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by SimonC
Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: Valves
Topic: Is this a Valve of some kind?
Replies: 12
Views: 9494

Re: Is this a Valve of some kind?

Nick beat me to it, its an x-ray tube. If that Dalek is full size then you could probably x-ray someone in New Zealand with it from here...
Mr C
by SimonC
Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:10 am
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Couple of amps and other bits for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 3747

Re: Couple of amps and other bits for sale

Hi Ant,
Is the Samson still up for grabs? It would work a treat for a workshop project I've got on the go.
Cheers
Simon C
by SimonC
Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:05 am
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: For sale : FF105WK
Replies: 3
Views: 2178

Re: For sale : FF105WK

PM sent, I'll grab them if they are still available :)
Cheers
Simon C
by SimonC
Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:16 am
Forum: Speakers
Topic: Something stirs in the Undergrowth
Replies: 2802
Views: 1147175

Re: Something stirs in the Undergrowth

There's nothing on the Fostex trace around 300Hz, and nobody else seems to have measured it or at least posted a measurement. I did a couple of additional scans with the speaker pushed back further into the bay, and it's clear there's a lot going on in the room between 100Hz and 400Hz. Maybe there'...
by SimonC
Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: Headphones
Topic: WAD HD83
Replies: 8
Views: 11562

Re: WAD HD83

Before and after DSC_0064.png DSC_0084.png DSC_0085.png " it's alive! Alive! Arrrhhhh, now I know it is really possible! " Got a bit carried away while I was adding the IEC socket and squeezed in a Pi + MamboDac and a regulated power supply for it, plus some change over switches to flip be...
by SimonC
Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:43 pm
Forum: Headphones
Topic: WAD HD83
Replies: 8
Views: 11562

Re: WAD HD83

Filtered vs non-filtered IEC sockets for audio equipment, what are the thoughts from the internet? I've got both in my spares box, just wondering if there is any practical effect of filtered ones as the electrons are going to be squeezed through a transformer, some diodes and an assortment of caps a...
by SimonC
Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:02 am
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Project box clear out
Replies: 1
Views: 2383

Re: Project box clear out

Found the link to Nick's delay board thread: http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/phpBB3/view ... =16&t=2796
This has the schematics and parts lists etc.
by SimonC
Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:10 am
Forum: Buying and Selling
Topic: Project box clear out
Replies: 1
Views: 2383

Project box clear out

I've been having a clear out in my project box and have a couple of give aways. Both these are free to a good home (or even a bad one, I'm not that fussy). 2 x delay board PCB and the pre-programmed delay chips. These were designed way back when by Nick and there is a build thread and parts list som...
by SimonC
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:14 am
Forum: Headphones
Topic: WAD HD83
Replies: 8
Views: 11562

Re: WAD HD83

Greg wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:25 pmEmail sent.
Thanks Greg, you are a star :)
by SimonC
Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:32 am
Forum: Headphones
Topic: WAD HD83
Replies: 8
Views: 11562

WAD HD83

Hi folks, Its been a quiet summer on the hifi front for me, but I couldn't pass up a bargain and picked up an HD83 for a sensible price as the metalwork has a bad case of the pox. Lifting the lid it looks to have been loved at some point in its past as it has a pair of Jensen coupling caps grafted i...
by SimonC
Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:02 pm
Forum: Speakers
Topic: Something stirs in the Undergrowth
Replies: 2802
Views: 1147175

Re: Something stirs in the Undergrowth

There is a difference in glass mat properties between the US and Europe: In the US most mat (woven or CSM) is made with a binder that holds the fibres together, this makes it easier to cut and handle as it holds its shape without fraying. The binder is dissolved by the solvents in polyester resin an...
by SimonC
Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:34 pm
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: 6C33C SE-OTL Project
Replies: 155
Views: 103917

Re: 6C33C SE-OTL Project

Paul Barker wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:26 am Put it away right attitude. Moving house not the time.
I moved house over 6 years ago, its been in a box since then ;)
by SimonC
Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:51 am
Forum: Everyones Projects
Topic: 6C33C SE-OTL Project
Replies: 155
Views: 103917

Re: 6C33C SE-OTL Project

You've probably answered this before, but where do yo get your sockets for the 6c33? I've been through the usual run of trying to get the terminals to be reliable on the ceramic based ones and parked my 6c33 project because of this (and moving house...) Cheers Simon C PS: looking good, and should ke...
by SimonC
Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: Speakers
Topic: PERSPEX QUASAR ver 2.0 prototype build
Replies: 324
Views: 127225

Re: PERSPEX QUASAR ver 2.0 prototype build

Cast resin? If folks can make tables out of it there's no reason I can see that the same methods wouldn't work for an o/b Its surprisingly easy to work with, its all in the preparation and having somewhere dust free to pour it. Vacuum de-gassing helps if you are going for see-through perfection, bu...
by SimonC
Sun May 24, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: General Raspberry Pi stuff
Replies: 298
Views: 165798

Re: General Raspberry Pi stuff

Looks like USB boot for Pi-4 has just been released in beta:
https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/how-to/ ... y-pi-4-usb

Simon C