February 22, 201214 yr comment_499353 I honestly don't know, I just took it literally, it seems Oscar did get the better of me, I have a PS 900 shipping my way. I was joking, you almost certainly interpreted Ben correctly. Congrats on the PS900. Good tools are good investments. Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_499356 I'd forgotten Oki is (or bought) Metcal... those are nice. My Hakko works fine for me though. I have a 3.2mm chisel tip that I use for anything large, and for most desoldering chores. Report
February 25, 201214 yr Author comment_499948 There is a new version of both of the amp boards with jumpers for local or global feedback for the next round of boards when needed. I still like the global feedback version better. Report
February 26, 201214 yr comment_500002 Just had a chance to hear T-Money's KGSSHV. I was very impressed with the results Were there any other changes to the new board layout besides giving the local feedback option? Report
February 26, 201214 yr Author comment_500004 No other changes. One version ago, lil-knight had me make the mounting holes for the heatsinks slightly larger. Report
February 26, 201214 yr comment_500029 Just had a chance to hear T-Money's KGSSHV. I was very impressed with the results How did you like it compared to your BH? Report
February 26, 201214 yr comment_500044 I thought the KGSSHV was much closer to the BH than the KGSS. Sound stage was nice and open, but the BH still sits a notch above for me. When I build my KGSSHV, I think i'm going to play with the bias current. I'll likely try something around 12mA x 4 for the current (will want to experiment with this a bit). Report
February 26, 201214 yr comment_500073 The HV can handle quite a bit more current so go nuts. The circuit is also very linear when the current is scaled up and down. Report
February 26, 201214 yr Author comment_500103 Power supply can supply as much current as you want. Transistors can take up to 4 times as much bias if you can get rid of the heat. Best done on the off board heatsink versions. Report
February 26, 201214 yr comment_500106 That'd bring the HV into essentially parity with the T2 as far as output power, right? Wow. Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502016 Proof that a 2U is all you need... It's running in that pic, I just couldn't be bothered to hook up the indicator LED. This was a difficult birth though with an intermittent pot in one channel and the other was just fubar. I swapped pretty much everything and it still didn't work so I finally gave up and built a new channel. That one also needed some work to get right. Still, build enough amps and once in a while one is bound to be like this. Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502018 Badass man I think that is worthy of the name "hot rodded KGSS" Report
March 6, 201214 yr Author comment_502020 I'm linking this one a lot. Needs a wood knob though. Now if customs would just pass thru the latest board sets from lil-knight i would be even more happy. Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502026 Beautiful build, Spritzer. So how high is team overkill going to crank the current? Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502027 I don't think messing with the current on the onboard sets is a good idea since it is hot enough as it is. Now with huge offboard sinks then the sky is indeed the limit and I'm going to go damn close... Now if somebody can spot my way of dealing with the 10M90 sinks with only metric screws at hand... Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502030 with the 4th stage bias at 8.3mA, the output devices will dissipate close to 4W of power (with a 450V supply), is this correct? Edited March 6, 201214 yr by ujamerstand Report
March 6, 201214 yr Author comment_502037 3.73 watts for each of the 4 output devices .9 watts for both of the 3rd stage current sources (2ma) .9 watts for both of the 3rd stage amplifiers (2ma) About 20 watts for each amplifier. Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502041 Now if somebody can spot my way of dealing with the 10M90 sinks with only metric screws at hand... My eyes are bleeding looking for this.... Very slick build, I love the look, what knob did you use? Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502044 That is a gorgeous amp! I can proudly say that "I have the same knob as Spritzer". Those knobs were some that Justin sold a while back. I have 3 on my 'Tower of Power', and they're beautiful. Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502048 They are indeed a very good looking knob. I found your solution for the 10M90 Spritzer, longer screw, locked down against the sink with a broad washer... Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502051 My eyes are bleeding looking for this.... This should help... http://i.imgur.com/xgvci.jpg Not small... Edit: Yeah I went utter overkill on it. Some Loxeal too just for good measure. Very slick build, I love the look, what knob did you use? Yup, BHSE castoffs. Having the same knob as Steve is just the icing on the cake... Edited March 6, 201214 yr by spritzer Report
March 6, 201214 yr comment_502092 Wait, you have a knob and a box? I've read about that in Hustler I think. Report
March 6, 201214 yr Author comment_502097 Somehow that is not the magazine i would not expect steve to be reading ?? Edited March 6, 201214 yr by kevin gilmore Report
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