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AU-Drive Tube Booster

Started by johnk, February 06, 2016, 03:23:34 AM

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johnk

here's a tube booster that I built capable of a bit of overdrive that I thought that i'd share.








Leevibe

This I like! Very much!! All of it.

alanp

Love this, man. Valve inside, SPST relay bypass, and it looks like the most trouble you went to was the polished enclosure.

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johnk

actually the hardest part was drawing up the PCB for the lighted pots and making the little 'L' bracket to mount the PCB with the tube socket.

m-Kresol

That looks stunning. absolutely perfect etch and I agree with alan, the polished enclosure must have been a pain. Did you use any filters when taking the first pic or is it really having this epic glow around the lit up knobs?
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bcalla

That etch is beautiful!  Impressive innards, too!

johnk

Quote from: m-Kresol on February 06, 2016, 10:48:25 AM
That looks stunning. absolutely perfect etch and I agree with alan, the polished enclosure must have been a pain. Did you use any filters when taking the first pic or is it really having this epic glow around the lit up knobs?

thanks. no camera filters or anything. it looks exactly like the pic.
and polishing the enclosre isn't really all that difficult.

SmoothAction

DUDE.

This is the definition of tasteful.

Well done. This made my day.

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Martan

Wow! How is the L-bracket held to the enclosure? It looks like a rivet?

BrianS

Your enclosure looks fantastic along with the inside too.

wgc

Woooo that is sweet, great job!
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johnk

Quote from: Martan on February 07, 2016, 12:38:26 PM
Wow! How is the L-bracket held to the enclosure? It looks like a rivet?

it 's a 4-40 oval head Philips screw.

jimilee

Amazing,!!!! Question,with no airflow, does it get too hot or is the enclosure one big ole heatsink?
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m-Kresol

now that I think of it, how do you get the voltage you need for the plates? similar to the valvetizer or the cleggster psu? sure did a great job fitting all of this in there and making it look so spacious at the same time
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