Kerry

That's really nice! Can't wait to see it completed.

Definitely want in on this. One board set and a handful or so of the 2SA1968.

I agree. I use DipTrace and put the spice info into each component export the net list and then load and run in LTSpice. I was able to simulate the Blue Hawaii like this. The only issue was getting the 2SJ79 to simulate correctly. I got it close in the end. A nice benefit of this is that the schematic is tied to the board layout and tied to the spice model so you know that you have things connected correctly.

I've been away too long working on a CNC machine. Birgir that is an absolutely beautiful chassis! Beats anything I had in mind. Kevin - that looks scary ... but fun!

Agreed. My understanding is that all the orginal boards / cases were spoken for, but we need to get that from Kevin. There was a conversation regarding an additional run of boards, which Kevin said he wouldn't mind doing. That brought the heat sinks up as the major stumbling block. If we can solve that (and Marc this looks promising), then I think the world may have some more T2s.

You might try using the save to web function in the file menu and save it as a gif file. Much smaller output.

I have to say that you have the coolest toys

Were you able to use the thicker ceramic insulators without having to re-solder the devices? It seems like you were just able to re-bend the leads a bit to get them to sit right. I love the black nylon screws.

What about Glass Filled Nylon. Here's one at McMaster-Carr. Search product 91221A220. They don't come in 4-40 so you'd have to use 6-32, which will work with everything except the 2SA1486 devices. They have an operating temperature range from -40 - +230 deg F. I don't see there electrical properties listed, but I have used them on the Blue Hawaii.

I have a bunch of 4169G and 4180G pads. They are really nice, but the widths are more than .5", which is the mounting width of the devices. It's nice to know that the 4171G will work. I cracked one by over tightening, so you have to be careful. I think I will order some of these as well. Not sure on the voltage rating of the glass filled PPS screws. I do worry a bit about the temperature limits (around 185 deg F for the ones I was looking at). Shouldn't normally be an issue but in a hot room it starts to get close. Great idea on the current limiting supply!

:) :) Very cool stuff here! A KG designed balanced DAC - This is going on my list of things things I can't wait to build! Nice work Inu. A question on the spacers - I see the need on the hotter resistors, but are they needed on the diodes?

Nice job Birgir! I'm in awe. Red is cool Anybody close to firing this up yet?

Wow Very cool that you have access to stuff like that!

Yeah, I don't know why it is so painful to solder the umbilical cords / connectors. Very nice job though

Here's another seller that I've used. They have reasonable selection of hook-up wire if you poke around their store. 20-AWG Mil-Spec Wire 9-Colors 10-Ft-Each, 90-Ft-Total - eBay (item 230414847920 end time Jan-19-10 15:49:38 PST) I've bought some 22-awg silver plated hookup wire from them recently.

Wow. Just beautiful. Looks like a long weekend ahead

Looking absolutely awesome. I just noticed how many holes there are in them boards. That'll take more than a few nights to stuff I expect the results to be well worth it

Looking good. How are you connecting the chassis earth? Through ground or a separate connector.

That's is going to look really nice. Are the front and back plates extrusions as well or did you mount some angle on them?

Very nice! What's the dimensions on the chassis?

So far so good. I've put Windows 7 RTM on several computers so far; a few upgrades and a few new installs. Everything is stable and performance is way up over Vista. I'm starting to enjoy some of the new features especially in the task bar. I've installed both the x86 and 64 bit versions. Finally, the sound drivers don't skip in the 64 bit version. I can now feed my USB DAC from a 64 bit computer running Windows 7. Media Center is now built into most versions and I really enjoy the interface. It even works well with a remote.

I've been using the RC version for a while now. Definitely uses less resources than Vista and its more easily tweeked to control what comes up on system start. I also saw that MSDN will have it on the 6th. Seems, like I'll be doing some upgrades I have a media center setup that really doesn't cut it under Vista. I'm looking forward to the upgrade. The 64 bit version will now support HD playback natively. I'm going to give that a shot and see how it works. I'm also looking at Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection. I'm trying to keep it as thin as possible.

Hey Ari, Happy Birthday.