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Chris55000 · 13th Oct 2020, 5:41 pm

Hi!

I've been thinking about the construction of this unit, and the fact that the power input and the sense input of the original LCD panel meters shares one connector suggests to me that terminating the four 6V mains transformer meter supply secondaries and the meter connections in in a simple "junction box" connector PCB will allow simple 4 way leads and plugs to run up to each meter module, with additional 2 way leads and plugs to carry the meter inputs to the main Valve Tester PCB – the design I suggest is intended for Martin's PCB that carries 2–pin connections for the meter output connections!

I thought of this as a way of making the interconnecting wiring a little simpler and neater, that's all!

I'll get this drawn up & design files with Gerber's posted in a day or two!

Chris Williams

13th Oct 2020, 5:41 pm	#1592
Chris55000 Nonode Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walsall Wood, Aldridge, Walsall, UK. Posts: 2,874	Re: The "Sussex" Homebrew Valve Tester. Hi! I've been thinking about the construction of this unit, and the fact that the power input and the sense input of the original LCD panel meters shares one connector suggests to me that terminating the four 6V mains transformer meter supply secondaries and the meter connections in in a simple "junction box" connector PCB will allow simple 4 way leads and plugs to run up to each meter module, with additional 2 way leads and plugs to carry the meter inputs to the main Valve Tester PCB – the design I suggest is intended for Martin's PCB that carries 2–pin connections for the meter output connections! I thought of this as a way of making the interconnecting wiring a little simpler and neater, that's all! I'll get this drawn up & design files with Gerber's posted in a day or two! Chris Williams __________________ It's an enigma, that's what it is! This thing's not fixed because it doesn't want to be fixed! Last edited by Chris55000; 13th Oct 2020 at 5:46 pm.