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wait so the guy i got my set from is the one who ripped everyone off? if so he said he's doing another board run too... that makes me feel a little strange... https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fs-stax-diy-t2-boards-rare-transistors-set.876713/#post-14333731 Brazilnut has been telling me i overpaid a lot, and that sucks... but that's life i guess... i'm probably getting something wrong...

Possibly even triple and quadruple check:):)

Okay SumR is shipping the transformers... so that is good... back from Hawaii became slammed with work, but now i have some time... Going to start stuffing the boards this weekend... Honestly i'm getting a little scared now :):) its all fun and games ordering stuff online but now is the real deal I've soldered for years so i'm not worried about that... need to order the volume control that is the last part, and a screws a few other items... should be fun

Thank you again everyone, going to get those ordered, strangely enough i'm on vacation in Hawaii but keep thinking about the amp i want to build :)

From SumR: The only versions we have done this year were dual and single primary. For dual primaries (110/220V) price would be $90.30. For a Universal primary would be $107.00 Please let us know what you decide. So, I"m thinking dual primaries are okay in case i ever want to switch it? PARS said he always goes that way... That is probably the way to go right?

Okay cool i'll send that information to them as well, very useful, thanks

Don't go to the trouble i'll let them know, i was thinking they might have remembered making them before, thank you i'll see what they say

oh okay interesting...

Okay i need to order the transformers, it looks like SumR is the place to use if you are in the US, I have some notes Kevin posted on getting them built from 2010: high voltage transformer x 2 are needed diameter 3.5 inches height 1.7 inches you can actually go up to 2.5 inches high, and slightly wider full load voltage---- regulation--- Iac--- off load 475 --- 15.04 --- .13 --- 546.4 285 --- 10.53 --- .06 --- 315 75 --- 10.6 --- .06 --- 82.9 filament transformer x 1 is needed diameter 3.5 height 1.6 30 --- 13 --- .5 --- 33.9 Center tapped 6.3 --- 14.29 --- 1.5 --- 7.2 6.3 --- 14.29 --- 1.5 --- 7.2 6.3 --- 14.29 --- 4.0 --- 7.2 6.3 --- 14.29 --- 4.0 --- 7.2 I sent SumR the specs they asked this in return: Do you require single primary or dual and what voltage do you require? What do you guys think? I have a lot to learn i'm sure but i would like to get these ordered correctly the first time. Thanks for any help, -James

oh okay, thanks for the tip, i'll read about that tonight

Okay just finished the thread i see those early pictures aren't so important, but what a great thread, just received my chassis, board set, and sand... Mouser order is delivering today... The umbilicals were pre built but i'm going to check all those out.... a few parts here and there seem to be hard to find... mainly the six 680uF/450v caps... and zener 130... But i'm still researching so i'm sure i'll find something.... never built anything like this before but that is the whole point :):) Anyways great thread, going to read it again while i'm on vacation this week

Hello everyone, i'm just getting started on trying to build a T2, picked up the boards, transistors, and a chassis set. I've been reading through this thread for the last week and really enjoying it but one problem is all the pics that Kevin posts are no longer on his server. I understand he retired and moved his files, and i have found two of the archives at these locations: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_iJFfZStuVhSE5nOHBVdTByR1k https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7egryukiT7_TFlEQlBRejdVdDQ But I couldn't find any pics. I guess i don't really need them but it would be great to see what he is posting about... Thanks everyone -James