i'm amazed!!!
I think i'm going to consider this enclosures, the only thing is that there must be a nice encl set to accept side heatsinks for a big high biased Class A amp.
nevertheless i understand that at that point the height of the encl would be limited or limit the users to only use a specific heatsink (at least heatsinks that would fit that height...well)
Anyways ... excellent job they recall me the new line of Classè amp and cd players.
I think i'm going to consider this enclosures, the only thing is that there must be a nice encl set to accept side heatsinks for a big high biased Class A amp.
nevertheless i understand that at that point the height of the encl would be limited or limit the users to only use a specific heatsink (at least heatsinks that would fit that height...well)
Anyways ... excellent job they recall me the new line of Classè amp and cd players.
trying to post a pic.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Are these the new enclosures, or some specials??
http://www.klinktbeter.be/index.php/hexateq/reference-40/26
Looks awsome, although I have some doubts about the toroid enclosure this way. Add a metal bottom and bolt it to the centre pin and you get a fully enclosed metal enclosure around toroid including center pin (an extra winding). Wasn't that a no no?
Or maybe the center pin isn't supposed to touch the bottom plate (looks a bit shorter on second viewing
http://www.klinktbeter.be/index.php/hexateq/reference-40/26
Looks awsome, although I have some doubts about the toroid enclosure this way. Add a metal bottom and bolt it to the centre pin and you get a fully enclosed metal enclosure around toroid including center pin (an extra winding). Wasn't that a no no?
Or maybe the center pin isn't supposed to touch the bottom plate (looks a bit shorter on second viewing
Configured with a toroid bolted to the bottom cover to enclosure, it would make a shorted turn, and I would guess the toroid would eventually burn up...
I think to be a shorted turn that the core going through the toroid would have to touch the top cover. From looking at the picture, I think that it's possible that it doesn't.
Richard,
How thick are the top and bottom covers? 2mm?
Any plans for a lower version of your stereo chassis? A lower version (eg. 70mm) would make a great preamp chassis or tube power amp chassis with the tubes and transformers mounted on the top. 😎
How thick are the top and bottom covers? 2mm?
Any plans for a lower version of your stereo chassis? A lower version (eg. 70mm) would make a great preamp chassis or tube power amp chassis with the tubes and transformers mounted on the top. 😎
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I think to be a shorted turn that the core going through the toroid would have to touch the top cover. From looking at the picture, I think that it's possible that it doesn't.
Yes, agreed, or the circular metal plate washer holding down the toroid touching the sides of the enclosure, also creating a closed loop...
I think to be a shorted turn that the core going through the toroid would have to touch the top cover. From looking at the picture, I think that it's possible that it doesn't.
Yes, agreed, or the circular metal plate washer holding down the toroid touching the sides of the enclosure, also creating a closed loop...
Hi Guys,
Yes the amps on the Klinktbeter site are our new reference amps.
Rest assured that the torroid mounting plate and screw does not come into contact with the top. We're well aware of the fact that we don't want a shortcut!
Unfortunately no rackmount version of our enclosures - this would defeat the purpose of having a pretty case..
also no lower version at the moment.
Sorry for the late reply, for some reason I haven't received the email topic notifications..
Rgds,
Richard
Yes the amps on the Klinktbeter site are our new reference amps.
Rest assured that the torroid mounting plate and screw does not come into contact with the top. We're well aware of the fact that we don't want a shortcut!
Unfortunately no rackmount version of our enclosures - this would defeat the purpose of having a pretty case..
also no lower version at the moment.
Sorry for the late reply, for some reason I haven't received the email topic notifications..
Rgds,
Richard
bequerel said:
The top is 2mm, the bottom is 3mm. Even with a 1000Kva transformer there's ZERO sag of the bottom plate - clever engineering that is!
Richard
Is there any practical reason that you can't use the enclosures side on? That is, I have a limited space that would work with the enclosure side on (350mm side becomes front). With the extended version, would it still look good if I used it in this way?
You mentioned in one of your posts that someone had the enclosures reanodised. I want to have these anodised a different colour (have had other enclosures anodised), but what impact on the enclosure surface would having it "unanodised" and then reanodised?
Thanks
Smithy
Is there any practical reason that you can't use the enclosures side on? That is, I have a limited space that would work with the enclosure side on (350mm side becomes front). With the extended version, would it still look good if I used it in this way?
You mentioned in one of your posts that someone had the enclosures reanodised. I want to have these anodised a different colour (have had other enclosures anodised), but what impact on the enclosure surface would having it "unanodised" and then reanodised?
Thanks
Smithy
If you want to use the 350mm side as the front than that's fine. The enclosure will be 440mm deep then. Visually, the only "problem" is the orientation of the vent slots which would be on the left (or right) depending on how you turn the enclosure.
Re-anodising is not encouraged as this will affect the overall finish. It can be done but it's not ideal.
Rgds,
Richard
Re-anodising is not encouraged as this will affect the overall finish. It can be done but it's not ideal.
Rgds,
Richard
Is Hexateq out of business? I know a few people who have been trying to get in touch with the company, but said there was no response.
Both www.alu-case.com and www.hexateq-av.com appear to have defaulted and have been consumed by the great Google worm.
Both www.alu-case.com and www.hexateq-av.com appear to have defaulted and have been consumed by the great Google worm.
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The domain name hexateq-av.com has not been in use for quite a few years and was replaced with hexateq.com.
In case you would like to contact us then please drop me a line at info at hexateq dot com and I'll get back to you asap. With regards to the enclosures; I am sorry to say I have no further stock of the DIY chassis.
With kind regards,
Richard Krol
In case you would like to contact us then please drop me a line at info at hexateq dot com and I'll get back to you asap. With regards to the enclosures; I am sorry to say I have no further stock of the DIY chassis.
With kind regards,
Richard Krol
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