Place holder for Patrick Kelly Tribute / open source experiment

[Jeg]

The casing from a desktop computer would provide more than adequate protection, at a much greater cost.

Thanks for the info smoky!
Does the case need grounding of some short?

[sm0ky2]

Thanks for the info smoky!
Does the case need grounding of some short?

If you did it would only be to the common of the battery circuit.
So long as you arent powering it from the utility mains,
there should be no need for a true 'earth ground'

[Jeg]

Cool! I think i'll modify my bench for safer experiments. Thanks a lot!

[sm0ky2]

If you did it would only be to the common of the battery circuit.
So long as you arent powering it from the utility mains,
there should be no need for a true 'earth ground'

If you look at how the electronics ate grounded when there is a power supply or voltage converter or sorts, the case is only grounded to the converted source, not the ground plug of the 3-prong


The POWER supply, however, is grounded on the back end, which is why if you have something like a 120 to 12v converter you may see 3 in the wall and only a + and - on the 12v side.
The 12v circuit (if grounded) is then grounded to the (-) of the 12v.

[sm0ky2]

Also:
If you earth ground a battery circuit anywhere close to civilization,
You are introducing a potential voltage.