Mike n Tibs DNA Mods!

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tiburonfirst

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my tibs traveled to mike ;) getting a nickel coil to enable temp control! :D

here it is hanging out at mike's - sporting a nano taifun gt

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i opted for black highlights in the engravings ;)
 

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I have seen lots of people report getting "Weak Battery" messages.

Here is something that came across the beta Forum:

Board reads weak battery with fully charged batteries.

its the preheat I think, it constantly puts the fuses in high hold but not quite trip at first. Over time the fuses weaken and hit trip faster and that is when you see a fresh battery read week after a couple of pulls.

it doesn't seem to manifest right away and only for the higher wattage users,

Many folks still have a bunch of the 7A fuses left over from DNA30 projects, and essentially we are under-rating our fuses if we only use 2 of them in the DNA40. The DNA40 can pull a max of 16A. If you use two 7A fuses, as we did with the DNA30, then you are right on the verge of the trip point during preheat. Over time, the fuses get a little weaker and start partially tripping (ie high resistance without fully tripping), and the "Weak Battery" messages start happening.

From Bap:
Need to double up the fuses. I'm now running 2 on each battery, 4 total.
(He is talking about the 7A ones.)

The moral of all of this is to be sure you fuse to least a total of 16A........
 
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ThreeDJ16

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Ok Mike, finally got around to building my third hand tool. Guess i should call it the octa-hand tool....lol. Still want to drill and tap 4 more holes down the center from left to right and add a tool organizer/holder. Used it for the first time working on my silver GDNA and I love it. Thought it was way too many arms till i started using it. With glued parts held in one side, while soldering on the other and couple other things happening at the same time....i bought a couple more arms. It's made of 3/4 Lexan so it isn't moving anywhere, but still not too heavy for my bad back. Added an old panavise to it for holding boards, a light source and about to add a small c-clamp arm too. Haven't enjoyed working on a project as much as this last dna build in a long time because of having a work station that made it a breeze. Little cluttered at the moment, hoping the tool holder will help that.:?:


 
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