I'm about to recable some monoprice 9927s that I uses at work (in a warehouse on overnights), but the cable has horrible microphonics. I'm going to recable them with navships 26awg silver teflon wire that i have laying around from several projects. Whats the best way to go about protecting the...

just ordered my tubes and sockets to go along with the pcb from fred_fred2004.   Trying to finish my BOM from mouser but would like some input about a switch and fet heat sinks. I have some ebony from another project so I'm going to case this amp up with that. I'm going to use a big 1.5 inch...

I have not bought a new DAP in a long time, and with putting my Ipod Nano 6g through the washer and dryer after the gym yesterday I think its a good time, also I hated that ipod with a passion.   Ive been looking at the sandisk's line (clips zips and fuzes). Ive also looked into modding an...

Im recabling 3 of my broken headsets that had loose/broken connections in the inline controls and where it left the headset. I have mute toggle switches mounted in the headset for the mic and im looking for a small panel mount pot for volume control. The headsets will be used from the computer...

Yeah you can just strip the cut ends and solder them to the drivers. How competent are you with a soldering iron?   Edit: be sure to add some strain relief before you put it all back together!   Quote:  

was this a kit? looks fantastic! Quote:  

i have the super short ones from Ridax, they are great for low profile.   http://www.chargeconverter.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=52

must have!   Quote:  

Quote:   Cant say I've ever used a xytronic. The typical entry stations I've used and seen are hakko/weller/aoyue. For general through hole soldering, some smd work and cable making, my hakko 936 (old version of the new Hakko fx888) is used almost exclusively.  I have 2 wands and a...

I have not used the xytronic, but I have used my 936 for 3 years now. Its seen a lot of use and hasn't let me down. The new 888 uses the same wands and therefore the same tips as the 936, which are both really cheap.

Quote: yeah i just noticed the voltage difference, no big deal ill just case it all up together. Ill leave the modular system to when i tackle the b22.

Im really digging the reviews on the Bijou. Anyone know if its possible to use a different power supply with the bijou, such as the sigma 11, as i was planing to build a separate power supply for the sake of being modular.

Quote: funny, it says mouser has them in stock but when i was looking earlier i couldn't find them, got them now! thanks!  

Im recabling my razor head set after destroying yet another and im sick of getting it replaced by warranty because of bad strain relief, only to have it fail again.   Ive never had a headset where the inline mute/volume control has failed due to strain. After i removed the inline controls a...

to tin those enamel wires, tin the tip of the soldering iron heat each wire until you see the enamel burn off and solder gets pulled into the wire, add some more when this happens.  Then continue to solder to connector as per usual. 

Quote:     Ive looked through the millett page a few times now and also looked at the starving student. Im using grado sr325i which are 75ohms i believe.     Quote: Ill have to look the Bijou up!       the $200 limit was also assuming i was going to build...

Hey all,   Currently im using my mini^3 and looking for a DIY desktop tube amp for around $200 (without case).   I have 10+ years of DIY electronic experience, even with high voltages (Nixie Tube clocks are my other hobby)   So whats around in this price range?   Thanks!

any word on this? id love to build one!

I burned a bunch of music onto a data dvd ( ligit music, bought from the pearl jam website). The problem is that I cant transfer the music back on to my computer. I tried 2 different computers and now i dont know what to do. The computers lock up when trying to transfer. Any one have any sugestions?

The barrel for the 3.5mm was sharp and kind of shredded the wires sleeve alittle bit (I ordered the wrong size from redco) . Not bad for my first attempt and it works awesome!! soldering it was a little difficult, espically using my 40w iron ( i so need a new iron), and the pins are very small...

I just got my package from Qables today, several of their black ipod connectors and silver wire, they even through in 2 meters of extra wire. Ill post some pics when i get a cable made up. Anyone have the pin guide for line out connector? EDIT: added link to connectors below...

Quote: Originally Posted by FallenAngel Did you create a ground loop by connecting the shield to the ground on both ends? i did not connect the shield at either end. should i have? If so should it be on the guitar side or the amp side?

I made a patch cable for my guitar using Starquad and Neutrik connectors. I doubles up the white wires for the source and blue wires for the ground. I check the cables with my multimeter and there no faults in the soldering... So what could be making the noise? I tested the amp with a stock...

My first real cable. RCA to RCA Canare Starquad Neutrik NYS 352 Connectors

apperently pulling hard works fine lol