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Bottlehead Kits => Kaiju Stereo 300B amp => Topic started by: BenjaminSmith on April 19, 2022, 02:09:24 PM
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I'm ecstatic with the way the kit has gone together. It's almost there; I'd be listening tonight if I hadn't done something stupid and vaporized the two LEDs on the A side of the C4S D side board...
The build here is 20s retro/Greene and Greene. Chassis is of barrel stave oak (the color is from the inside of the barrel), ebony and rosewood. More glowing and underside pics when it's complete.
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That looks great!
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This looks crazy!
How did you integrate the VU Meters into the circuits? Is there any change on sound because of them?
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Looks like some interesting design elements on the chassis plate, not to mention the base as well.
Karl
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Driving VU meters off the speaker outputs wouldn't be too bad.
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That's a beautiful amp!
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Lovely, Ben!
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Please, what are the black boxes around the transformer and the plate chokes?
Do they have a function?
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They are transformer covers and are used for cosmetic purposes.
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Ben, for a mechanical engineer, you are a darn good artist! It looks great!
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Sweet!
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Beautiful work!
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beautiful!!
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Wao…how does one hook up the meters? Can you share.
The instructions? The wood work is outstanding.
Thanks.
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My next build will likely be a SEX amp, and I am contemplating changing the look of the facade by adding covers to the transformers/chokes and a little bit more. Are there any thermal considerations I need to be aware of before adding covers like these?
Jim G.
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I haven't measured it, but the plate choke gets pretty warm. That's one of the reasons it's on top.
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The big consideration with covers is that you're almost always going to need a custom top plate.