[Llama16]

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Originally Posted by zkool448 /img/forum/go_quote.gif haha. It really amazes me how the minds work for many of the engineers and gurus that frequent this forum. I see a populated pcb and think to myself "wow, that looks cool" then I move on. The gurus come in and they spot melted caps, backward diodes, inefficient wire gauge, shorted traces, .....

yeah, dubbel that.
I hope they're wrong one day and screw up one of their own builds....MWUAHAHA, just kidding

BTW Zkool, I got some awesome news. The best friend of my sister lives in my street, and her dad is a carpenter. So maybe I could get my courage together, get out of my room and ask her dad if I could use his workshop for a couple of hours. Dunno if it would work

 

[Hayduke]

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Originally Posted by Llama16 /img/forum/go_quote.gif yeah, dubbel that. I hope they're wrong one day and screw up one of their own builds....MWUAHAHA, just kidding

Why do you think they know what to look for? We all learn by making mistakes. The lucky folks can learn from others' mistakes instead of having to repeat them.

btw, I have put in diodes backwards, melted a Wima (2 actually!), and I'm sure I've shorted things.

 

[Llama16]

I'm not critising, I envy them for their knowledge. By reading things on this forum I've learned alot already, and maybe one day I might be able to point those things out as well and help someone

 

[zkool448]

That's awesome llama. He may even cut everything for you as long as you provide the wood -- good luck!

 

[smeggy]

Yeah, I only just found out which way around a diode is supposed to go

 

[Llama16]

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Originally Posted by zkool448 /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's awesome llama. He may even cut everything for you as long as you provide the wood -- good luck!

Well I actually want to make it myself

that's why I do this all. I know that it would be done hundred times better by him, but then there wouldn't really be any fun about it. I hope to find some nice wood around here, and if I got my plans drawn and scales correct, I'll take them and my wood to him and ask him.
We'll see.

 

[zkool448]

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Originally Posted by smeggy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, I only just found out which way around a diode is supposed to go

Same here smeggy, if it weren't for the pictures none of my builds would have worked ..But last night though was truly entertaining for me haha

The short time I was logged on, digger scoped your backward diodes and then you said "what?? u can see that?" (I was ROFL!!)

Then a few minutes later, it's adamus' turn: "your diodes are on backwards", and today Nate comes in, "gurusan you're caps are melted" hahaha

Cheers to these guys...

 

[tomb]

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Originally Posted by Hayduke /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why do you think they know what to look for? We all learn by making mistakes. The lucky folks can learn from others' mistakes instead of having to repeat them. btw, I have put in diodes backwards, melted a Wima (2 actually!), and I'm sure I've shorted things.

Heck - I saw the melted Wima and never gave it a second thought. I've melted the corner on one or two with every MAX/MiniMAX I've built. I did it on the Starving Student PCB, too, if anyone looks close.

A secret: the plastic is thick on those things. You can get a file and smooth out any melted dimple you've happened to melt into one and no one will ever know. Unless you confess, that is ...

P.S. I've turned the diodes around in the PS and delay-relay on a MAX or MiniMAX more than once or twice, too.

 

[gurusan]

Yup it's great to have such helpful people here, otherwise I'd be lost :/

 

[zkool448]

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Originally Posted by tomb /img/forum/go_quote.gif Heck - I saw the melted Wima and never gave it a second thought.

c'mon tom, you're as guilty as the rest of them (circuit police!) -- aren't you the one who spotted gurusan's R16 and R17 were different?

 

[tomb]

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Originally Posted by zkool448 /img/forum/go_quote.gif c'mon tom, you're as guilty as the rest of them (circuit police!) -- aren't you the one who spotted gurusan's R16 and R17 were different?

I saw Smeggy's reversed diodes, too, but it appeared that he had enough help at the time.

P.S. I'm not sure we've confirmed that his resistors were wrong, though.

 

[smeggy]

My diodes are (in)famous!!!

Resistance is futile.. when attached to a Sigma 22!

Anyway, this is only my second attempt at building an amp so not surprising I don't know what I'm doing and put things in wrong. I am learning.. bit by bit.

 

[dBel84]

what would a dalek be without a death ray

..dB

 

[smeggy]

Extermicake dalek only give you a sugar spike

 

[bhjazz]

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Originally Posted by tomb /img/forum/go_quote.gif Heck - I saw the melted Wima and never gave it a second thought. I've melted the corner on one or two with every MAX/MiniMAX I've built.

When the going gets tough, I often cover tall or obtrusive components like caps with foil. This keeps even the quick tagging of them from looking like hell.