1966 Hickok sweep generator case mod

[delta59]

Hello everyone! I had a old 1966 Hickok sweep generator that didn't work so I decided to give it new life as my daily driver.

 

Case operation: The Blanking and XTAL toggle switches are power and reset. The Marker MOD toggle switch controls the lights to the frequency dials and the Marker function selector switch controls the case fan speeds. There are lot of other switches to use, I kept them all functional, but not many other functions to hook them up to sadly.

 

I started by disassembling the case, removing the components, and cleaning up the front plate.

 

I then added LEDs to the frequency dials.

 

Next I laid out out all my components and marked all the holes and cutouts.

 

I used a nibbler cutout the PSU mount.

 

 

The case was mostly made of copper and thin steel which made it great for cutting out custom holes.

 

IO sheild cutout.

 

I crafted custom IO shields and mounts inside the case out of perforated copper.

 

IO shield mounted on the inside.

 

I added 4-120mm Noctua fans. I created a template in CAD for drilling out the holes.

 

All the cutouts are complete.

 

Mounting the case fans, drives, and PSU. The bottom and right fans pull air in the case and the top two fans exhaust. I have two 4tb spin drives and Raid 1, one 1tb sdd, and two M.2 1tb drives on the mobo.

 

Routing all the cables was a challenge in the size of a case but this build was about the exterior and not the interior. I could be a bit sloppy as long as it didn't mess the airflow too much.

 

It lives!!!

 

I wanted to use as many of the switches as I could in the build. I replaced the Blanking and XTAL toggle switch with momentary toggle switches and used them for power and reset. The Marker toggle switch was wired for the LEDs on the frequency dials. The old pilot light was connected to the chassis so I isolated it from the standoff and connected it to the power light on the motherboard. Lastly, I was using the Noctua FLX fans so I wired low speed adaptor in parallel with the power cable using the Marker function selector switch. Its nice to be able to have a quite case when I'm not gaming.

 

Lastly, I installed two more USB ports on the top of the case for my headset and phone.

 

 

Specs:

MSI X570 MPG gaming

AMD 5800x

32gb ram 3200mhz

GTX 1080 (someday it will be a 6800xt)

2 - 1tb M.2

2 - 4tb spinners in Raid 1

1 - 1tb ssd

 

[Letgomyleghoe]

that thing is absolutely beautiful, I would in no way think that was a pc if i saw it, congrats on getting a fifth gen cpu too.

[Kwikgta]

Fantastic work....I love it!

 

[DoctorNick]

Wow ! Such a beautiful piece! Fantastic work!