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August 3, 2015

A project log for AquaPic - Aquarium Controller

Reef tank controller used to monitor various parameters such as temp and pH, and also control equipment such as pump and lights.

skyler-brandtSkyler Brandt 08/03/2015 at 17:100 Comments

I finished layout out the two boards for the power strip, control and outlet. I "panelized" the outlet boards and place 4 on each 10x10xm PCB. Its more economical because from what I've found, most PCB manufactures only change a few extra dollars for a 10x10cm boards vs a 5x5cm board. I also found a great price comparison website for cheap board manufactures, PCB Shopper. I've also been doing quite a bit of searching for an enclosure I like for the power strip but I haven't found anything I like. My ideal enclosure would be around 250x120mm but most boxes fairly square-ish. I think I'm just going to get some acrylic and make my own box.

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