COSMOS II side window Mod!

[de.das.dude]

mostly lack of materials.

 

[de.das.dude]

Important update.

First i dug some channels into the latching points for better light dispersal. sorry forgot to take pic.

Put the lights on the filter. I used a white pencil to mark the start and ends of the slits onto the filter while it was in place.
Since the lights can be divided into groups of threes; this was essential in getting a central position on the lights.


Strips attatched:-

Connections made.
This is the second try. First time i tried with thicker wires, but the filter wouldnt go in clean, so i had to switch to these insulated copper wires. I will need to test them though. the whole strip consumes less than 0.5amps, so dont think it will be a problem.

the red and black wires for for testing purposes.

let there be light!

all things are loosely attached.

another angle

this was to check if i needed to silver the insides of the compartments. looks like the compartments are small enough for the light to be reflected around.

These will be covered with thin scuffed slices of plastic to make it even more uniform and clean looking.
Yet to figure out if i will put the diffusers on from the inside of the plastic or b/w the plastic and aluminum. latter will be cleaner, but aluminium will be bumped up by .25mm.

overall took just 2hrs. physical work hr count = 26

Will leave it on for an hour and check.

 

[de.das.dude]

seems to work even now. time to finish the lighting stuff.

 

[de.das.dude]

So i connected up the rest of the lights on the filter and i left it on for the rest of the evening while i work on the plastic side panel.

Cut the diffusers, this is how they will go.

filter sits in flush with the back with the thin wires.

view with the lights off

metals a bit dusty

finally....
let there be light

 

[de.das.dude]

Time to make the jacks and neaten up the wiring stuff.

First, the jack that will go on the side panel. 12 pin jack with suitable gaping, 4 pins for the fans and two 2pins for the LED. The quick disconnect thing posted earlier will plug into this.

first i made a slit in acrylic for the pins of the jack to go through.
Then i soldered on the wires, passed through the acrylic and epoxied it all together.

Curing the epoxy

wire loom underneath

Thats the best soldering i have ever done in my life XD

After filing the sides and squaring them. Also heatshrink where needed.

The two led wires are the red and the black. this will be heatshrinked into one again later.


Splitter from the side panel jack. Splits the PWM into two

Side panel jack; all colored. And shrinked.

PWM fan input will be got form the motherboard. This is the extension

Everything from the paint to the epozy is taking over 12 hrs to cure because of the 96% humidity from yesterday.

 

[de.das.dude]

Finally at the end!

Colered the rim around the plastic.

Then put everything back together. including the acrylic.

lighting jack put in place

In better lighting conditions:

and finally there be be light

The End!

Thanks for Reading!

 

[Fourstaff]

Nice

 

[George_o/c]

Great stuff dude, congrats! The blue LEDs add a nice little twist in the mix

 

[Vario]

The thing I like about De.Das.Dude is the guy has access to nothing and yet is still an amazing modder.

 

[de.das.dude]

i do have a lot of files i can file out anything XD lol

 

[michael]

Finally at the end!

Colered the rim around the plastic.

Then put everything back together. including the acrylic.

lighting jack put in place

In better lighting conditions:

and finally there be be light

The End!

Thanks for Reading!

The last pic with blue lighting looks good. You have done good work. But I would have liked to see whole system photographed with this side panel fitted in. (As this is your last page on this mod.)
My way of thinking about modding is do the modification without even scratching the origin piece/the other areas which you don't even touch, so that the final piece looks good.
your soldering work is great.
In dark your system will of course look great. but what about in day light when someone sees at it, does it look good ? I hope your understanding what I am saying and not taking my words in other way.
overall I liked it, but yes few things I wrote above are there.

Cheers.

 

[de.das.dude]

The last pic with blue lighting looks good. You have done good work. But I would have liked to see whole system photographed with this side panel fitted in. (As this is your last page on this mod.)
My way of thinking about modding is do the modification without even scratching the origin piece/the other areas which you don't even touch, so that the final piece looks good.
your soldering work is great.
In dark your system will of course look great. but what about in day light when someone sees at it, does it look good ? I hope your understanding what I am saying and not taking my words in other way.
overall I liked it, but yes few things I wrote above are there.

Cheers.

unfortunately this was a long distance mod as mentioned in the thread a couple of times. i had no choice but to mod it and ship it back.
And the shipping service damaged the product and refused to pay insurance(cost 2K just to insure it). hence no final pictures.
Lesson learnt never ship anything via DTDC.