IpsilonSound
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Finished up my battery board late last night and when boxing up both boards for the first time in a Hammond case, I realised that it's not too easy to find the best fit. The components are in their way to each other inside the case preventing easy sliding the boards in. I think that the best way to put both boards in one case is doing it Tangent's way but having the sliding top up with access to PPA, not down for batteries(IMHO, of course). The benefit - easy access to wiring and connecting parts for the amp, especially with short wiring, the drawback - need to slide out the BB for battery change. This is not a big problem, since the BB is connected to PPA with a molex connector and easy to disconnect. Both boards are facing each other with their soldering sides and it's necessary to verify that no pins or legs touch other parts. The teflon separator is good, but not a must, I think.
One issue - the C1 Elna power capacitors are pretty large and needed to bend a bit(3-4 degrees) in order to slide the board into the case because of the way the sliding door grooves are made. It would be nice to modify the next version of PPA PCB with this little issue in mind, spacing the C1 2mm closer to the middle, I think. Though some capacitors should be ok, however, many builders choose Elna for C1.
Still waiting for my Kodak rechargeables from Thomas. They were ordered on April 1st, but I made a big mistake by choosing ground shipping to Canada, usually choose air. Called them this morning and they said it takes up to 5 weeks now for ground shipping due to customs overloading
Will have to buy 12 AAA at local stores here, Kodak or Panasonic 750mA, they are expensive but have no choice, since my amp is finished already.
One issue - the C1 Elna power capacitors are pretty large and needed to bend a bit(3-4 degrees) in order to slide the board into the case because of the way the sliding door grooves are made. It would be nice to modify the next version of PPA PCB with this little issue in mind, spacing the C1 2mm closer to the middle, I think. Though some capacitors should be ok, however, many builders choose Elna for C1.
Still waiting for my Kodak rechargeables from Thomas. They were ordered on April 1st, but I made a big mistake by choosing ground shipping to Canada, usually choose air. Called them this morning and they said it takes up to 5 weeks now for ground shipping due to customs overloading