Looking in my parts box I found an unused set of Rhys' phonoclone boards that I bought and P-A kindly sent to me. Unfortunately they arrived about 8 months too late for me to make any use of them. If anyone wants them they are available at a discount price of $10 for the pair including shipping.
The parts numbers are not marked on the silk screen (his mistake), and some capacitors are marked backwards (my mistake), and BCE rather than ECB transistors are shown (nobodies fault, the now standard BD35-BD36 transistors were adopted later) but I will send a printout of the board layout with the boards showing the part numbers and everything correct for the latest BOM.
I also have a set of assembled Phonoclone 3 (32e) boards as pictured for sale for $150.
The parts numbers are not marked on the silk screen (his mistake), and some capacitors are marked backwards (my mistake), and BCE rather than ECB transistors are shown (nobodies fault, the now standard BD35-BD36 transistors were adopted later) but I will send a printout of the board layout with the boards showing the part numbers and everything correct for the latest BOM.
I also have a set of assembled Phonoclone 3 (32e) boards as pictured for sale for $150.
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Assembled boards and Rhys' set are both sold.
While the VSPS Kit is still available, no further orders for VSPS300 boards, Phonoclone 3 boards, or parts will be taken until January.
Merry Christmas!
While the VSPS Kit is still available, no further orders for VSPS300 boards, Phonoclone 3 boards, or parts will be taken until January.
Merry Christmas!
Got the new batch of VSPS300 and Phonoclone 3 boards back from pcbcart today.
The VSPS 300i is unchanged from previous. The Phonoclone 3 is a (slightly) revised layout, and the first set of Phonoclone 3 boards to source from pcbcart. Like the VSPS 300 and VSPS Kit boards they are black in color with double thickness 70 um copper traces.
Changelog for the 35b Phonoclone boards:
- removal of RF suppression cap C0 at the input (confused people)
- addition of a dedicated GND pad to connect the board to the chassis (less confusing than asking people to make that connection from the COM wire)
- C1 and C2 now have an extra set of 5mm spaced pads to accommodate Wima capacitors. (more flexibility in component choice)
- a number of components were moved slightly to reduce crowding.
The new layout can be downloaded from my homepage, here.
The VSPS 300i is unchanged from previous. The Phonoclone 3 is a (slightly) revised layout, and the first set of Phonoclone 3 boards to source from pcbcart. Like the VSPS 300 and VSPS Kit boards they are black in color with double thickness 70 um copper traces.
Changelog for the 35b Phonoclone boards:
- removal of RF suppression cap C0 at the input (confused people)
- addition of a dedicated GND pad to connect the board to the chassis (less confusing than asking people to make that connection from the COM wire)
- C1 and C2 now have an extra set of 5mm spaced pads to accommodate Wima capacitors. (more flexibility in component choice)
- a number of components were moved slightly to reduce crowding.
The new layout can be downloaded from my homepage, here.
It's too much work, and too much money to keep as inventory, so if I do it at all it will be as a limited subscription once a year around Xmas.
I've just shipped six. There are four more Phonoclone 3 kits with new boards ready for the new year. That will be all until next December. Price is $105 US.
Note: no orders will be processed until after Jan 15th, but you can email me to reserve a kit of you want.
I've just shipped six. There are four more Phonoclone 3 kits with new boards ready for the new year. That will be all until next December. Price is $105 US.
Note: no orders will be processed until after Jan 15th, but you can email me to reserve a kit of you want.
The boards are back from pcbcart. This is what the new Phonoclone 35b looks like in the balck livery...
The VSPS300i is unchanged from before:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
The VSPS300i is unchanged from before:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Today the 50th VSPS was sold. That's half of the 100 kits that were put together. A major milestone that I've been looking forward to for some time.
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!
can you provide BOM for phonoclone 3
I can not open following file http://phonoclone.com/files/pcb-bom.zip
I can not open following file http://phonoclone.com/files/pcb-bom.zip
Would like to build Phonoclone 3
I have clicked on all links related to this project and it does not look like PCB or kits are available anymore are they?
If not, I will use the PCB .brd file you posted and the BOM and go ahead and build it. Since this is only my third DIY project, I am still in the buy the kit and modify after you learn mode, but I guess I have to learn to fly someday...
Please let me know if there are any PCB or kits around (powr supply also obviously).
Thanks!
I have clicked on all links related to this project and it does not look like PCB or kits are available anymore are they?
If not, I will use the PCB .brd file you posted and the BOM and go ahead and build it. Since this is only my third DIY project, I am still in the buy the kit and modify after you learn mode, but I guess I have to learn to fly someday...
Please let me know if there are any PCB or kits around (powr supply also obviously).
Thanks!
All the RJM Audio boards and parts are still available, please see phonoclone.com for details.
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Hi there again
I looked in the site but was unable to find any reference to pre made boards or kits for sale or , however, I saw the reverence to Olimar to get the boards made.
please advise if this is correct or if there is an alternative to get the boards from you or as part of a group buy.
Gerry
I looked in the site but was unable to find any reference to pre made boards or kits for sale or , however, I saw the reverence to Olimar to get the boards made.
please advise if this is correct or if there is an alternative to get the boards from you or as part of a group buy.
Gerry
Update: I will be stocking the OPA27 and sockets as well as the transistors. So presently I have all parts except for the resistors... expect to have some "resistor packs" to make a full kit (for the Phonoclone 3 at least) available in limited numbers later this year.
RJM Audio - Printed Circuit Boards
RJM Audio - Printed Circuit Boards
Update: Temporarily out of stock of phonoclone 3 boards. Running low on C1,C2,and C3 for both Phonoclone and VSPS300 projects. Sold out of op amps and sockets. Down to the last 30 VSPS Kits... the cupboards are rather bare these days at RJM Audio.
C1-3 provoke a small crisis, as these were bought in bulk ages ago at a very good discount and searching the web it doesn't look like I'm going to be able to find replacements at anything close to the same price.
Wanted: low voltage axial polypropylene film cap with a value between 1.6 uF to 2.5 uF. Price about $1-2 ea.
Just wanted to let people know that stocks are going to be patchy for a while until I can find some new suppliers.
C1-3 provoke a small crisis, as these were bought in bulk ages ago at a very good discount and searching the web it doesn't look like I'm going to be able to find replacements at anything close to the same price.
Wanted: low voltage axial polypropylene film cap with a value between 1.6 uF to 2.5 uF. Price about $1-2 ea.
Just wanted to let people know that stocks are going to be patchy for a while until I can find some new suppliers.
Update: I have ordered ten sets of resistors for the Phonoclone 3. The price of the full Phonoclone 3 "kit" is $125, limited to a quantity of 8-9, possibly less depending on the remaining stock of C1-3.
I'm going to let the stock run empty and then decide what to do about replacements. I did do some searching on the web but couldn't find anything near the same price.
I'm going to let the stock run empty and then decide what to do about replacements. I did do some searching on the web but couldn't find anything near the same price.
Mouser parts arrived today. Op amps and sockets back in stock, resistors for Phonoclone 3 now in stock.
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