[RCBinTN]

Crowlers may be perfect. I'll check when I go to Pocock today.

See...the benefit of stepping back, time to think, hitting Pocock for a cold one or two. Great idea

 

[JustinDT]

Ha. Try a Fulla with 0402 parts.

And even that's pretty tame. Parts go WAY smaller these days.

Haha I have no desire to go any smaller than the coaster. I'll leave those smaller parts to the robots as my eyes are barely good enough for this project.

 

[sam6550a]

Ha. Try a Fulla with 0402 parts.

And even that's pretty tame. Parts go WAY smaller these days.

That is why I do not build much with SMT----I require a +4 diopter for reading, so how do you think I do at setting SMT devices?

 

[FrivolsListener]

Ha. Try a Fulla with 0402 parts.

And even that's pretty tame. Parts go WAY smaller these days.

Much more my style now with my failing eyes and unsteady hands. Getting old is a bear.

 

[cricket]

I would be amazed if the Coaster amp would fit in this tin but Dapper Dan Pomade would make a very cool coaster amp if the size worked. Someone must buy this stuff, they are still in business. It could be just for fans of the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou I suppose.

I can't help you with Dapper Dan. Would a shoe polish tin work? Automotive paste wax tin? I've got another idea, so keep a lookout for a PM after I get some measurements.

 

[KoshNaranek]

I can't help you with Dapper Dan. Would a shoe polish tin work? Automotive paste wax tin? I've got another idea, so keep a lookout for a PM after I get some measurements.

The Dapper Dan is too small.

 

[Ableza]

Those miniature SMDs is why I don't solder on modern PCBs. Even with magnification it is not my idea of a fun time. Give me big through-hole components - for DIY, that is.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

When I was young and beautiful and my wife was still alive....
I used one big trough the hole component.
Now that I'm old even the DIY part with it eludes me.

 

[FLTWS]

I would be amazed if the Coaster amp would fit in this tin but Dapper Dan Pomade would make a very cool coaster amp if the size worked. Someone must buy this stuff, they are still in business. It could be just for fans of the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou I suppose.

Oh Man, Dapper Dan. That Pomade would keep ones D/A razor sharp like the prow of a cigarette boat and unlike Vitalis was impervious to water.

 

[barondla]

Great chapter @Jason Stoddard . So many good points. Enjoyable read.

New tools allow work to be accomplished faster. It is happening in many industries. Marketing has also added to the problem. Consumers have become used to new products yearly, or even sooner. Companies have become too dependent on new models to increase sales. Many companies rely on making their customers dissatisfied with last year's product.

Schiit doesn't need to do this! You already have superb products. Sales are going strong. Take time when changing a product. Make sure it is an improvement. Schiit doesn't need rapid product churn to stay profitable and in business. Don't let the industry and consumers push you to change too quickly. True product innovations don't come along that often.

 

[Paladin79]

Thanks for the can size info on the Dapper Dan, it runs about $20 a tin so I did not want to order any without knowing. Beer cans and such are more logical and the Magic 8 ball fits so well it is scary but never easy to open.

I have done plenty of through hole DIY but I have magnifying lights as well as a dual ocular Nikon inspection scope if need be as well as some miniature soldering irons. Somewhere I have some top of the line tweezers as well but I may have to search for those. I may mount a 25k pot as a rheostat instead of a plate load resistor and set up a test board for experimenting with different tubes. I like to use tiny gold pogo pins for some applications but there is not a lot of room on the board for that but I bet i can set up some test sockets for the tube leads.

If I get this down well enough, perhaps this winter I can do the board assembly for some of you folks that might find the soldering difficult, at no charge. I believe total parts cost for my first one may hit $40 or so depending on AC adapter. I am not exactly young but I can still solder well and I believe in helping out where I can.

 

[gljus]

When I was young and beautiful and my wife was still alive....
I used one big trough the hole component.
Now that I'm old even the DIY part with it eludes me.

That’s what you get when you tell a man to step back and look at the big picture

Wish I had more likes!

Edited for phrasing

 

[Paladin79]

Ok I gave you a like but only because you live in a country that gave us Tesla. Pietro got one as well because of Marconi, and Galvani, and Aldini, and most likely Volta. They also gave us Fiat, perhaps the less said there the better.

 

[RCBinTN]

Great chapter @Jason Stoddard . So many good points. Enjoyable read.

New tools allow work to be accomplished faster. It is happening in many industries. Marketing has also added to the problem. Consumers have become used to new products yearly, or even sooner. Companies have become too dependent on new models to increase sales. Many companies rely on making their customers dissatisfied with last year's product.

Schiit doesn't need to do this! You already have superb products. Sales are going strong. Take time when changing a product. Make sure it is an improvement. Schiit doesn't need rapid product churn to stay profitable and in business. Don't let the industry and consumers push you to change too quickly. True product innovations don't come along that often.

I think that's a great point, @barondla.
Companies driven by sales pressure often make hasty and risky product decisions. Product validation vanishes.
It's best that a company be product-driven...which I clearly see from Schiit Audio and Jason's postings.

 

[Delirious Lab]

We need a dedicated "Schiit Coaster / Hybrid Tube Amp" thread in the DIY forum.

I'm no DIY'er but I would follow the Schiit out of that thread to see the crazy things you guys come up with.