The feet are very interesting, are they drawer handles cut in 1/2?
Thanks officeboy
They are hooks turned upsidedown, I picked them up from Bunnings (a Australian hardware store).
Well here it is, the P/S got connected on the weekend with only the small problem of me using fast blow instead of slow blow fuses (that was a frustrating half an hour ) Turning it on there are no pops or crackling and with no humming at all
I have to say this was a well worth while project, and in performance it beats the hell out of my Sony amp, especially in the lower frequencies
I have to say this was a well worth while project, and in performance it beats the hell out of my Sony amp, especially in the lower frequencies
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soundNERD said:what are all of those chips between the 2 transformers?
The process the A/C and turn it into D/C
Chris
Win against Sony amps are not problem - they are crazy . But crazy too is to see this approximately 300 VA trafos without any protection on DC side - it is " small handgranat
could you elaborate on this for us Upupa ?
Is an 160 VA power supply that is often recommended for GC
just a mere stun grenade by comparison ?
What sort of protection on the DC side do you recommend ?
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Upupa Epops said:Win against Sony amps are not problem - they are crazy . But crazy too is to see this approximately 300 VA trafos without any protection on DC side - it is " small handgranat " .
Most people who built gainclones (me included) have no protection on the DC side.
Those transformers looked quite beefy at first sight! (pictures can decieve quite easily!) and i was gonna comment on it, but 300VA is not crazy huge. Still, plenty enough for a GC.
Good job by the way.
Nuuk said:I would be more concerend about the signal carrying wires lying on top of a transformer and then passing immediately underneath all those diodes!
And it seams they are not shielded cables.
An L-shaped aluminium bar at the back, near the chips would be nice.
And it would hold the volume pot, with a tube extension to the front.
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