In the process of clear coating the control panel for the transactivation today, that aresol spray can got too close to the space heater and the whole thing exploded.  I managed to throw the cardboard box out into the snow but in the process the wet control panel took a hard spill on the garage floor and was scarred beyond repair.  I lost a few hours of work and my eyelashes and eyebrows but it could have been much worse.  Lesson learned…. need to go buy replacemet supplies.  This project is on hold for a while.

Nearing the completion of a long running project.  I’ve decided to scale down the functionality for the sake of getting it done.  This project has been proceeding on and off for around 3 years so I’ve decided it’s time to wrap it up.  Should be done in a couple days now.

Control Panel layout applied to the metal panel

In the past 2 days I’ve finished the panel layout, drilled the holes for the controls, primed and painted the surface and applied the lables.

Control layout

Holes drilled and ready for labeling

Tomorrow I’ll begin clear coating and getting everything ready for final assembly.  I still need to build the amplifier section to power the internal speaker, but that should do it.  More to come…

Gallery: Photo Trans-Activator