equipment in it my Profilux 2 is on the top shelf. The left side has the 2 radion ballasts (room for a couple more), two of the planned 4 mp40 controllers on the right. In the middle is the two profilux controlled power bars. I placed panduit around the box to contain most of the wiring but need to add more or swap it out with larger ones.



I've removed the UPS from this picture but it will supply power to a heater, pump and one mp40 for about an hour.

[Coralgurl]

That electrical is some impressive and well thought out! Wow!

[gregzz4]

Nice job on the electrical. The UPS is a nice addition
Have you ever had your power go out for an extended period ? We did a couple years ago for the first time in 17 years. It was out overnight and I had to run the gas fireplace. Because of that, I have a BU battery for my Vortechs that can run both at 50% for up to 36 hours. If you're interested I'll send you the link for that little build.
And, sorry, I don't mean to be critical ...
Is there much heat thrown by those ballasts ? I was wondering how it may affect your powerbars

[subman]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

That electrical is some impressive and well thought out! Wow!

Not really lol the panduit hides all the mess.

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Nice job on the electrical. The UPS is a nice addition
Have you ever had your power go out for an extended period ? We did a couple years ago for the first time in 17 years. It was out overnight and I had to run the gas fireplace. Because of that, I have a BU battery for my Vortechs that can run both at 50% for up to 36 hours. If you're interested I'll send you the link for that little build.
And, sorry, I don't mean to be critical ...
Is there much heat thrown by those ballasts ? I was wondering how it may affect your powerbars

Ive been using that ups for a couple years and Ive had the power go out a couple times for an hour or so. I had to adjust what I had powered off of it but I would get almost an. I hour running 2t5s, a 200w heater and an mp10. (The first power outage using it I had everything on it lol lasted 5 min rofl) I was thinking of getting the vortech one but I like picking what runs.

From what I've seen from these ballasts they don't really produce any heat at all barely warm.

Today I was looking at micro pc setups and might throw one in there to remotely log in and program everything (profilux & radions). Then put a lcd moitor in there just to.look cool lol. Maybe even some web cams later.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by subman

I was thinking of getting the vortech one but I like picking what runs

If you do decide to get one and want to save some money, I built mine for under $100 and it will run longer than the OE unit. You can decide how many pumps to hook up to it.

Have you seen an EEE before ? They originally came out with a 7" screen, but I think they have 10" now

[subman]

Lol I have the original eeepc 7" somewhere in my house

[gregzz4]

Stick it in your electrical box
If I had one lying around, I would have hooked it up to my RKE instead of running a 20' cable