Hello all! I've been a big audio and music fan for many years, but recently I've been emboldened by my success with Chip Amps. Now I'm in the process of building an ESP Project 101 amp to replace my beloved B&K ST-140.
While I can do a pretty decent job soldering things together and wiring things up, it's become clear that before I plug the Project 101 amp into the wall, there are a series of tests that need to be performed to avoid either a. buring the amplifier to the ground, b. burning my house to the ground and/or c. electrocuting me.
What I'm looking for is a mentor/teacher in the Santa Cruz/Monterey/San Jose area who is willing to to teach a right-brainer some left-brain skills and help me get this amp up and running.
Any takers?
While I can do a pretty decent job soldering things together and wiring things up, it's become clear that before I plug the Project 101 amp into the wall, there are a series of tests that need to be performed to avoid either a. buring the amplifier to the ground, b. burning my house to the ground and/or c. electrocuting me.
What I'm looking for is a mentor/teacher in the Santa Cruz/Monterey/San Jose area who is willing to to teach a right-brainer some left-brain skills and help me get this amp up and running.
Any takers?
Welcome amichalik,
Not in the Santa Cruz area but:
1. Use common sense.
2. Check every connection twice.
3. Use a variac.
4. One hand in the pocket when checking high voltage.
/Hugo 🙂
Not in the Santa Cruz area but:
1. Use common sense.
2. Check every connection twice.
3. Use a variac.
4. One hand in the pocket when checking high voltage.
/Hugo 🙂
Use a 100W light bulb in series with the mains supply when testing doubtful equipment the first time. The light bulb will act as a current limiter and a disaster-preventer in case of a short circuit anywhere.
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