xtm
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I won't be picking up the 6100's for this project until later this week, but I've already picked up some black acrylic and weldon. I have yet to make the trip to Radio Shack as we're is still trying to understand your diagram and work out any potential glitches along the way.
very simple circuit as long as you're good with soldering.
My first question is about the cord running from the circuit board into the 5-pin tunze driver. Were you able to find this cord at an online store or is this also something that is available at Radio Shack or is it the one that comes with the driver?
It's a female DIN-5 connector that I got from www.allelectronics.com I live 2 blocks from their LA store so I just drive there for parts. I'm sure you can get this from Rat Shack but since this interface has been obsolete for a while, your best bet is All Electronics.
If it's the one that comes with the driver, is it easy to fix if I decided to scratch the project and just hook it up to an aquasurf?
No it's not the one that came from Tunze but it's the same DIN-5. These cables are literally .50 cents each so don't mess with the Tunze cord IMO. If you want to cut the Tunze DIN-5 cord, it's easy to solder it back again, but that's unprofessional work. Just get a new DIN-5 for this project!!
Second question, it looks like you've replaced the shroud on your 6100 with the shroud of a 6200. The slots appear to be larger than other 6100's I've seen. Is this necessary for the wavebox?
It's the same shroud... I cut all my Tunzes' slots alternately for better flow because the stock slits are so closely spaced that a slight growth of algae can severely slow it down. This "mod" is not necessary but I highly recommend it.
Third question. What dremel bit were you using for cutting the acrylic? I'm new to acrylic and don't want to see a good project go bad because I grabbed the wrong cutting bit.
I use THIS KIT but the part# of the bit is Dremel 561 (multipurpose cutting bit)
Fourth question. Should the 6100 be as low as possible in the wavebox or would you recommend leaving a little space underneath? I'm trying to plan where exactly to cut the outlet hole for the tunze.
As low as possible. If you watch the video, you'll see that it empties the box all the way down. If you put it around the middle area of the box, the pump will regurgitate air/water and spew tons of microbubbles.
Ok, that's all I have for now. I'm sure more issues will come up as we work through this project. With your help and if it's alright with you, I'd like to post pictures of some of our progress in your thread to help others out.
Sure!
You've done a great job describing the entire process, but with more people chiming in about their builds, perhaps we can spark even more interest.
Agreed and thank you.
very simple circuit as long as you're good with soldering.
My first question is about the cord running from the circuit board into the 5-pin tunze driver. Were you able to find this cord at an online store or is this also something that is available at Radio Shack or is it the one that comes with the driver?
It's a female DIN-5 connector that I got from www.allelectronics.com I live 2 blocks from their LA store so I just drive there for parts. I'm sure you can get this from Rat Shack but since this interface has been obsolete for a while, your best bet is All Electronics.
If it's the one that comes with the driver, is it easy to fix if I decided to scratch the project and just hook it up to an aquasurf?
No it's not the one that came from Tunze but it's the same DIN-5. These cables are literally .50 cents each so don't mess with the Tunze cord IMO. If you want to cut the Tunze DIN-5 cord, it's easy to solder it back again, but that's unprofessional work. Just get a new DIN-5 for this project!!
Second question, it looks like you've replaced the shroud on your 6100 with the shroud of a 6200. The slots appear to be larger than other 6100's I've seen. Is this necessary for the wavebox?
It's the same shroud... I cut all my Tunzes' slots alternately for better flow because the stock slits are so closely spaced that a slight growth of algae can severely slow it down. This "mod" is not necessary but I highly recommend it.
Third question. What dremel bit were you using for cutting the acrylic? I'm new to acrylic and don't want to see a good project go bad because I grabbed the wrong cutting bit.
I use THIS KIT but the part# of the bit is Dremel 561 (multipurpose cutting bit)
Fourth question. Should the 6100 be as low as possible in the wavebox or would you recommend leaving a little space underneath? I'm trying to plan where exactly to cut the outlet hole for the tunze.
As low as possible. If you watch the video, you'll see that it empties the box all the way down. If you put it around the middle area of the box, the pump will regurgitate air/water and spew tons of microbubbles.
Ok, that's all I have for now. I'm sure more issues will come up as we work through this project. With your help and if it's alright with you, I'd like to post pictures of some of our progress in your thread to help others out.
Sure!
You've done a great job describing the entire process, but with more people chiming in about their builds, perhaps we can spark even more interest.
Agreed and thank you.
