Hi Neoinc
Nice pics !
What kind of attenuator are you using in the BA-3 ?
Cheers
Si.
Thank you,
It is a 24steps 10k attenuator bought from eBay by a HongKong seller
Here is a link to a project from the chipamp world that may be of interest to some on this forum. It combines PC liquid cooling and amp building at a very basic level. It may in fact be a better fit here than the lower heat output of the chip builds. It is quite easy to isolate the cooling from the amp to avoid turning your amp into a steam calliope. 😀
It was created mostly for the fun factor but may lead to some practical applications.
BLAT
BLAT build thread
It was created mostly for the fun factor but may lead to some practical applications.
BLAT
BLAT build thread
Mini-A
Finished my Mini-A a while ago, BrianGT boards and Peter Daniels PS board. 12V transformers left over from a work project and Antek heat sinks.
Thanks to Zen Mod and others who helped me get this dialed in 🙂
Finished my Mini-A a while ago, BrianGT boards and Peter Daniels PS board. 12V transformers left over from a work project and Antek heat sinks.
Thanks to Zen Mod and others who helped me get this dialed in 🙂
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Thanks! Only took 4 zillion man-hours of milling, drilling, tapping and bead blasting......
Here's one more pic of the back....
I feel your pain having just gone through all that. Your efforts truly were justified by the results. I really like the strap mounting of the chips - probably the best method. Looks very clean and pro.

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big case for my gainclone but whatever.
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rotate that front plate for 180deg
wires to volume will be shorter , pot away from xformer
rotate that front plate for 180deg
wires to volume will be shorter , pot away from xformer
i thought about that but i never have had a problem with it like the way it is. been like this for little over 5 months.
.......... Looks very clean and pro.![]()
My comment stands on the general build. I would just add that keeping as many wires as possible close to or on the chassis would also be spiffy. 90 degree turns on the wires surely isn't necessary, but adds a little flash. You've done such a great job with the case and layout, why not go the extra measure? 😉
PS, Isn't that a switch - not a pot by the tranies?
Boy,
nice build, I like the personly (not allowed to say manly) heat sinks and the way you have integrated the components into the chassis.
nice build, I like the personly (not allowed to say manly) heat sinks and the way you have integrated the components into the chassis.
.............PS, Isn't that a switch - not a pot by the tranies?
Oops, Got my posts mixed up. Sorry
Finished my Mini-A a while ago, BrianGT boards and Peter Daniels PS board. 12V transformers left over from a work project and Antek heat sinks.
Thanks to Zen Mod and others who helped me get this dialed in 🙂
fantastic job !, but I can not help noticing that familiar hookup wire from RCA to PCB, please test it with a magnet, if it's ferrous replace with better/ copper one. Just one my bad experience with that wire
I can not help noticing that familiar hookup wire from RCA to PCB, please test it with a magnet, if it's ferrous replace with better/ copper one. Just one my bad experience with that wire
The coax is also left over from a work project......they are 802.11 wireless antenna cables with fancy gold plated SMA connectors. It's kind of a shame to cut these up, but they have been sitting in a box for years. They are non-magnetic tinned copper.
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