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I wanted to do something a bit different and didn't have a clue what. Then I was at the mall ( gag ) with my wife and I saw something in Spencer's that gave me the kernal of an idea I had been looking for.
I have done a wall PC, a briefcase PC, the same window mods, neons, recoverd server PCs etc etc ad infinitum, ad nauseum. I wanted to do something different, unusual, ground-breaking.
Ok, well, groundbreaking is pushing it, but here we go.
I want to build a nuclear weapon, a suitcase bomb. I found a suitable case (not a suitcase, but a toolbox) and I started ordering parts. Somwhere in the middle of ordering parts and sketching designs, it began to look more like a nuclear reactor than a bomb, but what the hell, let's go with it.
Case: 25 1/2" long, 12" deep and 9 3/4" wide
With my size 11 foot for comparison. (I know, photo quality sux, deal with it)
Here is a diagram of my vision, in all of its MSPaint glory
The blue globe shape is a plasma ball. The battle in getting this to work in a PC is that it throws out some nasty spikes and should be within three feet of sensitive electronics. So I did what any normal guy would do, I took it apart.
Turns out that the em spike comes from the transformer when it is turned on and jumps the voltage from 120 to about 6000. I am going to have to extend the wifes and enclose the PCB/Transformer in a small farrady cage. Found the pure copper screening at a hobby shop in the "scrap-booking" area.
To mount this thing, I had to first build a platform for the rest of the stuff to sit on and the globe to peek through. Using fiberboard, I cut it so it fit the insets in the plastic endpeices, then cut a hole large enough for the globe to go through without touching.
And the test fit....
Here are some of the supplies I bought. Bubble lights for the coolant feed, LED light tubes for the Coolant recirculation. Strobelights for the warning beacons, a 2.5" LCD to build in, switches and styrene to build the switch housing, coolant housing etc etc.
Started cutting the sytrene, bulding the coolant recirculation housing and the switch housing.
First coat of primer on the switch housing.
That's it for now. This will be a long-term mod, probaly take a while to complete, but I though someone else might be interested.
After the styrene parts comes the faraday cage and the strobe warning system. Then the LED etc etc.
I have done a wall PC, a briefcase PC, the same window mods, neons, recoverd server PCs etc etc ad infinitum, ad nauseum. I wanted to do something different, unusual, ground-breaking.
Ok, well, groundbreaking is pushing it, but here we go.
I want to build a nuclear weapon, a suitcase bomb. I found a suitable case (not a suitcase, but a toolbox) and I started ordering parts. Somwhere in the middle of ordering parts and sketching designs, it began to look more like a nuclear reactor than a bomb, but what the hell, let's go with it.
Case: 25 1/2" long, 12" deep and 9 3/4" wide
With my size 11 foot for comparison. (I know, photo quality sux, deal with it)
Here is a diagram of my vision, in all of its MSPaint glory
The blue globe shape is a plasma ball. The battle in getting this to work in a PC is that it throws out some nasty spikes and should be within three feet of sensitive electronics. So I did what any normal guy would do, I took it apart.
Turns out that the em spike comes from the transformer when it is turned on and jumps the voltage from 120 to about 6000. I am going to have to extend the wifes and enclose the PCB/Transformer in a small farrady cage. Found the pure copper screening at a hobby shop in the "scrap-booking" area.
To mount this thing, I had to first build a platform for the rest of the stuff to sit on and the globe to peek through. Using fiberboard, I cut it so it fit the insets in the plastic endpeices, then cut a hole large enough for the globe to go through without touching.
And the test fit....
Here are some of the supplies I bought. Bubble lights for the coolant feed, LED light tubes for the Coolant recirculation. Strobelights for the warning beacons, a 2.5" LCD to build in, switches and styrene to build the switch housing, coolant housing etc etc.
Started cutting the sytrene, bulding the coolant recirculation housing and the switch housing.
First coat of primer on the switch housing.
That's it for now. This will be a long-term mod, probaly take a while to complete, but I though someone else might be interested.
After the styrene parts comes the faraday cage and the strobe warning system. Then the LED etc etc.
