That should work. I don't think that I am quite done with it, but that is as far as I got. Now remember, IC's are complex, be sure what you are doing when you use them. Check your work twice or better yet three times, before hooking up the juice.
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Red-DawnBeen kidnapped and being held hostage in Edinburgh
edited June 2003
it doesn't look rite, i'll take a look at it tomorrow and see but it could be i'm just tired.
the 555 timer looks a bit wrong to me at the mo, as far as i remember there should be more conections when ur using it as a timer.
the fuse is a good idea, something i prob would have left out :|
when u show it connected to the cd-drive r u attaching it to the wires for the open tray button inside the drive or am i missing something
It is all connecting to were the old button was for the cd-rom drive. So it is like I took out the one little button and put in the circut. I didn't include in the schematic all of the leads for the timmer. I just put it like that to show pretty much how it will be connected in. I didn't even put in the ground. The schematic itself might be off a little. For instance, when you hit the button when it is extended, the light will automaticaly switch to green, it won't retract then wait.
Since this case mod will most likely be for my sister, I will not do the drawer or the special stealth for the cd-rom. I might not do any stealthing at all. That all depends on my sister. I should be starting the cutting very soon. The hold up is with my dad, our jig saw is at his work. He sometimes has to cut sections out of a chasis to make room for components, and they are expandind the lab section. Which he administers by the way. So cutting will begin shortly. I am going to document the whole procedure carefully. I will most likely do an article about cutting windows and such. I will submit it to the administrator here, in hopes it will make it to the article section on the site.
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the 555 timer looks a bit wrong to me at the mo, as far as i remember there should be more conections when ur using it as a timer.
the fuse is a good idea, something i prob would have left out :|
when u show it connected to the cd-drive r u attaching it to the wires for the open tray button inside the drive or am i missing something
Also, I am not quite sure about the switch.
Looking forward to seeing the pictures.