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Just a quick question. What type of batteries do I need in order to run a Gilmore Lite or V1? (I plan on building one, but not the PSU) will two 9V be good?

 

[00940]

a gilmore needs at least +/-12V and consumes more than 200mA by rail. Batteries are just unpractical for a class A amp. On the other hand, with 3 car batteries, you could try

if you really don't want to build a PS, you can buy the elpac wm072

 

[tangent]

Once upon a time, there was a variant of the Gilmore dynamic amp made for mint tins. It never saw a second board run. The End.

 

[00940]

The "mint tin" gilmore boards were made with small size in mind. battery operation wasn't seriously considered. The forum created for that group buy is still online btw (I wouldn't say alive). http://www.gilmore.be.tf/

 

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If i bought the elpac, all I would have to do is just solder a power jack on the main PCB?

 

[00940]

it depends on how you wire the whole thing

If your pcb (what will you be using ?) has pads for it, yes. Otherwise it's just a matter of having a power jack on the enclosure and 3 wires (+,- and gnd) running to the board.

 

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right now im in the midst of trying to obtain a PCB...