drjimwillie

Hi Marcel I thought that the BMC was so you did not have to hook a monitor up to your server. I thought it is a recommended component and I am just about to purchase one. why did you remove it?

@Nenon congratulations! that sounds like the perfect job for you. You get to do more of all of the things that you are passionate about And guide people to make the best decisions for themselves And from time to time make some money. they say that the journey is the reward in itself. this is fantastic

The Wi-Fi access point isn’t connected to your audio server is it? Are you saying that you added a Wi-Fi access point to your home network and because the connection is better to your iPad, that the sound on your stereo is better? thank you

What is the BCM module, please. does it come with the sage motherboard? Thank you

That is totally awesome. I really appreciate your help. do you know what the screw in part with the thumb turn is, that has the 2 and 3 next to it? thank you

To go back to the post about crimping the ring terminals. I am assuming that I cannot use this tool because it is too big, correct? it goes down to 14 gauge

OK, thank you. once again, I appreciate the advice on practice first. I will have to count how many of the good mocks pens I have, and see if I have to go to the computer store to buy some cheap pins to practice with

You were right about the tool, I squeezed it harder, and it did open up. I am curious about that part that is screwed on, because I do not see how to replace any other part of this tool. There is no manufacturer stamped on it. But it does say made in USA twice. It looks to have a model number - A-MP on the other side, it says 22 -18 Type F. I assume those are the wire gauge I can use with it. Does that mean I cannot use it with the 16 gauge Oyaide 102SSC wire I have, that I plan to use with the 24 pin connector on my sage, clone server, coming out of the Taiko ATX?

You are second link is the same as the first, so it does not show the tool you used. Also, these are the ring terminals I have. The bigger one came from the box, so it is 12-10 AWG, Do you know the gauge size for the smaller ring terminal? I am assuming that the tool will indicate which section to use for which size terminal. Thank you DJW

I went searching to see if I had the tool to crimp the braised seam ring terminals and sadly I do not so I will have to buy one. But, I found this tool, which looks like it is to crimp the Molik terminals, but I do not know how to use it. I cannot even figure out how to open it. And there is a part that is screwed on, but I cannot determine what to do with that either.

I am looking at the Molik crimp terminals that I have and when I look at the spec sheet, they look the same although the identification number is different. They are the same gauge and have gold connectors, but just for reference I wonder how they are different?

While we are on the subject of the Crosshair VII Hero, here is a blast from the past, Neon’s build using this MB. I believe he was drawn to it because of the power distribution. I am especially excited to see that it is being talked about lovingly because when Nenon built his server, he built an identical one for me! It sounds fantastic. I call it the ultimate I2S server. I even gave it a name, the Angstrom. And Angstrom is a measurement of light and interestingly, depending on how you look at it, it can either be a particle or a wave. I find that the music from this server has a very good detail retrieval while still giving driving musical flow. I will have to look to see if the BIOS has been upgraded, and if it has some of the changes from the previous articles. Thank you seeteeyou.

Sorry about the images without any text. I couldn’t figure out how to do it after I attach the photos. I love the idea of go big or go home. I definitely have not used some of the bigger wire gauge that I’ve heard of others using. I definitely want one of those seven gauge Pangea cords. 😎 I had not thought about using the Sean Jacobs power supply. I have on my server currently. It has a dedicated 10 amp power supply for the CPU. now I’m imagining what I could do with it on the new server. But honestly, I’m kind of liking the simplicity of of the server, and the power supply in one box like the extreme. It is nice to have options. I am thinking that this conversation about wire gauge is right in line with the conversation about the fuse. To digress a bit, to the previous pictures. I am using six gauge 220V, 30A with the ground in a separate conduit. Into a power sure 800, 115lbs designed for operating rooms, step down to 120V. Into a custom distribution box. Each Hubble industrial outlet gets two 10 gauge hot and two neutral. The ground remains separate until its stars out to each outlet. it’s all about instantaneous power when needed. But I’m not telling you anything. So these are the two fuses. I have already decided that I am going to use the one that is standing up. I believe that’s the one that came with the Taiko case. My new question is, if I am planning to run three of the Angelique Wire to every component in the power supply, do I run three wire from the IEC to the fuse? And then three wires from the fuse to the transformer? also, I noticed that this fuse has one contact on each side and one out the back. so I would guess that the two on the sides are together. I will check for continuity. Does it matter which one is the in and which is the out of the fuse?

The Nortel/Taiko transformer says that it is 192VA x 1.5 = 288/120 (mains voltage)= 2.4 A I purchased some of my server parts from another DIY enthusiast, it included a synergistic research Red fuse that is 5A 500V. would that be fine to use? thank you