A Simple HT Load

[AlanBeckett]

Thanks Gary. That's pretty much how I translated it, and what I've read before, but it's good to have it conformed.

Alan

[AlanBeckett]

So, Waterslide. As I said above I've never used it before so I decided I'd better have a practice on half a Sheet. I suspect I over soaked it but I was surprised how delicate it was, at least this variety. Anyway, clearly it wasn't going to be practical to punch holes and drape it over the Terminals, so I took it all to bits again. That put a strong ache in the Nether Regions
At least it gave me the opportunity to clean up the surface properly and take the sharp edges off.
My first effort was nearly successful. Unfortunately I tore it in a couple of places while I was trying to get it in the right place and in the end I decided it was beyond redemption so I abandoned it.
My second effort fell at the second hurdle. While I was spraying it a lot of Lacquer seemed to get under the edges - perhaps a duff Sheet, so I abandoned that one.
My third effort was just about acceptable.

   

So, it was just(?) a matter of lacquering it and putting it back together.

   


The eagle-eyed will spot that the Back is upside-down compared with the previous Pictures
I took it off and turned it round.

It's a long way short of perfect but it will do. I'm claiming it just looks 'Well used'

Alan

[Radio Fixer]

Very difficult to lay down large areas of it Alan as you have found. The stuff from Kustom Rides is much stronger and bigger areas are possible.

Mostly it is used as individual labels and the panel lacquered over fully afterwards.

But you ended up with a useable piece of kit.

Gary

[AlanBeckett]

Yes, Gary, I did consider along the way making a job lot of individual Resistor Labels and sticking them on between the Terminals.
Also, this variety stretches, as you can see by the variation in the positions of the Terminals within the circles.
You live and learn.

Alan

[pwdrive]

Looks ok from 'ere.

Lawrence.

[AlanBeckett]

From your distance it's bound to
Yes, it'll do for the Pit.

Alan

[pwdrive]

I should be down the woods felling, been delayed, meeting my mate at midday, then probably a gallon o' tea and a natter, 1pm start or later more likely, anyways back to that project of yours, it looks fine and will do the job I'm sure so hat's off.

Lawrence.

[Mark Hennessy]

I think it looks great. I've never tried these before, so am very interested in reading your experience - thanks

Like perhaps many of us, I've always struggled with labels. Rub-down letters can work well if you're very patient, but are fragile. The one time I tried a spray lacquer, it simply didn't work - I suspect the can was past its best, but haven't got around to trying it again. For bench stuff, modern Dynmo/Brother labels are fine, but that's not so good for things that have to live in the house. Of course, paying to have a panel engraved might be worthwhile for some applications - I've done that in the past.

My favourite "least-cost" approach is to sandwich a printed overhead film between a perspex front panel and a sub-panel (usually aluminium). Negative printing results in a black front panel with coloured legends - which is usually what I'm after for hifi stuff - but black on white can work equally well. Then, indicators and annunciators can be incorporated in the design as required. To make the text stand out more clearly, I stick off-cuts from my Brother labelling machine (as it produces more waste than anything else!). It's available in a range of colours, and nicely defuses light from behind for the bits that are backlit (that works really nicely).

Naturally, there might be "thermal issues" with that approach for your project

[Alan Douglas]

In retrospect, if you didn't have the bullseyes you would never know you had missed them. But it still looks quite acceptable: what you notice first are the resistor outlines and legends and by the time you've tried reading all those you're crosseyed anyhow.

[AlanBeckett]

Well said Alan

Alan