I think I have to do the whole layout again, considering dimensions again and copy what neurochrome did with the layout. It got a little more expensive then what I wanted...
Updated the pcb layout, changed a couple of footprints and rearranged everything.
Made copper zones where I could:
@xXBrunoXx in the end I want to order everything on Digikey, I found this toroidal transformer:
https://www.digikey.it/it/products/detail/triad-magnetics/VPT18-13800/2090089
It is 250VA with 13A output instead of the 300VA and 8A output, can I still use this one?
Instead of this:
https://www.conrad.de/de/p/sedlbaue...x-230-v-2-x-18-v-ac-300-va-8-33-a-518794.html
Made copper zones where I could:
@xXBrunoXx in the end I want to order everything on Digikey, I found this toroidal transformer:
https://www.digikey.it/it/products/detail/triad-magnetics/VPT18-13800/2090089
It is 250VA with 13A output instead of the 300VA and 8A output, can I still use this one?
Instead of this:
https://www.conrad.de/de/p/sedlbaue...x-230-v-2-x-18-v-ac-300-va-8-33-a-518794.html
Yes , is good. Attention to wire the primary in series. ( looks like it has two windings ) so for 220v series on the primary.
They are not shorted, kicad places a thermal relief (i believe its called) around the pin that is not connected to the relevant plane.
The V- pin is "crossed" with a X to the relevant pin of the cap, the GND pin is "crossed" with a + sign to the relevant pin of the cap. The software is also not warning about any shorts.
But thank you for pointing it out anyways, i ordered the PCB's, they should arrive on the first week of february 🤩
Sorry , I did not know that, I don't use kicad. For what I do EasyEDA does just fine. better alternatives would be Altium but you have to buy it or " become a pirate " .
Nice . looking forward to see them. and the build.
What about the speakers ? have you bought the drivers yet ?.
To be honest, no I did not, do you have any recommendation for a online store? So that I can compare some prices.
What I found is this one https://www.parts-express.com/
@fancy_user_123 You can also check this kit . The C-note . https://www.parts-express.com/C-Not...-Kit-Pair-Components-Only-300-7141?quantity=1
WIth cabinets kits
WIth cabinets kits
96$ just the drivers. 125$ for the drivers , ports and the filter components. 140$ with the speaker cabinet kit.
Hello again,
I am GENUINELY sorry if I was not active for a very long time, I had to solve some other little problems...
little update on my situation, I assembled the board and here it is:
i was not able to test it until now, the reason for that, is that i firstly ordered the wrong stuff from amazon, then i sent it back and reordered it.
This week the rectifier board should arrive and the order is complete, so i can give it a test.
Regarding the speakers, I live in Europe, and if i want to order something from parts-express, i almost have a 200$ shipping fee, which makes the speakers waaay to expensive.
So I am looking literally every day on some other sites, where i am supposed to get them at a reasonable price, but they are always out of stock, like here:
https://www.nonsolospeakers.com/diy...e-mt-speaker-kits-pair-including-housing.html
except for the center channel:
https://www.nonsolospeakers.com/diy-speaker-kit/15906-c-note-center-diy-speaker-kit.html
@xXBrunoXx but I am not so sure about that.
In the mean time I was looking for the measurement of the single cabinet, but I only find the build plans for the speaker in inches, and recalculating them in metric values gives some strange numbers...
so yeah, I am trying to complete it all along, just have to be patient
I am GENUINELY sorry if I was not active for a very long time, I had to solve some other little problems...
little update on my situation, I assembled the board and here it is:
i was not able to test it until now, the reason for that, is that i firstly ordered the wrong stuff from amazon, then i sent it back and reordered it.
This week the rectifier board should arrive and the order is complete, so i can give it a test.
Regarding the speakers, I live in Europe, and if i want to order something from parts-express, i almost have a 200$ shipping fee, which makes the speakers waaay to expensive.
So I am looking literally every day on some other sites, where i am supposed to get them at a reasonable price, but they are always out of stock, like here:
https://www.nonsolospeakers.com/diy...e-mt-speaker-kits-pair-including-housing.html
except for the center channel:
https://www.nonsolospeakers.com/diy-speaker-kit/15906-c-note-center-diy-speaker-kit.html
@xXBrunoXx but I am not so sure about that.
In the mean time I was looking for the measurement of the single cabinet, but I only find the build plans for the speaker in inches, and recalculating them in metric values gives some strange numbers...
so yeah, I am trying to complete it all along, just have to be patient
@fancy_user_123 Board looks nice !.
Just round the numbers , 11 inches = 27,94cm so 28cm . 9.5 inch to cm 24.13 so 24 cm . Original plans are for 1/2inch mdf , 12.7mm MDF , if you plan to make them yourself I would make them from 16 or 18 mm MDF . And use some wooden braces to reinforce the cabinet as well , two pieces inside the cabinet from wall to wall ( lateral walls ) or something like this
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Thank you 🙂
@xXBrunoXx you convinced me, I am going to build them myself. I can get the boards in a shop already cut to the measurements needed, so the biggest part of the job is already done.
I just do not remember at what thickness I can get the mdf board, do the measurements of the speaker change based on it?