RepRapPro Mendel power supply
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| A notice about these instructions! |
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Since 1st April 2013, the RepRapPro Mendel has been superseded by the RepRapPro Tricolour and Mono Mendel. |
Goal
By the end of this step your power supply should look like this:
Safety
RepRapPro Mendel works entirely at low voltage, and there is no danger in touching an part of the circuitry on the machine itself (though remember some parts are hot).
But the power supply necessarily involves a few mains wires. Mains will kill you if you touch it. So don't.
There are six soldered mains connections in the power supply. If you are not sure about mains wiring, or your soldering is blobby, prone to dry joints, or in any way un-neat, then get someone who knows what they are doing to help you with the work on this page.
Parts
| Hardware | Quantity | 
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| 12v Power supply | 1 | |
| 20A wire | 1m | |
| Mains cable (not shown) | 1 | |
| XLR socket | 1 | |
| Printed cover | 1 | |
| Mains panel plug | 1 | |
| LEN mains wires | 100mm | |
| M3 washers | 8 | |
| M3 nuts | 3 | |
| heatshrink | 50mm | |
| M3 x 8mm screws] | 2 | |
| M3 x 20mm screw | 1 | |
| M3 x 16mm screw | 1 |
