Post your Solid State pics here.

[destroyer X]

Look the way we used to make amplifiers 40 years ago.... without computers, or software, or scanners or printers... the stuff was not discovered..only thermal printers and some Z80 computers.

The way this was made... with pen, nail polish, drawing and corroding using chemical products available since the fifties constitutes in a free ticket for your to travel to the past.... the ones who lived through that era will remember ... and young people will understand as we did when there were no computers that could help us.

A diy, handmade and homemade board style.

regards,

Carlos

[odysseybmx414]

Originally Posted by destroyer X

Look the way we used to make amplifiers 40 years ago.... without computers, or software, or scanners or printers... the stuff was not discovered..only thermal printers and some Z80 computers.

The way this was made... with pen, nail polish, drawing and corroding using chemical products available since the fifties constitutes in a free ticket for your to travel to the past.... the ones who lived through that era will remember ... and young people will understand as we did when there were no computers that could help us.

A diy, handmade and homemade board style.

regards,

Carlos

I like it. So, nail polish works well as etch-resist? Permanent marker is not so good for me.

I just started etching PCBs, so I still have a lot to learn. I have been using the laser printer at work and hydrochloric acid/hydrogen peroxide mixture. The printer I think is not good quality because the transfer of the toner to the PCB is never perfect, no matter what I try. That blue stick n peel stuff is expensive so I will not try that. I cover every trace with a layer of solder and clean it well to protect against the possibility of hairline trace cracks.

Carlos! Give me some tips on how to make an enclosure for my DX Precision I. I have the guts of the enclosure, and the bottom. I also have a top cover. But, I am stuck on the rest. I don't have access to many tools outside of what I need for electronics work.

[destroyer X]

thank you..... in the reality i am not that good about enclosures, the ones i have made are terrible... the one i know is very good is Fótios from this forum..... he is awesome...not a diy i think...he may do diy (amateur)
but the guy works alike, and even better, than a Pro.

My email adress is:

nanabrother@hotmail.com

I can try to help you, but i know nothing about enclosures, will be easier you to help me than the opposite...well...i can try.

regards,

Carlos

[nigelwright7557]

Originally Posted by destroyer X

I can try to help you, but i know nothing about enclosures, will be easier you to help me than the opposite...well...i can try.

regards,

Carlos

I either buy a new case or buy a faulty amp with a good case and use that.

PC cases are quite good because they look great and have lots of fitments for fans, PSU etc.
I usually strip out the power supply and use the mains socket on it.

[odysseybmx414]

Originally Posted by nigelwright7557

I either buy a new case or buy a faulty amp with a good case and use that.

PC cases are quite good because they look great and have lots of fitments for fans, PSU etc.
I usually strip out the power supply and use the mains socket on it.

The case parts I posted in the pics are exactly that -- from a denon power amp. The trafo and top, bottom parts and insides including heatsinks. I could have used the front back and side panels but I don't want it to have denon on it or other writing, or unused holes where parts used to be.f

Posting from phone sorry.

I'm thinking wood with paint. I dojt know about skills with nice finishes.

[destroyer X]

and to apply chemical to attack metal and produce some effect (ferric chloride and 3 other chemical agents)... i know how to paint and produce ink and colours at home, how to apply varnish, how to prepare wood.... how to saw metal, how to produce holes in metal, how to bend metal...but this is all.

Compared with fótios (the king) i am very stupid related these things.

Watch what Horácio, a Brazilian did, looks paint.

regards,

Carlos

[odysseybmx414]

I'm going to use some thin wood and make an enclosure to give me visual ideas and see how it looks. Then I will improve it.

Thanks.

[AndrewT]

Originally Posted by odysseybmx414

I like it.

I don't like it.
What is the purpose of posting a 1280px by 768px, 274.92 kB (281,521 bytes) fuzzy pic?

[AndrewT]

Originally Posted by destroyer X

Compared with fótios (the king) i am very stupid related these things.

you are not stupid.
Just admit you are not prepared to invest the time and resources in learning.

[digits]

Why not use the case as is , but put a faux (fake) face on it.
I did a unit like that in which I covered the silver plastic face with veneer, only cutting the holes I wanted to keep.