The Monkey Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Isn't the non-Lite one now owned by tkam? What I now want to see is the one that's gonna have all them 307's. Shouldn't we be calling tkam's The Menace Heavy (or The Heavy Menace)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Shouldn't we be calling tkam's The Menace Heavy (or The Heavy Menace)? Nate should put little name plaques on all the Menaces (a la Hertsens DAC) so it'll be easier for us to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Shouldn't we be calling tkam's The Menace Heavy (or The Heavy Menace)? My vote is for "Menace Heavy" and "Menace Wee Heavy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 The Official Naming Convention of Menaces (Menacie?) The original will always be simply "The Menace". (approx 50lbs) The most recent incarnation is "The MenaceTC Lite". (approx 30lbs) The forthcoming stupidly expensive 307A-based nonsense is tentatively called "Colossus". Since the topology is so different I decided a while back to give it an entirely different name. I'm not sold on the current one, but until something better comes around it is what it is. Someone could, if so inclined, build a MenaceTC that would bear a strong similarity to the original and would be even heavier but that amp would look significantly different than the 307A amp. I also won't be able to share the schematic I'm using for the 307A amp further separating it from the original Menace concept. As for what it takes to be called Colossus, well here's the current pile o' parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 You realize that that name has been used previously for a valve powered behemoth ? Colossus computer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although I can see the similarities in construction Colossus computer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 The Official Naming Convention of Menaces (Menacie?) The original will always be simply "The Menace". (approx 50lbs) The most recent incarnation is "The MenaceTC Lite". (approx 30lbs) The forthcoming stupidly expensive 307A-based nonsense is tentatively called "Colossus". Since the topology is so different I decided a while back to give it an entirely different name. I'm not sold on the current one, but until something better comes around it is what it is. Someone could, if so inclined, build a MenaceTC that would bear a strong similarity to the original and would be even heavier but that amp would look significantly different than the 307A amp. I also won't be able to share the schematic I'm using for the 307A amp further separating it from the original Menace concept. As for what it takes to be called Colossus, well here's the current pile o' parts. That is one bad-ass pile of parts! Sorry to continue the name game, but given the comment highlighted above, I have to suggest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Just for fun, see if you can fit an 0C3 glowtube on your latest creation. It doesn't need to do anything for the circuit other than give off a nice purple glow to let you know the high voltage supply is working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Nate can always call it "The Colossus of Seacrest". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 "I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) ^ I was trying to remember that name the other day -- thanks! EDIT: Also: Leviathan.That is one bad-ass pile of parts! Sorry to continue the name game, but given the comment highlighted above, I have to suggest Pic didn't show up. Which is ironic, as "" was the name I thought you were suggesting, which wasn't too far off, ackshully. (To others -- it was "the Phantom Menace" movie poster.) Edited November 18, 2009 by Dusty Chalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Is that a TentLabs constant current filament supply I see in the back there? Noice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Is that a TentLabs constant current filament supply I see in the back there? Noice. Yes, 2 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggeh Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Goliath should be in the name shortlist. Juggernaut and Colossus are also awesome. Vulcan and Cratos have the suitable mythological overtones too. I look forward to seeing the completion of this electrical tower of babel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I find it amusing that most of the names mentioned are also names used for Marvel Universe characters, and the exceptions, Leviathan and Cratos, have been used in video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiug31 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Rocky solidly built and hard to move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yes, 2 of them I figured as much, considering the box and that I would imagine you would have more than one channel of output:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming oranges Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 TITANO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafeed Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 I also won't be able to share the schematic I'm using for the 307A amp further separating it from the original Menace concept. Why not? (Just curious.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Why not? (Just curious.) The designer asked that I not share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 id like to put in a vote for thanatos. or xanatos. both are names for the same god but xanatos just sounds cooler. thanatos seems nicer given what it stands for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 "tiny" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 i'd go for an ironic name, like "Little Miss Prissy Pants." or it could be anodized pink and named "Yay Ponies!" It wasn't really my intention to invite name suggestions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JchKa8Ox3Hs Perhaps I will call it Clyde Frog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 That's a good idea, Nate. Why are you so cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Just calling it Clyde would be pretty mint. Or the Tubey Mammoth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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