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Offline earwaxxer

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Reply #15 on: December 25, 2012, 01:44:58 PM
cool pics --- love the bouka - or whatever - yaa.

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Reply #16 on: December 27, 2012, 07:00:42 AM
I installed 2 Triad chokes today in the place of the 270ohm resistors. I also changed the headphone jack plug. I do have a Neutrik one but don't really like the fact that it lock's the jack in place. I installed two welwyn 2.49kohm resistors as in the original speck. Only had it running a few hours, with no music playing and the volume turned up to MAX i can hear no hum. i really am luvin this amp and am considering getting rid of the STAX 4040 system and perhaps audition a pair of T1'S ANF HD800'S.
   Here are some more pic's hope you like them. anyone with any suggestions to improve upon it still further are most welcome.


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4207/dsc00707l.jpg


Offline vikingtap

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Reply #17 on: December 27, 2012, 07:02:30 AM
Still struggling to embed an image in my posts!!

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5596/dsc00706lr.jpg


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Reply #18 on: December 27, 2012, 11:08:18 AM
Quote from: vikingtap on December 27, 2012, 07:02:30 AM
Still struggling to embed an image in my posts!!

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5596/dsc00706lr.jpg


Mr Vikingtap - try the following when posting images on a forum.

Take the url of the image, in this case http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5596/dsc00706lr.jpg

Copy it


Then hit the Insert Image button on the Post Reply page (it's the button under the Italicized button)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-L11qk4p_UKA/UNzExFWC4pI/AAAAAAAAH5Y/6_HoosSlAZ8/s289/Fullscreen+capture+28122012+85835+AM.jpg)

This will result in the following
[ing][/ing]
(please note I have swapped the 'm' for a 'n' in order for it to show up)

Then Paste your image's url between the two square brackets - like so:
[ing]http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5596/dsc00706lr.jpg[/ing]

Which will result in an image being shown (when the 'm' isn't a 'n')



I hope this helps - it really is simple as copy and pasting with one button pushing.


Stephen


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Reply #19 on: December 27, 2012, 10:43:43 PM
Thank you Stephen but THIS BELOW is what happens!! i just dont know?

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9662/dsc00702r.jpg
« Last Edit: December 27, 2012, 10:45:31 PM by vikingtap »


Offline Wormwood

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Reply #20 on: December 28, 2012, 02:10:09 AM
Quote from: vikingtap on December 27, 2012, 10:43:43 PM
Thank you Stephen but THIS BELOW is what happens!! i just dont know?

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9662/dsc00702r.jpg

Viking,

You are hitting the Insert Link/URL button not the Image - second button not the third.

Try that.

 :)


Stephen


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Reply #21 on: December 28, 2012, 10:36:22 AM
Hit the second button and this happens?

[img]http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/507/dsc00704mc.jpg/img]


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Reply #22 on: December 28, 2012, 11:59:47 AM
At last thanks Wormwood. I made sure there was a decent space between the brackets then hit paste. many thanks. All i have to do now is figure out why the amp is sending a MONO signal to my headphones??

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« Last Edit: December 28, 2012, 12:27:12 PM by vikingtap »


Offline vikingtap

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Reply #23 on: December 28, 2012, 12:22:55 PM
Just installed the speedball and now it is sending a MONO signal to my headphones. If you look at the below picture you can see that 2 of the led's are not lit. Since i am going to have to disassemble things a bit i may build a bigger chassis for the amp.

(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg708.imageshack.us%2Fimg708%2F7066%2Fmmmuc.jpg&hash=9da5bb1ea2cbe85f50e200258a45cec21162d162)


Offline grufti

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Reply #24 on: December 28, 2012, 02:33:01 PM
I would not bother with a larger chassis. Yours does not look terribly crowded to me. It looks like you can get in there to measure voltages. I always dread the effort to cut a top plate and to build a box so I'm not one to abandon a nice custom chassis once it's built.


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Reply #25 on: December 28, 2012, 04:04:03 PM
Nice, the pic's worth the wait...John

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Reply #26 on: January 05, 2013, 07:49:13 AM
Ok  so i had a bit of a rethink and decided that i needed a bigger chassis. certainly not as cute as my first effort, but there is way more room to work with. I have adopted more or less the CRACK arrangement be it slightly larger at 10 3/4 x 9 x 3.5". What is very welcome is the drop in temperature of the top plate from 51c down to 35c after running for a few hours. This certainly makes me feel more comfortable and perhaps will extend component life. I have installed the SPEEDBALL and changed the volume pot to a TOCOS. As it stands right now i am really luvin the sounds it produces. i think i shall give it a week or so get use to the sound signature and maybe install a choke or two and possibly add a bypass capacitor (2.2uf i think) to the final power supply capacitor. Again any suggestions are most welcome.
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« Last Edit: January 05, 2013, 07:52:08 AM by vikingtap »


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Reply #27 on: February 16, 2013, 10:01:09 AM
Ok so i've had my crack for a while now and really enjoying it. Problem is i just want to tinker with it some more, so i decided to build another and whilst i was at it add a few upgrades. I was so impressed by the lovely Fi-300b tube amps i thought i might try my hand at making my crack look a little like the aforementioned amp.

(https://forum.bottlehead.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fscaled%2Flanding%2F685%2Fdsc00970ue.jpg&hash=16227d1348e3bed20a4a8f6215da408db2cd2745)

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Reply #28 on: February 16, 2013, 10:05:15 AM
Very, very nice. I love it  8)


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Reply #29 on: February 16, 2013, 10:13:01 AM
Thank you here are a few more pic's.
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