[Coupe]

Just ordered the MiniMAX. First build! *crosses fingers*

Cheer to Tomb!

 

[Yaka]

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Originally Posted by tomb /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll send you a pair Monday, Yaka. Maybe the volcanic ash will be cleared up soon.

cool thanks mate. shall have to be more careful in the future

 

[MASantos]

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Originally Posted by tomb /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll send you a pair Monday, Yaka. Maybe the volcanic ash will be cleared up soon.

Some companies are hopeful about restarting partial flights tomorrow!

I'm not getting on a plane other places in Europe until European Air Traffic control agencies and other aviation related agencies say it's safe!

Losing all engines during flight isn't something to kid about!

 

[timmyGCSE]

the first part:
24V AC/AC 1A ADAPTOR FOR LOW VOLTAGE FOUNTAIN PUMP NEW on eBay (end time 21-Apr-10 13:19:09 BST)

has been purchased

ordering the rest from Tom/Beezar next week. Can't wait

 

[the_equalizer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by timmyGCSE /img/forum/go_quote.gif the first part: 24V AC/AC 1A ADAPTOR FOR LOW VOLTAGE FOUNTAIN PUMP NEW on eBay (end time 21-Apr-10 13:19:09 BST) has been purchased ordering the rest from Tom/Beezar next week. Can't wait

Hmmm... you did notice there's a full kit at Beezar, didn't you?

cheers!

 

[timmyGCSE]

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Originally Posted by the_equalizer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hmmm... you did notice there's a full kit at Beezar, didn't you? cheers!

yes I did lol but the full kit at beezar includes a 110v to 24v power brick, unfortunately our wall sockets in the UK put out 230v AC so tomb has kindly done a revised BOM and invoice for me sans wallwart and I've purchased my own compatible one that does 230v AC to 24V AC

 

[the_equalizer]

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Originally Posted by timmyGCSE /img/forum/go_quote.gif yes I did lol but the full kit at beezar includes a 110v to 24v power brick, unfortunately our wall sockets in the UK put out 230v AC so tomb has kindly done a revised BOM and invoice for me sans wallwart and I've purchased my own compatible one that does 230v AC to 24V AC

Ah! true, you need a proper wall-wart for the UK..

cheers!

 

[Yaka]

ive got this one me self MULTICOMP|T2403AD|PSU, IN-LINE, 24VAC, 750MA | Farnell United Kingdom

i tend to stay away from ebay for these type of things when i ordered a replacement wall wart for my old camera of ebay 2 years ago lucky the mrs decided to investigate where the funny smell was coming from

 

[Lil' Knight]

Anyone knows where I could buy the Blackgates for the CA2 and CA7? Both SonicCraft and Percy Audio run out of stock those values.

 

[tomb]

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Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone knows where I could buy the Blackgates for the CA2 and CA7? Both SonicCraft and Percy Audio run out of stock those values.

It sounds better to just stick with the ES's at CA2. BG NX's will make a detectable difference at CA7 (the cap of choice was the NX 680uf 35V), but AFAIK, there are no retailers left that carry them. I even contacted some overseas sources with no luck. The ES's bypassed with Vitamin Q's come awfully close and are actually more transparent sounding, IMHO. The BG's may have more detail, but there's a bit of a silky-grained fog. Plus, there's the long break-in, too.

 

[Lil' Knight]

Thanks, Tom. I'd just go with the ES then.

 

[Lil' Knight]

Tom,

I'm wondering if the Elna Cerafine 470uF/25v would be fine for the CA7? I can't find the 35V ones.

EDIT: Hmmm, kind of confused here. Part Connexion has the Elna 470uf/35v but it's 35mm while the 25v is 25mm.

 

[Beefy]

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Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif Tom, I'm wondering if the Elna Cerafine 470uF/25v would be fine for the CA7? I can't find the 35V ones. EDIT: Hmmm, kind of confused here. Part Connexion has the Elna 470uf/35v but it's 35mm while the 25v is 25mm.

I believe that both the Elna Cerafine and Silmic in the correct rating are too big for the MiniMax case.

In any case, I'm pretty sure that 25V is too low. If you have a tube failure, the cap will see the full regulated voltage of 27V.

[EDIT] Actually, according to the datasheet on the PCX page, the Cerafine should be OK. Both Silmic and Silmic II are too big.

 

[Lil' Knight]

Ah, so the 25v is only 20mm and the 35v is 25mm. I should have checked the datasheet, rather than believe PCX.

Trying to find the 35v in the CONUS though, I really don't want to merely buy 2 caps and waiting for shipping from Canada.

 

[tomb]

The Elna Cerafine at 470uf 35V is only 25mm tall and would be an excellent cap at CA7 for the MiniMAX ... if you can find one. IMHO, however, it may be more difficult to find one of those than the BG NX.

The Cerafines have been out of production much longer. I'm a little shocked to see them at PCX - grab them, if you can.