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[The Space Egg Corp]

The resistor is finished !!

Our photographer Bud 'Rollei' got a DVD, of Stanley Kubrick's 2001, for Christmas...
...need I say more !!!

Cheers.


Si.

[FdW]

Very nice. How was the text/marking created?
Or; Out of orange and white paint?

[The Space Egg Corp]

Hi FdW

Thanks very much !...

The '3.9' marking was made with simple 'old-school', rub-down dry-lettering ( Letraset etc. ).
Not needed really...
...just thought we'd go for a nice-appearance for the 'pack-shot' !...

OK...
...just a quick 'resistor-round-up'; for anyone who wants to try their own.
The insulation, winding, encapsulation & lead-out fixing, are all great !...
...we would use those methods again, no probs.

One slight improvement for future resistors though.
All the wire-types we had were 'Nickel-Chromium', and as such, are 'un-solderable'.
The connections to the lead-outs, were tied, wrapped about a dozen times; then crimped ( cold-welded ? ) under extreme pressure.
Although the resistor measures correctly & appears pretty stable...
...we would much prefer the connection to be soldered, for absolute guarateed long term stability...
...so...
...off to e-Bay to get some more wire !.

The type to look for is 'Copper-Nickel' or CuNi44, also called 'Isotan', 'Constantan' and sometimes 'Eureka-Wire' ( anyone know why ? ).
Anyhow, we are going for some solderable 'Eureka' for the following resistor builds...
...solderable seems a best option here.

I have seen this wire in 100 Ohm per metre & 50 Ohm per metre versions...
...others as well, I think.
The resistors we want to make are all pretty low-value jobs...
...NO we're NOT thinking to do any 1 Meg Ohm ones !!!
Could be a total wind-up !...
...might take a WEEK to construct.
Mmmm...
...Have got 'The Godfather' Part I, II & III to watch though ( 9 hours ! phew ).

Cheers.


Si.

[The Space Egg Corp]

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BOO YAH !

[The Space Egg Corp]

Hi Phono Fans.
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RC - EQ, thank you !...

Salas - Questions coming...

FdW - How many oC for the tropical fish ?

Merlin - nuts ? ( got em' ? )

Boo Jah...

Cheers.


Si.

[FdW]

Are these glass (the resistors)

[FdW]

What about this, I took a picture of my 'old-skool'-capacitor-stock, and I may be persuaded to donate a few. The question is; what do you need and what do I get you see my previous price still has not arrived see Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Carnt Smile (White Out).............

[The Space Egg Corp]

Hi FdW

Thanks for the PM...
oC tropical-fish...
...just my bad joke !
( they don't like wide temp. range ! )...

The resistors are all wire-wound.
Mostly ceramic/glass, and some glass-fibre cored.
( we've had a load apart, for scientific-study...VANDAL ! )

Spent the autumn on eBay adding to TSEC wire-wound stash...
We now have enough for a ULTRA low-noise Reverse RIAA filter...
...the 2 new phono preamps & 4 shunt regulators...
...my valve amp Heathkit MA-12's rebuild ( going slowly, but gettin' there ! )...
...another amp project, with Toshiba MOSFET's ( gettin' there, as well ! )...
...a n d...
...a microphone !!!

The board layout is for the reverse RIAA...
...when the workshop gets above 1 oC...
...we'll cut and drill the board.
( new Teflon experiment ! )...

We've got quite a Tropical Fish stash as well !
Nice one FdW !...
These will be swimming their way onto the new phono preamp & shunt boards...
...just drawing some layouts now; quite a few weird-size NOS parts need fitting in !
( Abbey Road EMI Teflon's !!!...let it be...baby ! )...

The wire-wound reverse RIAA is getting matched bunches of Philips Polystyrenes...
...spot on accurate...0% tolerance...ever so slight drift though...
...Mmmm...?
Should I be using silver-mica for a slight improvement here ?...
Dunno...

More news soon...
...drawn board, cut soon as well, I hope !...
( iced-fingers permiting ! )...

Cheers


Si.

[The Space Egg Corp]

Yas...yas...yas...
...another please !...

Don't you just love NOS, retro, vintage, freakin' OLD components !!!...
...BIG, weird sizes, NOT bandoliered on tape...
...imported from the USSR ( and obscure counties of England ! )...

Luvin' it !...

Here's some potential layouts for the new phono pre...

Workshop's still b£%!&$ cold !...
...so we draw now, & cut a bit later ( warmer ! )...
...let me see some Dafodils ( PLEASE !!! )

Cheers.


Si.