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The funny thing is Marc, I've never had a blown beta22 blow fuses. Even the ones with cooked output stages would still turn on. I can't fathom what non-visible failure of this amp would cause it to draw excessive current at startup. But I'd certainly like to see some pictures before Steve throws another fuse in and hits the button.

Steve, Post the specs of the fuses that you bought please. And a clear internal shot of the amp with the cover off would be great too, if you can.

No wifi at work. Not a common problem, I admit, but a problem for me nonetheless.

Comfortably day-long for me so far but no longer even a concern with the dock on my desk. On heavy use days I was around 20% on the way home.

The screen is fantastic and the phone itself is no larger than my iphone was in the otterbox case. Actually it is much thinner than that phone was and as expected V's network kicks the crap out of att's. It's still not a perfect device but I like it a lot better than the iphone as a total package. Simply being able to download a podcast wihout having to connect to a compy is pure win.

I have audio ADD (and more specifically DIY ADD) as much if not more than the next guy but I honestly wouldn't be all that excited by the Crack. It's an extremely simple project, designed for the newest of newbies, and while it might teach you a little bit about PTP you don't need it to learn and it's a pretty non-awe-inspiring project from where I sit. It's like saying you love to play baseball and then joining a t-ball league. Sure, you'd be really good, but dang it'd get boring quick. For someone like yourself who has built some pretty complex projects (albeit PCB based) I'd think you'd find it much more satisfying to find an interesting schematic and go from there. Make yourself do all of the layout work, figure out what you want the aesthetic to look like, etc. I did this with the first Menace and TC and I simply can't adequately say how rewarding a process that was. I still have fun with PCB based builds since I really do enjoy the chassis fab aspect, but I'm itching to get started on the 307A project and expect it'll take months to build it. Also, don't shy away from a scratch build because the chassis fab might be difficult, the Menace TC top panel was done almost entirely in FPE's software. I could have easily done something like this and used a hammond aluminum chassis for the base.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

PM me your # Steve, I'll try to call you tonight.

They looked pretty ok with the drivers installed.

More progress, tried to use the mill to its greatest advantage to cut a slot for the switch instead of a hole. Came out pretty good, oddly enough the ill fitting piece on the front panel was the headphone jack which sat neither square nor flat but was pretty easily adapter to even after the main hole was drilled for it. There's the slightest lip on the slot for the switch which should come off when I apply the brushed finish to the aluminum but as is it looks fine from distances greater than 1'. In case anyone is curious the slot is 7/32" x 1/4".

I believe there's a rumor it might be next week although Haj is correct that the normal cycle would be next month.

IIRC Thaddy is the one who told me about the 'case.

If I may be permitted to throw a wrench in the WA2 plan, if I had that ballpark to spend I might think (especially given your previous bent) about the TTVJ Peak.

Wooooohoooooo!

Steve, shit, I don't know what else to say. Shit. Boo, sorry about kitty, hopefully he'll make a full recovery. Naaman, good luck to you and your wife, I hope everything goes as planned.

Happy Birthday Tyll!

Damnit, I missed the Logitech deal again.

Sorry to hear that MD.

Gene, Tell him to hop on Craigslist instead, it would appear to me that there's a fair number of wifi-only models up for sale.

Safe travels, Naaman!

One of these days I'll get around to polishing and posting the schematic for the Menace-TC. The Crack probably looks a lot like it and coupling the output really helps when driving low impedance loads. I always found the HA-2 (and original Menace to a lesser degree) to be very hit or miss with low-ohm loads. I agree wholeheartedly though, for the price the Crack is great project.

Dare I ask how many you are required to order?

I am not at all a fan of large diameter stepped bits. I have yet to get good results using one larger than 3/4". And yes, I use a keyless chuck on the mill and it works great.

I don't know what you did but the belt used to slip on my drill press long before the quill/taper/arbor would have slipped and fallen out.