vcr or television
Gut that HK tape deck. Then slap a shiny new metal face plate on it.
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Gut that HK tape deck. Then slap a shiny new metal face plate on it.
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Vintage Tape Player
OOoo that may be the ideal.
Make sure the top cover is metal though.
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OOoo that may be the ideal.
Make sure the top cover is metal though.
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im making this : DIY 200Watts Power Amp
I have a big heat sink for the output transistors already but that's it.
I'm looking for amps, lots near toronto, I'd rather not drive an hour and a half to get one though.
The bushings for the screws are called PEM nuts. Of course, PEM is a brand name, the generic term is "captive nut". You can find them at McMaster-Carr and the like places. They're very handy.
I've done machining in 50-series and 60-series aluminum. 6061 aluminum is such a joy to work with. It machines very easily. 5053 is less expensive but softer and more of a pain to work with (IMO).
My latest chassis, was built from 1/8 thick aluminum pieces. I used U-channel for the sides and regular sheet for the top. It worked out rather well.
~Tom
Hamilton - AKA the paradise in Joni Mitchell's "parking lot" ... and the home of the famous Possum van.
I should have guessed hamilton first, I am forgetting the whole line of cities and towns all the way to the US border crossing. Yea I've never seen anyone live in Barrie ... dunno why I tried that.
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I should have guessed hamilton first, I am forgetting the whole line of cities and towns all the way to the US border crossing. Yea I've never seen anyone live in Barrie ... dunno why I tried that.
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Well, you know, I think you're just screwed. You either have to get a whole shop worth of sheet metal tools, and buy the metal at either of the retail places we've posted here, or you buy a broken amp in the US and pay the fees to get it to you. There is no cheap way for you.
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I would get heatsinks too out of it probably?
I would get heatsinks too out of it probably?
Yeah there's one like 15 minutes away from me in Cambridge so that's definitely an option. Have to decide between building a fresh chassis or using an old one. I don't know what I'd do for heat because I have output transistors that will get fairly hot.
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Oh yea that will work ... gut that amp now. Heat sinks et al ... if you did it just right, you could use the remote too ... probably not. It has a feed to the chip set, and the chip you have probably wont take - but wait a sec, it may be useable. I am working on a nad 7140 that burnt up, I am thinking of stuffing my lm3886 amp in it. May work. Try it.
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Oh yea that will work ... gut that amp now. Heat sinks et al ... if you did it just right, you could use the remote too ... probably not. It has a feed to the chip set, and the chip you have probably wont take - but wait a sec, it may be useable. I am working on a nad 7140 that burnt up, I am thinking of stuffing my lm3886 amp in it. May work. Try it.
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don't need a remote, it's just a set-gain amplifier that will be volume controlled by my AVR.
I can get a pretty nice amplifier that I can use for the chassis, it is made out of steel though. Is this a problem for my c200 amplifier or were you only saying steel is bad because it's hard to work with?
"Steel is a bad idea. You can actually measure the distortion introduced into an audio signal line when it is routed close to a steel chassis."
is this actually true?
I don't think it is... Like almost all AVR's are made out of steel.
"Steel is a bad idea. You can actually measure the distortion introduced into an audio signal line when it is routed close to a steel chassis."
is this actually true?
I don't think it is... Like almost all AVR's are made out of steel.
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