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Here we go! The station is disassembled and most of the equipment is in the rack. I got a lot done today. Back to work tomorrow so progress will slow during the week. I was able to rack mount almost everything.<\/p>\n

Now you can see why I needed to get moving on this. Whenever I needed to trace a cable back there it was virtually impossible. It was a rat’s nest, and, I could no longer reach behind the gear once I added the TV riser. This is what happens when you don’t have a walk space behind your desk. Even worse, every time I added gear, I would just overlay the cables in the back! Hence the rat’s nest.<\/p>\n

\"Cabling
This is what it looked like behind the TV riser. Never again…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During my research for this remodel I looked at a lot of shack photos for ideas. Special thanks to Roger K7ERQ<\/a> for the detailed desk plans and layout he sent me, that really got me thinking. All these great looking and functional shacks had one thing in common…They all had a walk space behind them. So I knew I had to have the ability to walk behind and work behind my gear, albeit for the first time after all these years!<\/p>\n

The dust was unbelievable today. I was choking on the dust. Never again! The new shack will employ an oversized HEPA Filter<\/a>. By the time I’m done, this room will be dust free, and stay that way thanks to the air purifier. I know, why didn’t I think of the HEPA filter sooner!<\/p>\n

The Astron RS-70A<\/a> power supply will have a PC mounted above it. The PC case is much deeper than the RS-70 which would have made it difficult to access the power supply. So, I came up with the idea to use this leftover cover from a PC to sit the power supply on.<\/p>\n

\"Astron
Makeshift sliding shelf for the Astron RS-70 Power supply<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There’s enough clearance with the PC mounted above so I can slide the power supply forward or backward for service!<\/p>\n

\"Astron
The Windows 10 PC mounted above the Astron Power Supply is deep!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I connected the Flex 6300 directly to the power supply. I also connected an MFJ-1118<\/a> to get DC distribution to all the other components. I’m considering some of the Samlex power supplies<\/a> to replace my aging RS supplies.<\/p>\n

\"Astron
Only two direct connections to the Astron RS-70A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m connecting the Flex 5000 to the 35A terminals on the MFJ after discovering during planning that the 5000’s power lead would be too short to reach the RS-70 at the bottom of the rack. The 5000 only draws 25A max on TX, so the 35A DC distro panel was chosen. When I add the 6600\/6700 radio later this year, it will also be connected directly to the power supply.<\/p>\n

\"MFJ-1118\"
The Flex 5000 will connect to the 35A terminals on the MFJ DC Distro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also connected all the Single Point Ground leads. They will all tie to the station Grounding Bar<\/a> which will be mounted on a rear pack panel when the project nears completion.<\/p>\n

\"Georgia
The Ground Bar will be mounted on a rear rack panel. The 2″ strap will be extended to meet the rack in the corner of the shack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Single
The Single Point Ground leads are also in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All the leads will be trimmed and dressed to make the wiring as clean and concise as possible. The complete opposite of what it was before. I also ordered sufficient numbers (and sizes) of Mix 31 Snap-On Ferrites<\/a>. I will have proper fitting ferrite beads on both ends of every<\/em> cable in the rack for RFI suppression.<\/p>\n

\"Rack
Good progress made today! The rack is getting heavy, but still rolls like a champ on the carpet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ll continue wiring weeknights after dinner.<\/p>\n

Back To The Front<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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