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yup, I put in a -12v regulator. I measured it again and it was -13.8V and the diode is flipped (with regard to the silk) on the -12v part (which is closest to the edge of the board). The part I used is 511-L7912CV. Regardless, the -12v regulator I got from ST is the annoying (new?) single gauge type with the paper thin tab. Since these devices aren't putting much out, I'm thinking about using plastic parts here as well (511-L7912CP and 511-L7812CP)... strange though, first time I've ever used ST regulators... once I get a connector installed there, I'll put a load on it and see what happens. oh and the other half of the board works as well

Yay Steve! Can't wait to see more pics!

CSS is a typo. I'm not a huge fan of Raisinets unfortunately.

Cannot load that schematic on my phone, but I'd guess that rail voltage difference is inconsequential. Assuming half of it drives a CSS which would have a change in the nA probably... I wouldn't assume more components is better than a good adjustable regualtor though, given how good those have become of late, when properly implemented.

Looking at the info, I wouldn't worry about remounting that transistor... You might cause more damage than it's worth in the removal process anyways.

yup, everything is isolated. The no load test went fine. I had no idea how long the delay would be, so that added a bit of anticipation, but other than that the rails came up to 252V and 498V. I had +12V and -15V, but I'm assuming that's because there is no load on that -15V at all... before you ask, yeah at first glance, the part number was correct.. heh. tomorrow I'll see about mounting the heat sinks and getting the loads ready.

Looks like a quad two. Bog standard NPN BJT transistor...

didn't quite get to it last night, it will be waiting for me when I get to it tonite or tomorrow...

yeah, I'll have things attached to the bracket and will make it as quick as possible. For dual primary transformers, J3 is 1+3 (120VAC), J1 is 1+4 and 3+6 (120VAC), then for J4-J6 one winding goes across 1 and 3 and the other across 4 and 6?

ok, getting closer. Any reason firing one side of my PSU up with no load and just the devices properly coupled to the angle bracket would be a bad idea? sorta a quick sniff test to see what the voltages look like on one side. Then I'd bolt it to the heat sink (haven't drilled it yet) and then do the same test under load? Seems like there wouldn't be a whole lot of heat on it and I could measure it rather quickly if I had a meter setup and what not...

Typically, are there original "mods" to the Tchaik? Says with "author's edits".. Dunno how many cadenzas are floating around, but being too original seems a bit risky.

86G7? wtf? did you try the old tubes, does the amp/headphone still work with those?

ah, I assumed that the center of the switches would be different on the two models... guess not! thanks!

Nate, any idea where the center of the slot is? That's the last dimension I need before starting on my front panels.

looking at Kevin's pics, he goes the dual mono approach, notice the splitting on the PSU DC output block. I think I'd rather split on the amp side, with a dedicated AC umbilical... far less wires between the chassis'. What do the other builders plan on doing?

ok, this is probably a dumb question. Are you guys splitting up the heater wires in one umbilical and the DC wires in the other? This approach sorta makes more sense to me than trying to be dual mono for the sake of being dual mono...

By focus do you mean autozoom? Yeah, it's setup as a UVC cam.

Is it still the case that the Waxman estate are extortionists of the highest degree? Also, what about Hubay's take, care for it at all?

The focus does indeed work. The whole thing works quite well. I don't have any built-in cameras, so I cannot comment on that.

Win!

Does "fun" mean shitty? I'm confused

best advice I've heard in quite some time

I bought a 2010 GT Traffic 3.0 Step-Through Women's Bike for my wife through REI. I hope it's decent and the price wasn't a total ripoff... she's been bugging me about a bike for years now, so I'm glad to mark that one off the list.

I use this Cam on my Mac (interestingly enough, a black hole didn't immediately appear under my desk like you would have expected): https://www.microsoft.com/hardware/digitalcommunication/productdetails.aspx?pid=008

no, buy neither