New guy's first tries.

ekd · 26th March 2004, 11:39 PM

I'm just getting started in DIY electronics, and have you *all* to blame...er, thank!

What a great place you've built here. None better.

I'm nearly completely ignorant about all this (made some PSs for gadgets, etc., but nothing as fun as this), and yet...

They work (...I'm as surprised as you are!)! In fact, they sound great to me. I've just found a new addiction...

I can't thank you all enough.

Eric Kuehn

ekd · 27th March 2004, 04:08 AM

Let me try this pic thing again...

Nuuk · 27th March 2004, 08:37 AM

Well done ekd! We like to help people out with their problems here but we also like to see when things work OK without problems

ekd · 27th March 2004, 09:22 AM

Thanks!

It was puttering around your site that convinced me to dig up all the salvage, and build the jig in the pic. It was ready days before I saw my first chip.

E

peranders · 27th March 2004, 10:24 AM

I can understand your

but you should think about the golden rule in all electronics: Keep wires where they belong, power cables together and signal cables together and output cables together. Power circuits radiate magnetic fields (which other cables pick up) and best possible performance do you get with short cables, compact solutions and power and signals well separated.

BTW: Welcome to the best DIY Audio forum in the world

ekd · 28th March 2004, 02:54 AM

Most of the wiring I have done involves vehicles. It is a bad (at least for audio) habit of mine to want to loom up and tuck away *any* loose wire (what if brush catches it?... Or, a rock pinches it against the frame?).

I have no doubt as to the skill of the people who built my PSA gear, but every time I look inside any of it... I am nearly overcome by an urge to "fix" it up *real* good.

This leads to a few questions:

If given only one choice, should I try first to separate the wires, or arrange for a 90deg crossing?

Should I twist the signal wires only, or all pairs?

Is there any reason I shouldn't pot my GCs? If not, favorite compound?

A testimonial to the way you folks put this site together:

I have always felt welcome here, even as a curious lurker. It's good to hear it from you, though.

Again, thanks.

E

26th March 2004, 11:39 PM	#1
ekd diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast CA	New guy's first tries. I'm just getting started in DIY electronics, and have you all to blame...er, thank! What a great place you've built here. None better. I'm nearly completely ignorant about all this (made some PSs for gadgets, etc., but nothing as fun as this), and yet... They work (...I'm as surprised as you are!)! In fact, they sound great to me. I've just found a new addiction... I can't thank you all enough. Eric Kuehn

27th March 2004, 08:37 AM	#3
Nuuk diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somerset, SW England	Well done ekd! We like to help people out with their problems here but we also like to see when things work OK without problems __________________ The truth need not be veiled, for it veils itself from the eyes of the ignorant.

27th March 2004, 09:22 AM	#4
ekd diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast CA	Credit where credit is due... Thanks! It was puttering around your site that convinced me to dig up all the salvage, and build the jig in the pic. It was ready days before I saw my first chip. E

27th March 2004, 10:24 AM	#5
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	I can understand your but you should think about the golden rule in all electronics: Keep wires where they belong, power cables together and signal cables together and output cables together. Power circuits radiate magnetic fields (which other cables pick up) and best possible performance do you get with short cables, compact solutions and power and signals well separated. BTW: Welcome to the best DIY Audio forum in the world __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

28th March 2004, 02:54 AM	#6
ekd diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast CA	I'll try... Most of the wiring I have done involves vehicles. It is a bad (at least for audio) habit of mine to want to loom up and tuck away any loose wire (what if brush catches it?... Or, a rock pinches it against the frame?). I have no doubt as to the skill of the people who built my PSA gear, but every time I look inside any of it... I am nearly overcome by an urge to "fix" it up real good. This leads to a few questions: If given only one choice, should I try first to separate the wires, or arrange for a 90deg crossing? Should I twist the signal wires only, or all pairs? Is there any reason I shouldn't pot my GCs? If not, favorite compound? A testimonial to the way you folks put this site together: I have always felt welcome here, even as a curious lurker. It's good to hear it from you, though. Again, thanks. E


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