Iron Pumpkin(s) and other smaller vegetable animals

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for Iron Pumpkin, according to list in my previous post, one needs either

3 + 3 + 3 wires or

3 + 3 + 2 wires

for umbilical

so, either so called Aviation 9pin connector set, or RS232 25pin (so called DB25) connector set

set meaning - cable thingie and chassis thingie

in case of RS232, arranging several pins together to have 9(8) groups, for better contact

projected steady current for each PSU/reg is aroundish 100mA, logic circ is roughly 270mA, if no logic measly 50mA for relays

funny display LED is sucking 200mA, fun fact
 
Thanks in no small part to @KevinHeem, I got the beast working today. And it's awesome!

Will I move the Anteks to a separate chassis? I'm not sure. There is a small amount of hum with my ear against a speaker when the preamp is wide open (OK. Yes. Zero gain), but it is slight, certainly not enough to agitate me in any way. We'll see.

This project had me well outside my comfort zone. Zen Mod was an absolute mensch throughout. Despite being a known Internet Personality, ZM answered all my dumb questions and verified my parts choices and never gave me a hard time for being a moron. For these things (and a kick-*** preamp), I am grateful.

The end.
 
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where's Da Porn?
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My memory's failing me...this is your amp isn't it @timkrone
 
After a short hiatus I finally picked up the soldering iron again and made some progress.
For M102 / M202 I used IFR510 mosfets which according to the schematic. After installing then I began to wonder why I had some IFR540 mosfets in my parts bin for the IP. I then realized that the BOM for my version of the IP has the IFR540 for M102 / M202. Based on post #154 I assume that I am good if I leave the IFR510 mosfets in those positions.

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