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    Join Date: Sep 2013

    Location: North Island New Zealand

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    I'm Chris.

    Default New main board powers stereo coffee further than ever

    Hi AOS members
    Sorry I have been away for quite a while developing the new main board, for the stereo coffee kits.
    I regularly checked that three words Daily was still going.

    I began research into this board about this time last year, and with many schematic drafts at easy EDA, it
    started gathering momentum. A final all out effort saw the new printed circuit boards delivered here 3 weeks ago.
    D16 though was strangely connected not per the schematic draft, but providence was with me because it
    was better as the printed circuit boards had been made.

    I am finally soon to send one of these to Marco to enjoy, and perhaps he will let you know
    how it sounds. Peter too has already ordered the new kit with remote control , so he might let you know as well, in a month or two

    The new board carries some very exciting developments in signal attenuation. On the signal side
    as simple and as pure as it can get, just a L pad with a shunt pair and series pair of NSL32SR3 LDR's for each of the three inputs.
    As usual contact-less switching of the three inputs.

    But on the anode and cathode side much development. the images show a board set of about three weeks ago

    LDR board.jpg

    A further 12 surface mount components are added under the board, bring the active components used to 45 on each main board.
    The main board has its own active rectifier with N channel mosfets in the negative section of the full wave bridge. The board accepts
    either 12v AC - I have tested it to 19v AC or as low as 12.5v Dc - great for battery powered and solar panel charging - or a plugpack
    regulated at 15v Dc such as the ifipower unit. So lots of leeway on how it is powered.

    How does it sound, well I will let forum members progressively comment on that, but put it another way I do not think I have
    wasted 12 months developing it.

    Cheers / Chris

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    This how the boards look in casework
    SC 2018 SC Inside Back.jpgSC 2018 SC Inside Front.jpg

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    Nice neat and tidy work! It would look better, IMO, if the knobs were the same distance from the fascia; these little cosmetic details are important to me. Or is a photographic artifact?.
    Barry

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    Hi Barry
    Thanks for your comments ,on the build pictured a alps pot was used, which has a metal shaft, yes agree the selector knob needs moving to match the spacing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Light Dependant Resistor View Post
    Hi Barry
    Thanks for your comments ,on the build pictured an alps pot was used, which has a metal shaft, yes agree the selector knob needs moving to match the spacing
    Obviously sound quality is more important than build quality, but as you have already gone to the trouble of offering a well built and presented item, going the extra couple of millimetres () would be worthwhile.
    Barry

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    A review and comments of the new board here: https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/top...ttenuator-kit/

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