A ton of.....?

[dantwomey]

A ton of work. A ton of frustration, and a ton of thanks to those that helped me get my VFET2 up and running. A special thanks to Zen Mod, 6L6, and the legendary Father Pass himself.

I have an amplifier I’m truly thrilled with!

Regards,
Dan

 

[Dennis Hui]

Congratulations!

 

[MEGA_amp]

maybe I missed it....but we need to see some pictures..or it didnt happen

 

[Zen Mod]

oh yeah

no porn, no glory

 

[dantwomey]

 

[Zen Mod]

that doesn't count

it's on crapbucket and just two of them

I thought you're more proud

 

[dantwomey]

I thought it would be a good idea to keep things well ventilated (cool) so as you can see I machined openings in the top of the chassis and installed the following.

Order Aluminum Perforated Sheet 3003-H14-Round Hole Online,Thickness: 0.063",Hole Size: 0.0625",Stagger: 0.125",Open Area: 23"

Regards,
Dan

 

[dantwomey]

that doesn't count

it's on crapbucket and just two of them

I thought you're more proud

Too busy listening to it to take more pics!

 

[dantwomey]

BTW my workshop is now empty. Where is VFET3?

 

[Zen Mod]

splice something ..... from the spruce?



have some sits around? why not Papa's 50W SIT SE from BAF , or poorman's iteration of same , with two mosfet pucks?

 

[Eric]

Congrats! Wow - that's a lot of metal cutting and a heavy chassis! Don't drop that on those bare toes

 

[dantwomey]

Congrats! Wow - that's a lot of metal cutting and a heavy chassis! Don't drop that on those bare toes

I'm a student of Peter Daniel's. You'd be surprised what you can do with modest tools in a small workshop.

Regards,
Dan

 

[MEPER]

We are some that are stuck with DiyAudio Store Deluxe chassis. They have their limitations when building heavy PSUs.
Did you put some nice feet on?

 

[TungstenAudio]

We are some that are stuck with DiyAudio Store Deluxe chassis. They have their limitations when building heavy PSUs.
Did you put some nice feet on?

Yes, the stock feet that come with the store 4U Deluxe chassis are pretty useless. The 'upgrade' feet aren't much better. I use heavy duty rubber feet that are meant for large bass guitar amplifiers or cabinets. The get the chassis further off the floor or shelf and help absorb some vibration. You can find these at professional musical equipment stores.

 

[dantwomey]

We are some that are stuck with DiyAudio Store Deluxe chassis. They have their limitations when building heavy PSUs.
Did you put some nice feet on?

I've had really good luck with these off Fleabay,

AMPLIFIER-FEET-44-17mm-Solid-Aluminum-Speaker-Turntable-Isolation-Mat-Base-Pad

Regards,
Dan

 

[MEPER]

OK....I also use large rubber feet for the amps and PSUs I just built on thick wooden boards. For the 5U Deluxe chassis I am working on stuffing with components I plan to put furniture wheels under them as chassis gets quite heavy. They will be floor standing and then it will be much easier to move them around. Another benefit is for the air circulation as chassis will be raised 7-8 cm from floor.

 

[Marra]

Congratulations. Hoping to finally have mine up and running very soon.

 

[jan.didden]

Beautiful. Well executed!
Wish I could do that ...

Jan

 

[dantwomey]

splice something ..... from the spruce?



have some sits around? why not Papa's 50W SIT SE from BAF , or poorman's iteration of same , with two mosfet pucks?

Very interesting, 50w Single-Ended BAF2015 Schade Enabled. Just not as interesting as the soon to be out VFET3?

Regards,
Dan

 

[6L6]

Absolutely incredible! Very well done, congratulations!!