Crack build questions

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Offline sten

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on: December 06, 2010, 02:44:12 PM
Just finished up my Crack build last night.  It went fairly smoothly with the exception of the PS output cap leads which were a royal pain to access for soldering. 

Here are a couple pics of the components I'm not entirely sure if I did correctly:

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(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi717.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww171%2Fsteniacho%2FNeutrik.jpg%3Ft%3D1291670956&hash=24d32de2136f7ebd49aab098c32ceed490616c94)

Could someone confirm I've wired these components correctly?  I'm most curious about if I wired the TKD pot correctly.  I chose to route and the ground wire through the thin metal plate that separates the top and bottom halves and soldered it to the plate.

Also, one of the resistance checks which should have been 0 ohms was slightly higher (like 0.5 ohms).  Is that cause for concern?

I ran out of gas before I could do all the resistance and voltage checks last night which may be a blessing in disguise if I messed something up.

Cheers,
Sten



Offline sten

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Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 08:35:19 PM
Please disregard - Did some more digging and everything was wired just fine.  Passed all resistance and voltage checks and is being broken in with the Buena Vista Social Club.

It sounds great to me now so I know I'm in for a treat once the Speedball and upgraded caps are installed.

Many thanks Doc for a great little kit!

-S



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Reply #2 on: December 07, 2010, 05:08:00 AM
Very nice,  a TKD and Neutrik locking. Any other goodies in there? :)

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Reply #3 on: December 07, 2010, 08:45:48 AM
Thanks HF9!  I certainly took some cues from your build.

Not much else aside from some upgraded RCA jacks and a couple of massive (2"x3") Dayton DMPC-100 100uF 250V Polypropylene Capacitors.  I think I will install the output caps next and then the speedball upgrade.

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