Are you using Tibi's power supply module? insteady of ripping it out, have you try bypassing it with a 10uF MLCC ?
I have just added them in mine.
The TOC seems to be read a bit faster. Unfortunately the bent rotor and the wobbling puck do not allow for further testing... The CD cannot read anything past track 3 in most CDs
New puck was shipped today.
Regards,
Tibi
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Hi Fran,
Thanks for the drawing although I found it yesterday myself
I went today but it was a little disappointing.....
I tried to order two combo's but he sold his other company last october blah blah blah...but not everything in it...blah blah....eventually he will phone me tomorrow if he stll can be of service...
Good thing he remembered me crystal clear...
I did some consumption measurements.
At rest (with non-moded display at full brightness) the transport pulls around 77mA
The usual track reading consumption was something around 280mA
During TOC reading and other phases like track switching, stopping, starting, error re-reading where the motors are heavily used for either moving stuff or breaking, I noticed consumption of up to 800mA, with more common something around 500-600mA.
This changed my Salas plans a lot... I will need some serious heatsinks now...
At rest (with non-moded display at full brightness) the transport pulls around 77mA
The usual track reading consumption was something around 280mA
During TOC reading and other phases like track switching, stopping, starting, error re-reading where the motors are heavily used for either moving stuff or breaking, I noticed consumption of up to 800mA, with more common something around 500-600mA.
This changed my Salas plans a lot... I will need some serious heatsinks now...
Good and Bad news
They still do it for me but they charge 245 euro for a combination (platform and puck)
Anyway I ordered two and will let you know
For people who want to go this way here is the link and be my guest.
Quartel Modelbouw - De grootste modelbouw winkel van nederland
They still do it for me but they charge 245 euro for a combination (platform and puck)
Anyway I ordered two and will let you know
For people who want to go this way here is the link and be my guest.
Quartel Modelbouw - De grootste modelbouw winkel van nederland
I did some consumption measurements.
At rest (with non-moded display at full brightness) the transport pulls around 77mA
The usual track reading consumption was something around 280mA
During TOC reading and other phases like track switching, stopping, starting, error re-reading where the motors are heavily used for either moving stuff or breaking, I noticed consumption of up to 800mA, with more common something around 500-600mA.
This changed my Salas plans a lot... I will need some serious heatsinks now...
The heavy-demand phases are very short and only happen occasionally, so as long as your heat-sink can handle the playback dissipation, you should be fine.
It is all about what you want to achieve...
I have been busy with it for now almost 4 years (every now and then) and for 200 dollars (original opening post) you can have yourself a very nice transport which beats nearly all the good transports in the avarage hifi shops
However it is a bit ridiculess to think that it wins from the likes of Wadia, Mark Levinson and Cec (see my posts in the beginning).
The good news is that it DOES have potential to do so.....so let us say for 2000 dollar you will be able to reach that (different) goal and will be shocked by the results.
Why..because of the synergy chip and laser which results in an analog quality which the top high end does not have...full stop!
I personally can speak out of experience having a lot of gear myself and I am able to listen with it in my "network" of dutch audiobuddies.
The lot will say too much money..but than again those hiigh end makes do not come cheap either.
Besides the money you also have to be dedicated to build the contraption which takes many hours but you can see that is FUN and VISION.
Anyway I am now commisioned to build a mini based on my own PITBull which may not cost more than 2000 dollars on material (the rest is love...) so I will keep you informed.
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Today I spend a while on the psu box...Furutech 220V entree and Neutrik 6-pole connector.
No clock connector yet...I first want to know which clock it is going to be...I have got the Tent, Trichord 4 and Neutron and for instance the latter has more wiring (comunication to the psu)...
The trafo is build in Germany to spec..I chose 12-0-12V 1A (twice) and 9-0-9V 1A (once)
they did a nice job but it takes ages (2-3 months).
No clock connector yet...I first want to know which clock it is going to be...I have got the Tent, Trichord 4 and Neutron and for instance the latter has more wiring (comunication to the psu)...
The trafo is build in Germany to spec..I chose 12-0-12V 1A (twice) and 9-0-9V 1A (once)
they did a nice job but it takes ages (2-3 months).
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Erik, that looks great. Can you tell me what size the blackgates that you are using are? It looks like you have 2 after the regulator. I'm working on getting things together to finally put mine in a proper enclosure. I have lots of ideas but just can't nail down the one that I like the most.