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[tjkirch]

I really can't wait to see a BH DAC. I'm not sure how I'll be able to swing the price, but it's really exciting. Subscribed!

[mcandmar]

We are awaiting some boards that are in production.

Bump for a progress report

[John Swenson]

We are awaiting some boards that are in production.

Bump for a progress report

We are still waiting for the (hopefully) final prototype boards from the board  house. I haven't heard anything  about them for a while. I have  a suspicion it is  the oscillator, they have to be programmed for the  specific frequency, that might be taking longer  than anticipated. If so, all we can do is wait. I'll ping them tonight and see what is going on.

I have the adapter boards, they came in right on schedule.

John S.

[JamieMcC]

Has any guidance on enclosure size for the dac been given?

[Doc B.]

Enclosure size is still a moving target until we determine the battery we want to use.The battery we have been using lasts about 4.5 hours. Unfortunately the last Seattle Head Fi meet was 5 hours and we didn't have the Play While Charging setting in that prototype. We ordered a larger battery just to see how much longer it would extend play time and once we test it we will decide whether we go with the bigger battery.

[mcandmar]

I can already see my first mod, building a battery bank for a 12 hour run time

Probably a silly question, will there be any issues shipping the battery's overseas?    Weight may be if they are SLA.

[Paul Birkeland]

I can already see my first mod, building a battery bank for a 12 hour run time

Probably a silly question, will there be any issues shipping the battery's overseas?    Weight may be if they are SLA.

We will very likely have a position on the power switch that will allow enough charging current in to both run the DAC and keep the battery topped off, as well as a dedicated listening position where it is battery only. 

Thankfully either battery that we are looking at falls into a class that flies under the radar in terms of shipping regulations.  Though the batteries themselves do weigh a bit, that weight isn't drastically different than something like one of our smaller power transformers. 

[Grainger49]

Dan,

With my back I can't sit for 4.5 hours even in the La-Z-Boy.  I wonder if many can. 

If you have a charge while running position on the switch you are good to go for all the young guys.

[John Swenson]

I talked to the board house today, the delay WAS getting the oscillators programmed, they have received them now and the boards are being assembled, they will ship next week!

I still have to write some FPGA code to get them up and running before I send to Doc. It shouldn't be much, this is mostly just bug fixes from the last one. The only real differences are the auxiliary port and the display, so I have to get those working.

John S.

 

[RPMac]

Could batteries be bought locally to save the hassle of shipping?

How about a two battery system? One plays while the other charges.

[Paul Birkeland]

Could batteries be bought locally to save the hassle of shipping?

How about a two battery system? One plays while the other charges.

I'm not sure what the hassle is.  These are only 3-4 lbs. 

We do not plan to leave sufficient room under the chassis for a second battery. 

[Grainger49]

So the optional Optima battery is a DIY add on?

[mcandmar]

Cue thread on how 200 AA batteries is a better bang for your buck

[Jim R.]

My experience is that most of these specialty SLA batteries have to be bought from specialty distributors anyway, so one way or another you're likely to have to pay for shipping.

-- Jim

[Natural Sound]

A lot of my Ham Radio buddies have converted from SLA to LIPO batteries. They are smaller and lighter in size for equal or larger capacity. Not sure about the cost but I believe the LIPO's cost a little more.