kevin gilmore Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) very nice wood chassis. are the white circuit boards the latest in trendy? Edited May 29, 2015 by kevin gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinsettawong Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) I hired a local friend to make the wooden chassis for me. He sure does a lot better job than I can. I like it white, sir. Edited May 31, 2015 by chinsettawong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeP Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Looks great, Wachara! And you can say the white boards keep cooler than the coloured ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoaMat Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Really a lovely amp, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laowei Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Really nice build, Wachara! Those white PCBs are.... uh.... er.... interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggil Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Did you make ventilation holes on top and bottom panels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwmclean Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Love the wood, and great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Nice build Wachara! It is a wonderful sounding amp. Nice oaky body. Edited May 29, 2015 by Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopants Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Did you make ventilation holes on top and bottom panels? For 350V it's not SUPER important. It gets hot but nothing crazy, some feet and some clearance from each face served me well for up to 8-10 hours at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Eventually, I built this. My first electrostatic amp. I used to have a SRM727. It was a bad match to my DAC. I then lived with a 10 years old SRM-313 for a year. Now I have this. it really make a difference. Thanks KG, Headincloud and Enrique. You guys have been very helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoaMat Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Looks nice. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopants Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I think that takes the cake for longest build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I want something small so I cut it into two half and stack it up. It was made of soft wood. It was only the materials available in the 100 yen shop downstairs (A shop sells anything for 100 yen). The 5 pieces of wood costed me 7 dollars. it was supposed to be a temporary solution but I think it looks quite OK. I am going to add a transparent plastic cover then use it for the time being. BUT is it SAFE??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 i hope you don't have any cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve5425 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I want something small so I cut it into two half and stack it up. It was made of soft wood. It was only the materials available in the 100 yen shop downstairs (A shop sells anything for 100 yen). The 5 pieces of wood costed me 7 dollars. it was supposed to be a temporary solution but I think it looks quite OK. I am going to add a transparent plastic cover then use it for the time being. BUT is it SAFE??? 7 dollars? You were robbed! (only joking) But at least you've built it, so you have my admiration for that.!! I've got all my parts now but I'm still sorting my chassis. Elm frame, brass legs and copper top. I like a bit of weight! I HAVE to build the chassis before I get the soldering iron out. I've just too many projects with unfinished chassis. @nopants, I think this could well take over the title for the longest build, so don't pester me people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 $7 dollars was only for the wood. The stainless steel screws cost a lot more. I wish I could do something like yours. I planned to have somebody to make one similar to yours but I was just too lazy to do the drawing. It took me a week to complete the drawing for my last headphone amp. The builder asked for drawing in CAD format? I had to look it up from wikipedia before I knew what he was saying . (of course the builder ended up working from my pencil drawing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve5425 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I think you might have the right idea. Just get it built and enjoy it. I'll be lucky to get the chassis finished this month. Then the fun starts with the boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xianghao Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 nice work and expect for more pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve5425 Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Cheers. I'll post more pictures in a week or two when the chassis is finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinsettawong Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 My KGST is running too hot. I can't put my hand on the top plate for more than 3 seconds. I did drill some holes on the bottom plate and many holes on the top. Should I put a lot more holes on the top plate? Or would it be better to do more holes on the bottom? By the way, it sounds amazing when it's really hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just drop the current a bit in the CCS. There are 300R resistors right next to the main heatsinks, change those to say 400R or something like that. Btw. There is a reason why my amps have a completely open top and holes in the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Btw. There is a reason why my amps have a completely open top and holes in the bottom I live in Iceland. FTFY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimL Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Run them all at once and you don't need central heating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 You would be surprised by how warm our houses are. Every house you walk into is at 20+°C so being Iceland doesn't really matter. Well that and my amps aren't built for use in Iceland... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorenb Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 @spritzer: the KGSS you sold me does actually get quite hot ... and does sound lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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