IEC connectors

[Slartibartfast]

Happy New Year to All,


Having ordered the parts for the JE 2A3 amp, I am left wondering. How do you cut the hole in the chassis for the IEC plug?


Thank you,

Robert

[wiredbecker]

I was talking to Tom about this a while back and if I recall correctly, he suggested using a dremel with a cutoff wheel. Maybe someone else will chime in with a more definitive answer.

[Slartibartfast]

I was talking to Tom about this a while back and if I recall correctly, he suggested using a dremel with a cutoff wheel. Maybe someone else will chime in with a more definitive answer.

Thanks,

I have a dremel tool, now finding it after the move will be interesting.

[wiredbecker]

I was talking to Tom about this a while back and if I recall correctly, he suggested using a dremel with a cutoff wheel. Maybe someone else will chime in with a more definitive answer.

Thanks,

I have a dremel tool, now finding it after the move will be interesting.

Haha yeah, I'm still unpacking boxes 3 years after the fact. My garage is like an archaeological dig sometimes.

[sorenj07]

use a combination of hand files, power drilling, and cursing :)

[wiredbecker]

use a combination of hand files, power drilling, and cursing :)

haha yeah, I'm more likely to go this route because I've never used a dremel before.

[Ty_Bower]

Dremel works, but it sucks. You might go through more than a few discs, especially if you're stupid enough to try to cut a tranny drop-through in a 1/10" thick sheet.

Tom suggests using a Gyro cutting wheel:
http://www.diytube.com/phpBB2/viewtopic ... 24&start=7

[mpeg2]

If its Aluminum, I usually drill 2 largish holes & then use a nibbler tool to open out to the shape for IEC. A lot easier than filing & less hazardous than Dremel. I don't think this'll work for Steel...

Nibbler tool:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl ... er=360-022

Rich

[TomMcNally]

Yep - like I mentioned in the previous post -
a Dremel with a Gyro (NOT Dremel) cut off
wheel is perfect. I mark the chassis 1" x 3/4"
with a china marker, and can cut the hole in
about 1 minute with no filing required.
Then drill a couple of small holes for # 4
hardware, and put a ground lug under one side.

[Slartibartfast]

This will be mounted in a Hammond aluminum chassis.

[TomMcNally]

You could cut that with a razor knife ! Yellow_Light_Colorz_PDT_06

Seriously ... try the Dremel with the Gyros cut off wheel.
Ace Hardware has them, around here anyway. Buy
a pair of safety goggles just in case, but unlike the
Dremel brand wheels, which break instantly, I haven't
broken a Gyros yet. The edge of the wheel is also
great for cleaning up the burrs on drilled holes, and
for grinding off paint on a painted chassis for grounding.

[dhuebert]

I have one of these:




along with a 1/2" hole plug, does a nice job.

Don

[lth1]

I do it the easy way, use a milling machine, doesn't everyone have a mill and lathe in their garage?

Lee Hankins

[sorenj07]

I actually have a water jet cutter in my closet, but it takes a few minutes to warm up, so I usually just work by hand Yellow_Light_Colorz_PDT_07

[mesherm]

Tom's suggestion works best for me. I have pinched my hand too many times on those hand nibblers. The reinforced cutoff wheels work way better on even steel chassis than nibbling.