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Iron Pumpkin, 2025......SE and Balanced preamps, shameless advertisement by ZML

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Iron Pumpkin SE and Iron Pumpkin kits and finished

Both kits are comprised:

  • Motherboard with all SMD work done
  • assembled rotary switches for both Volume and Selector, for cheaper option, or
  • TFT display/logic module fully assembled, fancy remote (CR2032 battery you need to buy, can't send battery in package), encoder assembled (pcb, cable), protection perspex screen for display; that for more costlier option
  • assembled flat cables
  • pcb IDC connectors
  • all necessary CAD files for front and back plate, sent by e-mail ...... Modushop already did several Iron Pumpkin cases
  • pack of schematic and graphic files, also sent by e-mail
  • all resistors (metal film 0207 size), including NTCs
  • all solid caps
  • all electrolytic caps
  • all heatsinks
  • all necessary isolators ( mica, plastic bushings)
  • all diodes and diode bridges
  • all active parts - semis, ICs
  • jumper pins and jumpers
  • all Fujitsu micro relays
  • assembled Iron Turtle AVC module
  • 10VA mains Relay/Logic Donut, custom made; static shield, magnetic shield, primary for your neck of Wood; regular fixing hardware included
  • 20VA mains Audio Donut, custom made; static shield, magnetic shield, separate secondaries for each channel, primary for your neck of Wood; regular fixing hardware included

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WHAT YOU DON'T GET IN KIT:

- small screws, nuts and washers; you're Diyer, having them all

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Kit prices (all in Euro - €) ............. first take a look at available pictures and graphical files, then on list, and just then look at numbers

-SE, Metglas, rotary switches - 1100€
-SE, Finemet, rotary switches - 1200€
-SE, Metglas, TFT + logic control - 1350€
-SE, Finemet, TFT + logic control - 1450€
-Bal,Metglas, rotary switches - 1350€
-Bal,Finemet, rotary switches - 1450€
-Bal,Metglas, TFT + logic control - 1600€
-Bal,Finemet, TFT + logic control - 1700€

That includes shipping wherever you live, but not Paypal fee; if Paypal fee (starting with 30€) is too much for your stomack, possible payment to my Biz Bank Account, usually it costs less.

Shipping time frame mostly dependant of custom Donuts production; they usually deliver in two weeks time.... so there it is.


Finished preamp prices (Modushop 3U/280 case, Neutrik connectors, front black or silver, mains voltage according to your needs):

-SE, Metglas, rotary switches - 2750€
-SE, Finemet, rotary switches - 2850€
-SE, Metglas, TFT + logic control - 3000€
-SE, Finemet, TFT + logic control - 3100€
-Bal,Metglas, rotary switches - 3000€
-Bal,Finemet, rotary switches - 3100€
-Bal,Metglas, TFT + logic control - 3250€
-Bal,Finemet, TFT + logic control - 3350€

........plus legal export/shipping worldwide (100€ is covering that); Shipping goes through "Post Export" service, declared value of 500€, to save you of bigger Custom expenses
 
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