Is it made from one or two pieces of metal ?
Its quite a thick piece of metal to try to bend.
Yes totally agree .. they really helped me with my electronic journey, loved all the projects -- sound to light units etc
ended up selling cheap chinese crap just like Tandy / toys / helicopters etc
Shame they did not have a business plan like RS / Rapid / Farnell just to name a few ... Altronics and Jaycar from Australia are another good alternatives, even Velleman are going the same way in my opinion, could be the same for them if they are not careful, but I suppose electronics as a hobby is long gone - but you would think differently with the about of activity on this forum
I had a Maplin about a mile down the road from me.
They were great if I was missing a component for a build and I needed it straight away.
They were expensive so I bought most of my components from RS and Farnell.
It was pretty sad towards the end, 2 or 3 staff on and just me looking around in a huge building. The overheads must have been huge.
I was a customer since about 1980. In those days you went through the catalogue and filled in an order form with item codes and quantities, sent it off and 3 days later you would get back your order with some of the stuff missing !
They were great if I was missing a component for a build and I needed it straight away.
They were expensive so I bought most of my components from RS and Farnell.
It was pretty sad towards the end, 2 or 3 staff on and just me looking around in a huge building. The overheads must have been huge.
I was a customer since about 1980. In those days you went through the catalogue and filled in an order form with item codes and quantities, sent it off and 3 days later you would get back your order with some of the stuff missing !
A little progress tonight a few resistors mounted .. really like making this amplifier it's very satisfying / easy to make and mod if required ... no spider thin PCB tracks on this board or surface mount S*** ... who cares if there is a little bit of hum when compared to all the mass produced chip stuff and all the people who listen to music on their iphones over bluetooth !
I bet you a couple of these in mono block form with good quality components would give the owner many listening years of pleasure and would still be working 20 years plus when most stuff ends up in the tip. I feel like I have just gone back to 1985 to my local maplins store ... all warm and fuzzy
I bet you a couple of these in mono block form with good quality components would give the owner many listening years of pleasure and would still be working 20 years plus when most stuff ends up in the tip. I feel like I have just gone back to 1985 to my local maplins store ... all warm and fuzzy
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Any pics or links .. are you using it currently ?
Not in use at the moment - it's in storage.
I'll post photos later.
Andy
Hello Nigel .. quick question for resistor R15 it states 4.7 ohm wire wound ? does it need to be wire wound or could I use a metal oxide resistor ? I did read at some point that it should be a wire wound resistor ? all the kits had been supplied with a wire wound type for R15 ? ... your thoughts ?
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So long as it is 3 watts any type should be fine.
I would try not to use WW if possible.