Aleph 4 PCB's

[jduncan]

So I'm laying out some Aleph 4 PCB's which I'm most likely going to get fabricated....Is anyone else interested in sharing an order with me? The more sets of these I get produced the lower the cost as there is just an additional $50 setup charge per design which obviously doesnt apply to each copy....

So basically please let me know ASAP if you'd be interested in Aleph 4 PCBs.

Thanks.

 

[paulb]

Took a quick look at the schematics for it and the Aleph 3, which is what I would probably build. They seem close enough I could use the "4" boards to build a "3". Anyone out there care to comment on this?
jduncan, any idea what the cost would be? And what country are you in?

 

[jduncan]

I'm in the US.

It's costing me $50 setup fee + about $50 for each set....

So depending on number of people I'd of course love to share that setup cost but if we get a few, I'd say $60 total?

And there are very few differences which at a quick glance shouldn't be a problem....you'll get a bit of extra real estate on the output and current source pcb's but that's not really a problem....

I'm not using a PCB for the power supply though....so this is for everything but power supply section

 

[audio_cf]

I think that Nelson Pass himself are going to sell these boards soon from http://www.passdiy.com maybe it could be worth to wait.

///CF

 

[paulb]

Yes, but who knows how long it will take to get passdiy running and selling boards. Nelson, are you out there, any comment?
$60 US is about $95 CDN these days, so it's a little pricey. I may start a thread asking about Canadian PCB fabricators, many things are cheaper here because of the exchange.
But keep me posted, send an email when you're getting ready to start.

Paul

 

[Nelson Pass]

http://www.passdiy.com is scheduled to launch next week
with 2 articles for a start and an aggressive
publishing schedule.

The boards for one of them will be available just
about immediately, and the other will not require
a board.

There will be a formal announcement next week, but
I have a long weekend ahead of me....

Boards for the Alephs would be easy enough, so I'll
see about getting some done up soon. Of course soon
means 60 days or so.

 

[grataku]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Nelson!!!

 

[paulb]

Woo hoo!

Mr. Pass, your 100th post here is an exciting one! Thanks for your efforts with passdiy.com and your involvement here.
I think there would be plenty of interest in Aleph boards.

 

[jduncan]

OK, given Nelson's new announcement, I'm quite happy to hold on getting my own PCB's made (assuming of course that Nelson isn't charging $100 for PCB's for an Aleph).

Paulb,

So I guess we can just wait and see for now and I can forget about the finishing touches on the PCB layout.

Thanks again Mr. Pass!

 

[GRollins]

For what it's worth, the front end of passdiy is up, for those who want to see how it looks. None of the buttons work yet.

Grey

 

[PC]

Mr. Nelson,

Will you offer Aleph P PCB or Kit in Passdiy.com?
Personally, I don't mind to pay $100 for an Aleph PCB cause I think the design itself worth more than that.

PC

 

[Hoffmeyer]

Mr. Pass.
Your new site, http://www.passdiy.com shure looks promissing so far.
Just can't wait to see the rest.

 

[Nelson Pass]

Thanks.

We're just going to start cranking things out
and see how it goes. The intent is to offer the
hardest to get parts and PCB's and then simply
to respond to demand. I'll start a new thread
next week announcing the launch.

 

[JPablo]

Nelson,

May I suggest Bride of Zen pcb's along with those elusive 1000 uF 100 V electrolitics, and maybe good quality 10 uf condensers as one of the packs available?

Thank you for your efforts on diy audio!!

JP.

 

[lohk]

Thank you, Nelson Pass, for sharing knowledge and enthusiasm with all us.
Since weeks now I am regularly checking http://www.passdiy.com, to look if it already "open". Now it seems to be christmas eve finally. Great !

Godd luck and much success with this new project !
Klaus