Nelson Pass said:and like this on the inside:
Would those happen to be PEC carbon pots?
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besides fuglyness ..... interesting ...... input cap , output cap , comp. jfet buff as in Papa's Lightspeed , single voltage supply ?
less is more 😀
less is more 😀

EUVL said:I didn't see a source selector knob at the front panel.
Am I missing something ?
Patrick
toggle switch
😉
It looks having two inputs:
(1) Passive pre with no buffer
(2) Passive pre with the buffer
and one output to the power...
(1) Passive pre with no buffer
(2) Passive pre with the buffer
and one output to the power...
Zen Mod said:besides fuglyness ..... interesting ...... input cap , output cap , comp. jfet buff as in Papa's Lightspeed , single voltage supply ?
less is more 😀![]()
To me it looks like there 's no input cap, just an output one. Those small blue square things look like local decoupling PSU caps?
Maybe my eyes are deceiving me...

Vix said:
To me it looks like there 's no input cap, just an output one. Those small blue square things look like local decoupling PSU caps?
Maybe my eyes are deceiving me...![]()
ya remember that all roads goes/leads to Rome ......... or - that's milion and one way to skin the cat

so - there is just no need to guess exactexactexact topology ......
besides that - you know that Papa must make it foolproof , because he sells them ......
Gee-Zus Bruce almighty,
you can see a clear as crystal trace running from the big foil cap to the output hotline.
(and to think that some glare types have the nerve to call moi a blind mole bug-ger)
you can see a clear as crystal trace running from the big foil cap to the output hotline.
(and to think that some glare types have the nerve to call moi a blind mole bug-ger)
Thank you Mr. Pass. Photo explain it all 😀
Could the 10 uF output caps be replaced if the power amplifier has input cap?
Could the 10 uF output caps be replaced if the power amplifier has input cap?
supernet said:.........
Could the 10 uF output caps be replaced if the power amplifier has input cap?
yup
Looks far too complicated and messy for my liking 😉
Are all those components really necessary?
on a more serious note - the pcb looks like it was milled because of all those straight lines. Is this a prototype board?
Are all those components really necessary?

on a more serious note - the pcb looks like it was milled because of all those straight lines. Is this a prototype board?
I just love this forum and the participants here.
Within an hour or two members started reverse engineering the B1 from Nelson's acute angled picture. The forum will have self-documented the DIY article before Nelson publishes it.
Prediction:
Choky will have a complete circuit and boards with customized improvements made shortly called the BBF (Best B1 First), or ABC Pre for "Another B1 from Choky" or something!
People here are simply great! Cannot wait for the upcoming BurningAmp in October again.
-David
Within an hour or two members started reverse engineering the B1 from Nelson's acute angled picture. The forum will have self-documented the DIY article before Nelson publishes it.
Prediction:
Choky will have a complete circuit and boards with customized improvements made shortly called the BBF (Best B1 First), or ABC Pre for "Another B1 from Choky" or something!
People here are simply great! Cannot wait for the upcoming BurningAmp in October again.
-David
dw8083 said:I just love this forum and the participants here.
Within an hour or two members started reverse engineering the B1 from Nelson's acute angled picture. The forum will have self-documented the DIY article before Nelson publishes it.
Prediction:
Choky will have a complete circuit and boards with customized improvements made shortly called the BBF (Best B1 First), or ABC Pre for "Another B1 from Choky" or something!
People here are simply great! Cannot wait for the upcoming BurningAmp in October again.
-David
naah .......
I just dropped entirely messing with electronic .... Papa already made everything I can even imagine

waidaminid............. I still have my toobz ..........

seriously - Papa already sez lately everything needed to make nice and not complicated buff stage
my comments here were/are just my another expression of wackoo

Sorry for off topic.... Choky, are you coming to Burning Amp this year? I hope so! You were missed last year.
-David
-David
dw8083 said:Sorry for off topic.... Choky, are you coming to Burning Amp this year? I hope so! You were missed last year.
-David
tnx for nice words , but I think that I'll be missed this year too , except in case that I find some unexpected funds

anyway - do not worry - I'll do everything I can on two fronts :
1 . I'll hate ya all in these days (same as first time )
2.I'll do everything I can to rise my overall financial situation in next period , so my presence on BAF No.3 should enormously rise overall importance of Festival .....

(ps . if nothing else - I'll try to send Brunhilde to AR2 , for presentation 😉 )
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