The ultimate DIY? A Stax SRM-T2!

[kevin gilmore]

So the real solution here is to send all the boards to Justin and have him do the assembly? Sounds like a plan...

I think that justin's board stuffing rates have just gone up.

I wonder if he would accept $100 an hour for this kind of pain

[spritzer]

Sounds reasonable. I'll probably spend that much just on customs fees for the parts...

[nattonrice]

What is Iceland's threshold for import tax?

Australia's is aud$1000 which seems like a lot until you actually try to import something audio related

[spritzer]

No threshold and roughly 70% tax on anything audio related.

[nattonrice]

Gah that's pretty bad...

Maybe you can lie and say that your building a replica soviet era coffee maker? =)

[justin]

I think that justin's board stuffing rates have just gone up.

I wonder if he would accept $100 an hour for this kind of pain

YES

[spritzer]

Gah that's pretty bad...

Maybe you can lie and say that your building a replica soviet era coffee maker? =)

They would probably charge me extra for that.

[kevin gilmore]

http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/t2chassis20.jpg

http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/t2chassis21.jpg

as a tip of the hat to my friend mikhail, singlepower chassis

screws temporarily holding in the neutrik connectors

6-32 screw goes into the keystone 7700 on the board.

[cetoole]

Looking good. Holy cow that is a big board, gotta question if that would even fit my flip rack.

[kevin gilmore]

Front feet to back feet about 13.5 inches

Chassis front to chassis back 16.75

[spritzer]

I also get some sick pleasure for reusing SP crapola in my amps. The latest prototype has filament wiring, terminal strips and capacitor clamps all rescued from the ES-1.

[swt61]

Damn that's awesome!

I know of some nice Stax jacks.

[n_maher]

Looking good. Holy cow that is a big board, gotta question if that would even fit my flip rack.

Shit I hope so, that was kind of the plan when the rack makes its way home next year.

[cetoole]

Nate, its gonna be close, not sure it will work. The 16.5" part is OK, but it better not be any more than about 10.5" in the other dimension.

[luvdunhill]

.. wait. who? what? T2?

[kevin gilmore]

The boxes are 16.5 deep and 15.5 wide !

Bottom feet are at about 10 inches x 13.5 inches.

When you see the power supply stuffed, you will know why it

has to be this big.

[spritzer]

Hell look at the cramped T2 and see why it has to be this big.

[nattonrice]

Pfft just 'cause you don't like your eggs over-easy...

[kevin gilmore]

power supply boards just arrived.

and all other parts are on order (i think) (i certainly hope so)

[Voltron]

When should we be sending you money, Dr. G?

[kevin gilmore]

After the prototype is done and working, i will send 5 sets of

chassis parts to be finished, then order some more front/back

material as i only have enough of that for the first 8 units.

If you want some other color than black, i can ship you the

stuff unfinished and you can find someone to finish it to your

liking.

For those that want a jump start, i can sell board sets now...

But really i don't need any money till i'm ready to ship stuff.

[kevin gilmore]

Board set will be $160 total plus shipping.

[igorst]

wow!!!this i going to look awsome!!

[kevin gilmore]

Anyone know of rational pricing on wire??

Want 11 different colors, each 20awg, 600volt

or cable with 15 wires in it, each 20awg 600volt

each amp would use about 10 feet total of 15 wires...

[spritzer]

For 22AWG/600V this is hard to resist (I've ordered 3 times already), they also have a 18AWG listing.