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Custom Toroidal

Hi ikir and KVP,
The company is called Swift Heat & Control. They are based about 75 km from my home town in the South of Johannesburg. I do not know if they export to other countries, but I can ask. I do think the cost of shipping to Europe and elsewhere would probably triple the price. I'll provide feedback.
Kevin
Hi ikir and KVP,
Swiftheat & Control is open for business again, though at a lower capacity due to the current regulations here. I have spoken to the sales person (Jan Senekal) and he says they do export to wherever requested, but they ask the client to arrange with a courier of their own choice to collect and deliver. I have weighed the trafo that I had made and it is 1250 grammes. However, mine is over-specced and is thus heavier than specced as per Oliver. The dimensions are 90 mm diameter and 50 mm high. I paid (in SA Rands) R460 but that included delivery to me. You are welcome to send Mr Senekal an e-mail at jan.at.switheat.com and he will provide a quote to your specification. The box to ship the trafo in will probably be 120 mm x 120 mm x 100 mm as there will be bubble wrap as well. Total weight should not be more than 1.8 kg. I hope this info helps. The other option is of course the R-core, which I got from this seller along1986090 on eBay and was quite quick to arrive.
Regards, Kevin
 
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Thanks Kevin!

Board cleaned up as well now. What do you guys think? Conformal coating? Yay or Nay?
 

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Personally, Nay! But that is because if you want to tweak it by replacing a cap here, a resistor there .....
Kevin
P.S. Of course that would depend on the humidity in your area. That could muck up many things.
 
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Thank you Ferret for follow-up but I went for Audiophonics. It wasn't that expensive after all and customs overhere is always kind of a gamble. Sometimes they let pass a box big and heavy like an amp and sometimes they block a package small as a matchbox...

Kind regards - Koen.