October 23, 200916 yr Well, based on Kevin's quote we'd pay no more than $3 per socket more through PCX and really if anyone bitches about $24 ($3 x 8 sockets) on a project likely to cost in the thousands to build I'm likely to someone.
October 23, 200916 yr CMC--Teflon Tube socket the last time i looked, the prices at pcx were $21 each... At $19 each the group buy turns into more trouble than it is worth. You can buy them from ebay too, 2 for about $32 I already have enough for 2 amplifiers... 4 of each of the sockets are required... 4 x 6ca7 4 x 6dj8 Edited October 23, 200916 yr by kevin gilmore
October 23, 200916 yr the last time i looked, the prices at pcx were $21 each... At $19 each the group buy turns into more trouble than it is worth. If there's enough folks in the US to get over 25 sockets it may still be worth it to group buy through PCX and again, I'm willing to help with this if people are interested.
October 23, 200916 yr http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/t2chassis9.jpg tomorrow i'll drill holes in the fake circuit board and mount the sockets and see what that is going to look like. So far i'm very happy. It really does not need more ventilation holes as all the hot stuff is on the heatsink. May add some more holes to make it look purdy... 32 machine minutes to do this including the edge...
October 23, 200916 yr http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/t2chassis9.jpg tomorrow i'll drill holes in the fake circuit board and mount the sockets and see what that is going to look like. So far i'm very happy. It really does not need more ventilation holes as all the hot stuff is on the heatsink. May add some more holes to make it look purdy... 32 machine minutes to do this including the edge... i disagree i think you'll be surprised how big a difference there is once you add the top/bottom covers. i'd put as much open space in them as possible
October 23, 200916 yr Author The stock T2 runs about as hot as my old BH so I'm with Justin here, more holez!!!!
October 23, 200916 yr and thats why i had the ventilation holes punched on the BHSE instead of milled. 2 cents a hole vs 20 cents...
October 23, 200916 yr But milled holes are so much prettier... .005 countersink... Fine... More Holez... Shop is getting a brand new laser cutter next week. Evidently it can cut at the rate of 1 inch per second in .5 inch material. Much faster in the .125 stuff i'm using. So i think one more circle of holes around each tube, then ... well i don't know yet, creativity is zero at the moment... Quite exhausted... And stinking of that milky white water based machining lubrication crap.
October 23, 200916 yr I say an abstraction of a Gordian knot. Drawing in DXF format or it will never happen Same number of posts here as there Edited October 23, 200916 yr by kevin gilmore
October 23, 200916 yr What about T2 square in the middle of the plate? Ohh and laser FTW!! Laser will leave an entry/exit mark but should be fine if the piece is going to be painted or powdercoated
October 24, 200916 yr What about T2 square in the middle of the plate? Ohh and laser FTW!! I think the T2 will be on the front panel with an understated look... Otherwise it ends up looking like the overblown crap from my friend in skokie... What i want to see is what the surface looks like from the high pressure water cutting machines. In the end i will probably still machine it... Nothing seems to beat the perfect edge of a sharp carbide bit. Still have no idea whether i'm going to anodize or power coat... Have a couple of small pieces of the extrusion to send out for testing... Found a company that will polish all the pieces, they do a lot of work for Fermilab... Relatively cheap too, but they just polish stuff, they don't do the rest of it. Edited October 24, 200916 yr by kevin gilmore
October 24, 200916 yr I think the T2 will be on the front panel with an understated look... Kevin, what would one use to get the Jeff Rowland ripple effect? I think that's a cool look, just not sure how one would do it...
October 24, 200916 yr Author I think the T2 will be on the front panel with an understated look... Otherwise it ends up looking like the overblown crap from my friend in skokie... Me not being clear as usual. What I meant to say was a cluster of holes with T2 squared inside that cluster, made with smaller or larger sized holes. What i want to see is what the surface looks like from the high pressure water cutting machines. Well I can tell you what those machines do to cakes, the most perfect cut one can imagine with almost no water residue. Still have no idea whether i'm going to anodize or power coat... Have a couple of small pieces of the extrusion to send out for testing... Found a company that will polish all the pieces, they do a lot of work for Fermilab... Relatively cheap too, but they just polish stuff, they don't do the rest of it. Either way works for me.
October 24, 200916 yr Kevin, what would one use to get the Jeff Rowland ripple effect? I think that's a cool look, just not sure how one would do it... I have no idea how to do that. But i do know someone that does... yep, fits perfect, the 9 pin sockets are flat with the top and the octals stick up about .125 http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/t2chassis10.jpg New top panel with MOAR holes on monday
October 26, 200916 yr I spoke with the P&G rep that I know, he's requested a quote from the factory and should be getting back to me this week with pricing and lead time information.
October 26, 200916 yr Author Thanks for that Nate. I'm getting a quote from the TKD factory on both the 2500 and 600 series. It's not like we couldn't use a small 4-gang pot...
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