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BravoV:
Wow ... so many binding posts, any plan to label them ?
AJ3G:
Yes there are a lot of binding posts. The two mounted vertically will are attached to the rear panel terminations. I have cases where I simply set a voltage to for an RF Amplifier, and do not want cables running out of the front, but instead from the back of the supply

The binding posts below each controller are run in parallel. Again the idea is I can bring the voltage out of the RIDEN controller and have it available for multiple devices without over-stacking 4mm Banana plugs. Those are Superior Electric 5-Way Binding Posts, which were given to me in a box of ten by a mentor who got me interested in RF Filter design. He passed away a short while back, so I am glad I could put them to good use. I had no idea how expensive binding post were, and I think those posts exceed the cost of the controllers! 

Yes there is a plan to label them. Debating on placards or Adhesive labels. The idea behind their location is pretty obvious, but I agree, some sort of labeling is in order.

Rich
BravoV:
Imo, the purpose of the labels are not for you, but for other people.  :P
AJ3G:
LOL - Yes I thought that was were you were heading, and Yes eventually someone besides me may end up using it, or owning it (hopefully no time soon).

Tomorrow I plan to make some short length 4mm Banana patch cables. They will attach permanently to the controllers to the binding posts. The quality of the posts on the controller do not appear to be the best, which is another reason I opted to bring the output down to the more robust 5 Way Binding Posts.

So far I have tested everything in a quasi put together state, but not yet as one large assembly. Taming the fan noise issue has been a little more work than I expected, but I think that should be taken care of tomorrow. I did have a chance to play with the WI-FI interface to the controllers, and was rather impressed with the GUI provided.

Once I wrap up the above I would love to look into making one a Master controller, and have the other controller as a slave. Getting through that may take longer than the build did.

Rich
lordium:
Have a few different supplies, but I really like my HP6634B the most for some reason. Not my smallest/most quiet/powerful or technically best, but still my most used one. Made a relay board for it so it can switch polarity, and added jacks to the front for easier access.

(took a closer look at the picture, and the relay board is incorrect, it does have one, but not in this picture. Goes to the right of the circled area)
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