Lets mod that APL3910

As many of you know, APL is being flaky as ever so I might as well keep my 3910 since it works well for my needs and sounds pretty good. I do have two major problems with it though, first of it is 117V only and the second, it is not silver. The solution for the latter is pretty simple, I just bought a Japanese 3910 for very little money (which are champagne colored) so I'll just move all the trim parts over and gain a replacement drive too boot. That player hasn't arrived yet so I'll tackle it at a later date.

As for the issue of 117V, well an outside step down transformer is just a pain so why not try to mount one internally? Since I was ordering some transformers from SumR I asked Richard what was the smallest 100VA unit he could build for me and as it turns out, he could make one that fits. Cheap too for a custom transformer.

It is a very tight fit and I had to get a bit creative with some of the regulators and caps on the board.

Now the old IEC inlet has to go and since I can't remove the back panel (relays and other circuitry is glued to it) I might just use a Powerkon instead. It can be mounted behind the panel for a clean look and it is a far better connector then the IEC.

I'm not particularly proud of that "metal working" but since it is covered by the top cover I don't mind it. Now here is the "ohhh snap!!!" moment though, this little sticker was resting on the bottom of the chassis right where the transformer sits.

Holy crap, I own something which has been cryo treated by Jena Labs!!! I need to shower in a super hot geyser now to try and get rid of the shame...