tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42134164645202936852024-03-14T10:19:28.346+13:00ENZEDONES little home on the webRamblings of a mad manUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213416464520293685.post-37850103856471173092009-04-24T21:54:00.008+12:002009-04-24T22:24:12.945+12:00F5 Part 7<span style="font-family:verdana;">Well it's been over two months since my last posting. I have been very busy getting my garden finished.<br />Since I was last here I have completed a base place for the rectifiers and just this evening, I managed to actually get the two main heat sink plates on. This turned out to be a tough decision as I hadn't really thought about the process of attaching the output devices to the slab of H/S. As it turned out I tapped two holes 104mm apart for the M3 screws. If I can't get the board to match up, I'll just wire them to the boards.<br />I have also been rather busy trying to get my speakers to some sort of stage were I could get them out of the garage and into the lounge, so it's been a busy couple of weeks.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OWAtkfkmLmK2wBtoRNgP0EcpdxNNRTSJnvyF62kNZPl3INE3uBrWHdtfSaDCpYeBP-hweDgN7mLGrI7z8JUj2gg5yL3iubRl3LmJOxeyYqm0hC6kxpcy0F-Zw362Gl67zghC6McLacU/s1600-h/R0013026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OWAtkfkmLmK2wBtoRNgP0EcpdxNNRTSJnvyF62kNZPl3INE3uBrWHdtfSaDCpYeBP-hweDgN7mLGrI7z8JUj2gg5yL3iubRl3LmJOxeyYqm0hC6kxpcy0F-Zw362Gl67zghC6McLacU/s320/R0013026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328196086418934114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Yes they are monsters, I had no idea that they would look this big. But the wife has said very little about them, so big relief.<br />The Image speakers sitting next to them are just over 1m high so it shows how large they are.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnF8YH5goVXL8bZzV9QFJQM6bqHFMw1AuBrSJ1DTuRdafPR2Ss8RpbqTNGIHKkZ4RC-GkMde6EJqISZPkcbSmXFnTWQo1t8Q8oMSDE7iLhUb9frSMtGw7AXKiD2MafiiCvdTNQxxuuFw/s1600-h/R0013019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnF8YH5goVXL8bZzV9QFJQM6bqHFMw1AuBrSJ1DTuRdafPR2Ss8RpbqTNGIHKkZ4RC-GkMde6EJqISZPkcbSmXFnTWQo1t8Q8oMSDE7iLhUb9frSMtGw7AXKiD2MafiiCvdTNQxxuuFw/s320/R0013019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328196988271210962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The rear was made into a box (covered in cork) to place the X/O's in and also create two side<br />bits to place two bags of 'shot' in. So as to give a little stability to the base. The lid fits snug on top. The front panels are cheap (well cheapish) pine which I coated in oil (4 coats). I used two cable glands (one at the front and one at the rear) to hold the speaker leads in place. Bugger paying ridiculous amounts of money for fancy connections that hardly ever get used. These turned out to be about $3 dollars each as opposed to $140 for fancy ones........<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_iaoGCIUFJmDGv0m2mnChSRSy72GiWFV5-G24fTbuE7By1SUQStZMEdxji0TwLwa2wXLAcR1Lqu9b5Ys8f2XQJPAxzuxO1vkCreTYAiDCYeC5Rh6klYqLw0NO7aXctVQ4XVwmRVWR1o/s1600-h/R0013023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_iaoGCIUFJmDGv0m2mnChSRSy72GiWFV5-G24fTbuE7By1SUQStZMEdxji0TwLwa2wXLAcR1Lqu9b5Ys8f2XQJPAxzuxO1vkCreTYAiDCYeC5Rh6klYqLw0NO7aXctVQ4XVwmRVWR1o/s320/R0013023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328197725916281522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Don't even have an amp to drive the bass drivers yet. That'll be a long way off.<br /><br />Right ........back to the amp.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KfyQ3nSuX4l4gHFM0eHSFDqdSt_TdxxN9UmQ6q-gcxW8rZPojqzTtTAdLjKL-3a9IdCfXPtnY2zEpbgN-uSTTUr3PwZLVbYSCFeGZIZbCZCbyqFLvGmv51ON6y65VpbdA8wSfT0YKho/s1600-h/R0013028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KfyQ3nSuX4l4gHFM0eHSFDqdSt_TdxxN9UmQ6q-gcxW8rZPojqzTtTAdLjKL-3a9IdCfXPtnY2zEpbgN-uSTTUr3PwZLVbYSCFeGZIZbCZCbyqFLvGmv51ON6y65VpbdA8wSfT0YKho/s320/R0013028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328198642002702274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Right..............you can see the two side plates have been attached and I also put the two thermistors (see power supply schematic on Nelsons page) down the back by the ground. And also put in a power switch, which was originally going to go in the front. But I have decided to keep this nice and clean, not even an LED is going to find it's way onto that nice piece of wood.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zc1kQI2wQvHMvw5g9gdpACzcozjLFNhux7FNpefjv7uMzyrWp8pVmiyYvFRkUl-KXFawUYoGNIzPOnpRMll0TQCkpU7C3i0bngo8NjW1d2dYjz4yxpB7GajHZAMRh0T7DrEdAwvo-hs/s1600-h/R0013027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zc1kQI2wQvHMvw5g9gdpACzcozjLFNhux7FNpefjv7uMzyrWp8pVmiyYvFRkUl-KXFawUYoGNIzPOnpRMll0TQCkpU7C3i0bngo8NjW1d2dYjz4yxpB7GajHZAMRh0T7DrEdAwvo-hs/s320/R0013027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328199476110651474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fourteen screws and washes later.............. I placed some silicon and the back as well to try and make good contact between the two surfaces.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213416464520293685.post-87322772256613999652009-02-14T22:15:00.010+13:002009-02-14T22:51:21.115+13:00F5 Part 6<span style="font-family:verdana;">I finally got around to tackling the base, which houses the caps and the fans. I sort of started of with the intention of only putting in a block for he earths. But as it turned out i started marking other bits out on the board as well.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR0Di5kqdZz87nEnjsVfPEUrB-aNI3JePBxActZTXGANTKSWjT2ABit8rzzBgh-8z4SkSNS8sQDLfGAdjxDeO-XSveP2BU5zG1sKjwVGH4SP9mZHZcCr5VP5eTRPl2og-Z-isIBzn79o/s1600-h/R0012851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR0Di5kqdZz87nEnjsVfPEUrB-aNI3JePBxActZTXGANTKSWjT2ABit8rzzBgh-8z4SkSNS8sQDLfGAdjxDeO-XSveP2BU5zG1sKjwVGH4SP9mZHZcCr5VP5eTRPl2og-Z-isIBzn79o/s320/R0012851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302580282146118098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">On previous builds, (as I've said earlier) I've tended to just go for it. But this time I decided that since I had the base plate off, I may as well mark everything out. So that's what I did. Masking tape everywhere as tried to make sure nothing was missed. Even drilled the holes for the feet(which I may change later). The hadest part was drilling the holes for the fans, which took the longest time as they were 90mm diameter. And the the old Ryobi just hasn't got the guts to drill too fast through this stuff. I also find that the plastic gets so hot it sticks to the teeth, making it difficult to cut. So you have to keep pulling the drill bit out and the go again.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC9CtbgiQl8IA9GWjfGt6A8xZtdppq5mN6gIWTSl-JyMKw6al9BSBKZt-elr-Z0moiRGn2lC6iEqspBRf8Kb3FAhwQaQJX_9daFxAEOwvuVaD4UjCtARRH-Sh7vFTgPIOBKwaqNJh4Lg/s1600-h/R0012850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC9CtbgiQl8IA9GWjfGt6A8xZtdppq5mN6gIWTSl-JyMKw6al9BSBKZt-elr-Z0moiRGn2lC6iEqspBRf8Kb3FAhwQaQJX_9daFxAEOwvuVaD4UjCtARRH-Sh7vFTgPIOBKwaqNJh4Lg/s320/R0012850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302582315571313074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And another thing. Most of the pics I take seem to be at night time so they are always out of focus, sorry about that.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">After all the holes were cut I placed things back on the board just to check everything did actually fit. And i still had room left over.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuVc43vh3FQF-aEVcygU0AbnckinEhQt9bYbNtqSObyeTYWalqHgasDdnJe6RuduiC1ZIOwZla-Jxq-wSkoKc5gfwEw9R_rNBhBAEqD0Xjc9kgPtAHsuL28u05h5M4yoa7QnHm9f86jw/s1600-h/R0012852.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuVc43vh3FQF-aEVcygU0AbnckinEhQt9bYbNtqSObyeTYWalqHgasDdnJe6RuduiC1ZIOwZla-Jxq-wSkoKc5gfwEw9R_rNBhBAEqD0Xjc9kgPtAHsuL28u05h5M4yoa7QnHm9f86jw/s320/R0012852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302583239947861474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The aluminium plate at the top of the picture was made to hold the bridge rectifiers. It's 75mm x 300mm x 8mm. So I hope it will do. I lifted it off the with the use of some 40mm M3 screws, so that it gets some air underneath it.<br />Everything seem to fit o.k, but the fans were about 3mm different, but I'm hoping no one will notice.<br /><br />And a picture of the underside of the case with the bottom back in. You will also note I have installed a cable gland. I felt this to be much easier to install than one of those IEC/ICE/IEU..........bla,bla,bla things. As this only meant getting out the spade bit and drilling one hole. And once the thing is up and running it's not going to be moved around anywhere, or need to be unplugged copious amounts of time so why spend the extra money and time on something that's just there to look good.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vxJGrli1CaVm3FN4VSJe7JdXmNe9A76yuvUywRZYLoU2YgluuvXOCNeutR-l3weRSAbPdm00bvfpwJ3Mn1xgUQt5lqU9UswhyjlYOWGWBsUdvnDtMyUDe3cAlaM36dBjMVGe7AE1sog/s1600-h/R0012855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vxJGrli1CaVm3FN4VSJe7JdXmNe9A76yuvUywRZYLoU2YgluuvXOCNeutR-l3weRSAbPdm00bvfpwJ3Mn1xgUQt5lqU9UswhyjlYOWGWBsUdvnDtMyUDe3cAlaM36dBjMVGe7AE1sog/s320/R0012855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302584761399863298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And here is the inside before i placed the caps back in.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pBYzqFyBu4BcTwgDCctjas_xLyVTjYBbQIbthyP7FmjKrNQIC1WNn6FT9DN0__C8MESOMMVsoq6bpR6SJ7989fd4LM6iAL86Wx4YE4KyEzKJTOndzgeOHdiQlfRpkNPCnwqgSdyZvGw/s1600-h/R0012857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pBYzqFyBu4BcTwgDCctjas_xLyVTjYBbQIbthyP7FmjKrNQIC1WNn6FT9DN0__C8MESOMMVsoq6bpR6SJ7989fd4LM6iAL86Wx4YE4KyEzKJTOndzgeOHdiQlfRpkNPCnwqgSdyZvGw/s320/R0012857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302585420586215794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213416464520293685.post-69475696206755382872009-02-12T21:11:00.004+13:002009-02-12T21:23:47.429+13:00F5 Part 5<span style="font-family:verdana;">I had some free time today so I cut the cap block in two and sanded it. I didn't go crazy with the sanding, just enough to clean them up. I had some clear varnish in the garage so I wacked two coats on. And yes I skinned the caps, as they were a very tight fit I would have ended up sanding the inside of the holes. This way they fit snug without being too tight.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLLSsLUOac8HkRvTGUuru77x_Eip5SwgTKbzhPHIeSzjX5nc4p1oESuRfObtH_hkKyKIDMeiS2pZ9f9m3oVPO1BfRv_MXkPAiW85zlI1gHhLnPfvXehKnRru3rysIR1lkrl1Hpt0fJOE/s1600-h/R0012839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLLSsLUOac8HkRvTGUuru77x_Eip5SwgTKbzhPHIeSzjX5nc4p1oESuRfObtH_hkKyKIDMeiS2pZ9f9m3oVPO1BfRv_MXkPAiW85zlI1gHhLnPfvXehKnRru3rysIR1lkrl1Hpt0fJOE/s400/R0012839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301821300243873330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">They should do the trick. I didn't want to get too carried away with them.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc2RiyZud1p83E3X1nDfV4tVpkgvbmK_YOIx4CdaxmO3YHRSufNNszciVGFFu1TDjiJwbxHuqutbpWa9MjTOObNSOnGxDWZBo5iLye6iE-gXipc8VZU7t2MXyq_gJzVPXFFhBQTG01d4/s1600-h/R0012841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc2RiyZud1p83E3X1nDfV4tVpkgvbmK_YOIx4CdaxmO3YHRSufNNszciVGFFu1TDjiJwbxHuqutbpWa9MjTOObNSOnGxDWZBo5iLye6iE-gXipc8VZU7t2MXyq_gJzVPXFFhBQTG01d4/s400/R0012841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301822478594101650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I haven't worked out exactly where they'll go yet. Like I said before, nothing is truly planned for. But i will need enough space for four bridge rectifiers and a heat sink.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1tgpkt-mqwx2nM5D_AkE7BWpSAQCpZQjw-QseU_luxt1_uANMJhKxsQVtfhOFBne2WPwCT7phLzEFZpRNuG7TMEz4KSjm7rFxxaUMegL-lldJEDUPjij2mXSKTGcomsKu0tr5BzuvJI/s1600-h/R0012840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1tgpkt-mqwx2nM5D_AkE7BWpSAQCpZQjw-QseU_luxt1_uANMJhKxsQVtfhOFBne2WPwCT7phLzEFZpRNuG7TMEz4KSjm7rFxxaUMegL-lldJEDUPjij2mXSKTGcomsKu0tr5BzuvJI/s400/R0012840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301823200394820402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope I don't run out of space</span>................................;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213416464520293685.post-87774034578327821712009-02-07T22:22:00.006+13:002009-02-07T22:45:10.465+13:00F5 Part 4<span style="font-family:verdana;">So I actually had quite a good weekend, in between taking my boy out for walks. I managed to start on the next part, the blocks that will hold the caps in.<br />Remember on the previous page I talked about not having much of a plan, well things tend to go a little astray and this part was a good example. I started off wanting to use two layers of plastic, one to hold the caps in place at the bottom and another to them in place at the top. I was going to make up some small spacers to attach to the upper and lower plates to keep them together. But halfway through marking them out I spotted a piece of wood sitting on the window ledge in the garage and thought,<br />"What if I just had one block, and drill the holes deep enough to hold the caps in place?"<br />Once they are all wired together, i'm sure they would hold.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxt4Zna_jsPE1ED0zXl0DT6xVthztYNYsVNe4MHyI58nKX1agND0gKmidBzMXJlKubEh3HaoJI3yvKbAhW0LsVwOQPl02YR0QWw7tqdoiCJ6bvXMt0BgKb4j4Zp_cXPvkiXZz6LUTPY_s/s1600-h/R0012832.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxt4Zna_jsPE1ED0zXl0DT6xVthztYNYsVNe4MHyI58nKX1agND0gKmidBzMXJlKubEh3HaoJI3yvKbAhW0LsVwOQPl02YR0QWw7tqdoiCJ6bvXMt0BgKb4j4Zp_cXPvkiXZz6LUTPY_s/s320/R0012832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299986011488503394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is as far as I got with the first attempt. You can see it's a mess on the bench and it doesn't get any better.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF4e_OVlsnYFpzk5ICg0EBS4d6RTK_CeIgbkCpRZQCbINlvE09llMyyqqs6klMQ97Jq2x2-wGiUB54kQMJbaV6bFQBGl0zn6GeqXM0h0N7PNvIvRez8HJ1xbOXE3JoevBTsBAhyphenhypheno9e0o/s1600-h/R0012836.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF4e_OVlsnYFpzk5ICg0EBS4d6RTK_CeIgbkCpRZQCbINlvE09llMyyqqs6klMQ97Jq2x2-wGiUB54kQMJbaV6bFQBGl0zn6GeqXM0h0N7PNvIvRez8HJ1xbOXE3JoevBTsBAhyphenhypheno9e0o/s320/R0012836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299986760884762258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is my expensive milling equipment. A $69 drill press sitting on the floor. This is as high tech as it gets for me.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI8ntCp_e_kn2C0GY0NEUvrfx-S2tiwyGHDhNV0Yu4AHU0hRcC0Nfvsg8uf6GZBVtKA-G8xUBu0lE1esThl3wB8zyWDNLW3ya3s2XJtdwBYg15Pe4CSqOfU8qkm146aMNCdqLG-F54Qg/s1600-h/R0012834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI8ntCp_e_kn2C0GY0NEUvrfx-S2tiwyGHDhNV0Yu4AHU0hRcC0Nfvsg8uf6GZBVtKA-G8xUBu0lE1esThl3wB8zyWDNLW3ya3s2XJtdwBYg15Pe4CSqOfU8qkm146aMNCdqLG-F54Qg/s320/R0012834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299987461653965378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Made a start on the blocks. Actually, this is an off-cut from the front panel. It's a tight fit, but hopefully all the holes will be o.k. There is a slight gap in the middle, this is where the resistors will sit</span>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC3GtJT3KHkiOikRtAT1n1OYzfjZx6ChUGxs5G13ZG2cq6op8MFbuP6-Y0nmRq_q4Nx-o-62l3ytgQ9G7l7eFKt1RhIDLFR5MoxEUH42SIwI5cqu5rgHBFV7zOVreJzxVHSdWLULA_xI/s1600-h/R0012837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC3GtJT3KHkiOikRtAT1n1OYzfjZx6ChUGxs5G13ZG2cq6op8MFbuP6-Y0nmRq_q4Nx-o-62l3ytgQ9G7l7eFKt1RhIDLFR5MoxEUH42SIwI5cqu5rgHBFV7zOVreJzxVHSdWLULA_xI/s320/R0012837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299988310523747442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's a tight fit, but I think they should be fine. I haven't made up my mind if I should skin the caps or not. I will wait and see when everything is drill sanded and coated, to see how they all fit.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213416464520293685.post-84881304766251808502009-02-06T20:37:00.010+13:002009-02-07T20:06:46.448+13:00F5 Part 3<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >I've been quite busy over the couple of weeks, xmas and family. I have also been trying to build a pre-amp, which hasn't turned out that great and will need lots of work done to get it up and running to drive the F5.<br />My next step was to construct a couple of plates for the transformers to sit on. I needed to make something that would allow me to attach them to the front panel. The good thing about using wood, is that you can easily screw things into it. I have heaps of plastic at home, as you may have noticed, so it was a no brainer to construct them out of that.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQQefQLLAtiAkMr3dFNUTtKZntC_EmK2Y93qTJpERNgMwfD7v_Zw6np7Cz-8kunEq9qqiWUtKUIW4RC2ZnIvQoFt86Bmx0sODHussD5eeXqxhRrhCxkSf5E2AxUfOfTB0AuFCOYLXop0/s1600-h/R0012822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQQefQLLAtiAkMr3dFNUTtKZntC_EmK2Y93qTJpERNgMwfD7v_Zw6np7Cz-8kunEq9qqiWUtKUIW4RC2ZnIvQoFt86Bmx0sODHussD5eeXqxhRrhCxkSf5E2AxUfOfTB0AuFCOYLXop0/s320/R0012822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299587289460792002" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I had to cut a little piece out at the bottom to allow the cable to sit into so as not to get crushed when I screwed them down to the base of the front panel.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdllIZN-TX0aTk0LPVIHCY6YLTshifCYZCnmTTuc1NC-qpobfbsGa7uHd3iFnC8iHateRvdyPOwd8HcmNU7pMu1dYVcXMeEhgJCwJEyhbS8elsKC2tCMefLQpTAHrgKz6if-K9dcHjNA/s1600-h/R0012823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdllIZN-TX0aTk0LPVIHCY6YLTshifCYZCnmTTuc1NC-qpobfbsGa7uHd3iFnC8iHateRvdyPOwd8HcmNU7pMu1dYVcXMeEhgJCwJEyhbS8elsKC2tCMefLQpTAHrgKz6if-K9dcHjNA/s320/R0012823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299589147171768850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I placed some washes under them as the bolt for the transformers was not countersunk enough, which didn't worry me as no one would see it anyway. Note the really high tech and accurate alignment method I used for the two base plates? Masking tape............I just use what I've got and I usually make it up as I go along. I have a fair idea in my head what it's all going to look like, but until I sit down at my little desk in the garage, I don't really know how I'm going to go about it. In fact I don't even have a plan drawn out or anything measured up. Which is a bit silly as I've made 3 other ChipAmps and after each one, I tell myself to plan and draw up the next one before I start cutting anything, but it never happens......<br />What ever happens...happens...........hehe.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWztZdRzFTzcbOJO0MAQpq1nWMoxgLZof3LmK5DlofhCyCSb35ME2VQTNc10bZZw2Uu6TznmC-XSRCx95GNswQoTMJkooEJ6pO-MoBooyFfxqZeJrMJaJRfrGlW3h4-HM3jnwmrvB5RY/s1600-h/R0012824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWztZdRzFTzcbOJO0MAQpq1nWMoxgLZof3LmK5DlofhCyCSb35ME2VQTNc10bZZw2Uu6TznmC-XSRCx95GNswQoTMJkooEJ6pO-MoBooyFfxqZeJrMJaJRfrGlW3h4-HM3jnwmrvB5RY/s320/R0012824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299588425399839634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wow look.............. I even bought some of that there special screw thingy's with nylon in so they will lock down, well I think they will.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN67gVEZ5DDnAoVTH8EJX7lh8jPFgDhZF4_cBG4rsmV0Bx2YGOwIegLNpQhw1KQswA-BfydTTGa8s8-fUMSmaGmIL41NMUu7gswcuKcsbDH1XYkmmbnJLP8lQlKm2feb_LbHYvhCAL0uA/s1600-h/R0012825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN67gVEZ5DDnAoVTH8EJX7lh8jPFgDhZF4_cBG4rsmV0Bx2YGOwIegLNpQhw1KQswA-BfydTTGa8s8-fUMSmaGmIL41NMUu7gswcuKcsbDH1XYkmmbnJLP8lQlKm2feb_LbHYvhCAL0uA/s320/R0012825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299591160795426386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >These will have to be taken out again at some stage before final fitting, and when I put in the rest of the power supply.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOQ6K7ZI_WVfnkbSyNlZlpwTyG87JkAQbwg39xICvYeITOYKvgFA8LI8twFc-u848OtBrJqlkGdZbl-uWpPxQC0nBGZp4HAsjpwH_2_dfN3d9fjFmCJasfw-HxdxBpp3oSx5Ner20zvU/s1600-h/R0012829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOQ6K7ZI_WVfnkbSyNlZlpwTyG87JkAQbwg39xICvYeITOYKvgFA8LI8twFc-u848OtBrJqlkGdZbl-uWpPxQC0nBGZp4HAsjpwH_2_dfN3d9fjFmCJasfw-HxdxBpp3oSx5Ner20zvU/s320/R0012829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299592130933656930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I even had time to cut the holes for the input and output connections. Although in my rush to get them done, I messed up the RCA holes. Perspex is really easy to damage and I did just that. I managed to split the edges, so I placed a couple really big washes on both sides of them to cover it up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">O.K so the next post will be regarding the caps and the power supply.............see ya</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213416464520293685.post-68323292972104856162009-01-11T17:46:00.006+13:002009-01-11T20:06:04.751+13:00F5 Part 2<span style="font-family:verdana;">The next stage was cutting the top and bottom. These were made from 10mm Perspex, which I managed to get hold of a while back and keep aside. It really makes a mess when cutting and sanding, so do it outside if you intend to work with this stuff. The rear panel was also plastic, it's all I had, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">aluminium</span> was completely out of the question as it's just too expensive here.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">So here are some pics of the top/bottom and rear panels<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDLiuHmbOZ9H-uDpNJLhcSbxuV5lddpSTkAJZfwL1yEAbd73FUxdoxjZHCP3EFZ4FQrb4JNQKAJcQHVm-BwW-L_RaAXI5e6DVbIaKDjyOP4EKrrTf9AA7ERfm4pvgkAoSNEhcIIzxHBM/s1600-h/R0012799.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDLiuHmbOZ9H-uDpNJLhcSbxuV5lddpSTkAJZfwL1yEAbd73FUxdoxjZHCP3EFZ4FQrb4JNQKAJcQHVm-BwW-L_RaAXI5e6DVbIaKDjyOP4EKrrTf9AA7ERfm4pvgkAoSNEhcIIzxHBM/s400/R0012799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289914972761578946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Check those sexy screws out on the top panel. They are actually gib fixing screws. I needed something that would self tap into the brackets. I will sand them back later on.All the others are M3.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwTffzqFgZZNlnBCJoRziIFyhsaHslTkyyMey2FkC16bIFrjpZ4R_RsRdPfJGIjm4voHC38TVG0CmeJRA_jdyHod4vP_dc34hqd0Bw-0NFH_Ka0e58-D3ztU1OJOjDJzNv-djGNqLY70/s1600-h/R0012800.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwTffzqFgZZNlnBCJoRziIFyhsaHslTkyyMey2FkC16bIFrjpZ4R_RsRdPfJGIjm4voHC38TVG0CmeJRA_jdyHod4vP_dc34hqd0Bw-0NFH_Ka0e58-D3ztU1OJOjDJzNv-djGNqLY70/s400/R0012800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289914101363067890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I thought I'd just slip this pic in, as I took it at the same time. These are the feet I'll be using. I bought these from <a href="http://www.madisound.com/">http://www.madisound.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2L-4-lYsEKc82KlSGWTLCVgVzL314mWWW5R9xoM4sBW9uJhm2RxyvAYbUnb1dDQTufQ8PrBGtUaFD4bH4_xGnvd1KiPIqagK2xHxz3M0iszpTaFlGxpk3b4zHaa9oufrwwBjqn9ZxXQY/s1600-h/R0012802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2L-4-lYsEKc82KlSGWTLCVgVzL314mWWW5R9xoM4sBW9uJhm2RxyvAYbUnb1dDQTufQ8PrBGtUaFD4bH4_xGnvd1KiPIqagK2xHxz3M0iszpTaFlGxpk3b4zHaa9oufrwwBjqn9ZxXQY/s400/R0012802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289915879170301138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">These are quite nice and long, which I thought would be needed as this is such a big case that smaller ones would have looked too small.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213416464520293685.post-83912592262717578842008-12-14T19:55:00.018+13:002009-02-06T21:47:34.744+13:00PASS LABS F5<span style="font-family:verdana;">There's an add on T.V at the moment regarding a finance company, that states that 1 in 4 of us (Kiwis) spend more on our hobbies than our families. Hmmmmmmm have they been spying on me.<br />I started this page up, as I was so tired of trying to post pics in multiple forums and trying to keep up with what I was doing . My current hobby is assembling electronic projects. It's not really electronics as such, as I don't design or develop projects. I search and read other peoples sites and get great ideas and projects to complete.<br />I learn enough to get by. I am too busy to go back and start all over again with the theory side of things. Maybe through all this I'll start picking things up again.<br />So you will NOT see or read a great deal of high tech information on here. I will from time to time post links to related information that I have found, or great sites I've come across. I don't want to spend my time repeating other peoples work, especially as they know a heck of a lot more than I ever will.<br />I will be back from time to time adding bits and pieces....<br /><br />This is actually a confusing site to use, so start off at the December page and then work through the months in order, as I only get time to do a little work at a time, I will not be pasting huge volumes of work up every week. Also you will note that sometimes photos are larger on some pages, this is due to limitations of the site. If I post big pictures, it limits the amount I can put up. So if I feel a picture may be quite important or contain some detail, I'll publish a large one, but otherwise they will all be small or medium sized ones. If you would like some information regarding the build or something I have done or used in the construction, just leave a message here and I'll try to answer it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Cheers<br /><br /><br />Brett.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRSaRX22IDHxQpWu1i3G611g5TrdqJKjnRTjZXiMdfvQAq1MkgGlnZOYptONDfUZ4d8wN6Dhl9uk43PoAkpkGJSb20-3lxfaSBhR-JYNtkdEUbsvhV8HyXGJtU2UHr8CLPmaCWFUusGI/s1600-h/F5"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279541676222489186" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 256px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRSaRX22IDHxQpWu1i3G611g5TrdqJKjnRTjZXiMdfvQAq1MkgGlnZOYptONDfUZ4d8wN6Dhl9uk43PoAkpkGJSb20-3lxfaSBhR-JYNtkdEUbsvhV8HyXGJtU2UHr8CLPmaCWFUusGI/s320/F5" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">About a year ago I started thinking about building a set of speakers. I had been thinking about single drivers, but in my research I came across an excellent web page about dual cone drivers.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">The site is called <a href="http://www.hawthorneaudio.com/">http://www.hawthorneaudio.com/</a> I was won over with their 15" drivers. I purchased a pair and set them up in the box's they came in. They sounded very nice, but were lacking in the bass, compared to my image speakers <a href="http://www.imageloudspeakers.com/">http://www.imageloudspeakers.com/</a> . </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Image speakers(416's) were really nice but I had made a cheap pair of speakers using a plan from <a href="http://www.fostexinternational.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fostex</span></span></a>, and a pair of drivers from a Sony mini system. They totally blew the mid section of the images away. And were so cheap to construct. This is what got me thinking about putting together a set of speakers using some good drivers.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I took the plunge and went back to Hawthorne and bought a set of Augie's(check them out) which would drive the bass in my new setup. O.k so I had the drivers but was still no closer to getting them up and running as I realised I was going to have to run a separate amps for the <a href="http://www.hawthorneaudio.com/drivers.htm"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Augies</span></span></a>, yes you go it, bi-amping. This was all new to me so back to the net I went, and in particular <a href="http://www.diyaudio.com/">http://www.diyaudio.com/</a> to have a look around and try and see what my options were. I found the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Passlabs</span></span> section and went to <a href="http://www.passdiy.com/">http://www.passdiy.com/</a> where I found information on Nelson's new baby, the F5.</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This would be the first time that I had undertaken a build like this as it meant doing everything from scratch. I had built a couple of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">chipamps</span></span>(see <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">diyaudio</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">chipamp</span></span> section). But I had never constructed anything like this before and it was class A. Which would mean some serious heat sinking. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><br /><br /><br /><br />So it begins: Construction</strong></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I had bought 2.5 m of heat sink from a aluminium supplier a few years back but it had no rating, so I was going to have to make sure this would do. I purchased another plate of aluminium, which I think was about 16mm x 210 x 340. I started to cut all this up. As the heat sinks were going to be rather large, they would <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">determin</span></span>e the build size of the amp. It turns out that the sides would measure 270mm H x 380mm long. I went and bought I piece of wood that would be used for the front panel. My way of thinking was that if the dam thing was going to be this big I may as well have a really big and chunky <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">fron</span></span>t panel to match the sides.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279546120547727378" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKESSCfsL3IoFElyVpPcjqmgSX1q6cqS_KDmUKNlpWwmDhSo5usjUmJnDNkEfNOk_5rz2EAxhdVNvKoht5aFDWno5TbLeeYtvcjGwnweha2u2pOFIlxcirY-R1WuWSt2ft2l-Is9in0w/s320/R0012538.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I set the plate out on top of the two strips of H/S marked everything out and drilled the holes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will never do this again as it is very time consuming and very difficult to get <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">everything</span></span> lined up. And without proper tools there is always mistakes.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">brackets</span></span> were measured and cut and drilled.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then came the sanding......and sanding.........and more sanding.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279547547514565394" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBrL_JFr1nzjoir1w4cbNDJceh8r7hPTEoDPFg7vBcwXxBH4DUuMenrh27VbfAcG_GZmDtZOeqDRy1KHdLTBScfP1R5syITzgCOVgyfBZAlnf3wR08rTBI9lFXKotouu2PAckM5jOFcc/s320/R0012597.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;">This was along job and was not done to look all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">lovely</span></span> and shiny. It was done to get good heat transfer from the plates to the H/S.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279548082350545810" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK3Hs_q1RIcupFiIgAMtEsp-5oblN2DNxC-3HT4h7xZjT-v59AjXKN-LZ2JhLRFbfkHuJTqnTp-revPBCTIDlsxELy9ho16q0m57_sUjyH591U92zdtoCRJforeGMagba2SUo9UDLLGc/s320/R0012609.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>The next section would <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">involve</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">putting</span></span> the sides on to the front panel and the top and bottom sections. But I did a quick mock up to check that everything would sort of fit together. And that my idea would actually look O.K.</p><p><br /></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279572538486891298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF-zISNiQUKTPaNmYtewGq48UesUY-5HvNv5IiRBOOPO8IWYNAcnFb2RBPyMJcUO9w4FBdn9d30VBEw4BUCYxd6mZpz7GsE9L7cpOu53KKweSPpfrMmCJte53Ep_dZo_QXByhHX_A4Qc/s320/R0012612.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p>After completing the H/S I started sanding the front plate. This turned out to measure 270mm H x 430<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">mmW</span></span> x 60mm D. The one good thing about using this wood as the font panel is that it would be easy to attach the two sides.<br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279573932328296850" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu_-sNsV2oTUnZh6-GsAKF0hvFiqZXlkY6xw6ltyWrM3Tm-OiW8O_mxJzCxY2A1fnhY0e4F0olbCnNDeOVQwUtr99_9cQt2aKPBQ6Ob-kceZb4XypEvtFfO_PpZxBPBDkwsnWPA-eqH4/s320/R0012686.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Everything</span></span> seemed to be O.k. Had to check that they all lined up and where square. After speaking with someone at <a href="http://www.diyaudio.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">diyaudio</span></span>,</a> it was suggested that I put a small gap between the H/S and the front plate to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">reduce</span></span> the risk of the H.S's heating the varnish up too much and making it flake off. So I placed some washes between the two.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279574546810877346" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOxWN5bfhjXvnYrt1sk240M7oN6LrJ-s7_NG6_BHutg_phVQdNMK1gcXwukNnuR214_sYIZKoVA8pQqc4TgnQ8ZBSeThxY0uABF-V04yxuWnmlywnK3-Ypu6Pcm5Pdr55n8N_xJeYjXs/s320/R0012693.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">So here are the the two sides attached.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279575557539091586" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6Lb5jCMMX1jWXDmVnNfVtQmMF_02V0bovNAgVLcLJyoOIqrFvtRwNOsTE1Qi2Um1F2xms_5M1ykTdZp0AEB4Cnx_Wl3HGRz2m3gutOo_2GhGs1UqCWNicHZ1saLPbUfzMBUTX9ysNAg/s320/R0012691.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2