Current status

[Paul Birkeland]

Today we got in all the electrical parts except one resistor and one capacitor (they will arrive shortly).  We also received the final pair of panels that will be used for manual writing (yay).

I began construction of the first of those today, as we have to prove the minor changes to the layout, and I really like being able to work towards the known finished product when writing the manual. 

The revised layout distributes the density of components more evenly, which should make a drastically better build.  We also tinkered with the parts a little bit, mostly in an effort to improve overall quality and ease of construction.

Pictures will be forthcoming shortly, and for now we are impatiently awaiting the shipping notice for the PC boards so we can get the manual going and get these shipped ASAP.

-PB

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Josh and I got started on the BeePre manual on Wednesday, getting all the photography done for the PC boards.

Today, I built what will be the actual layout of the kit.  The small changes in the layout have come out really well and make this kit much easier to build and nice to look at from the bottom.

I believe Doc plans to put a few additional photos up highlighting these details shortly.

I also put in the final order for chassis plates today, since we confirmed that everything is where it should be.  Next week, we will finish the photography for the manual and begin packing so these can be ready to ship as soon as the manual is complete.

-PB

 

[Doc B]

PB and Josh pulled a long session yesterday and completed the construction of the production prototype. Josh plans to work on the manual over the next week, and we plan to get all the parts kitted so that when the panels arrive we can begin shipping, probably right after New Year's. I will try to get some underside photos up today.

 

[Hank Murrow]

Do you anticipate that things will have settled down by Friday the 4th of January?
I hope to make a pilgrimage then, after I pack up my work from the gallery in Seattle.
I will check in when I get to Seattle.

Cheers, Hank in Eugene

 

[Doc B]

I think things will be as settled as they ever get around here these days. Fridays are usually the best day to stop by.

 

[johnsonad]

I will try to get some underside photos up today.

Did I miss these photos? It sure would be nice to see what's under the hood

 

[Doc B]

Under the hood -

 

[Doc B]

The jack field. One can change jacks from RCA to XLR as needed. The black plugs cover holes where aftermarket input transformers may be mounted for balanced inputs.

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[Natural Sound]

WOW... Sweet!

 

[Grainger49]

Wow!  That is a nice layout.  Is this the first level 4 kit?

 

[debk]

Very nice!
Looking forward to building one

Deb

 

[Demsy]

Looks very nice! My only concern is the way the two caps near the pots are fixed to the baseplate, will the double face tape withstand the higher temperature of the baseplate once the amp is running?

 

[earwaxxer]

Thats quite a kit! - I bet it sounds fantastic!

 

[Doc B]

Looks very nice! My only concern is the way the two caps near the pots are fixed to the baseplate, will the double face tape withstand the higher temperature of the baseplate once the amp is running?

We have used these ny-tie holddowns on many kit chassis panels over the past 18 years without a problem.

 

[corndog71]

Whoa!  That looks intense.  And awesome!

 

[xcortes]

Awesome!

 

[jrebman]

Can I ask how tall the amp is?  In other words, how much vertical clearance would a rack eed to have for this?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Paul Joppa]

Can I ask how tall the amp is?  In other words, how much vertical clearance would a rack eed to have for this?

Thanks,

Jim

Same as Paramount, 4" base plus 6" 300B, total about 10". I'd leave another 2" for cooling air flow around the tube, but the tube is run at relatively low dissipation so you could compromise on that a bit.

 

[johnsonad]

Can I ask how tall the amp is?  In other words, how much vertical clearance would a rack eed to have for this?

Thanks,

Jim

Come on Jim, you know you want one!

 

[jrebman]

Paul -- thanks -- 10" is the max shelf clearance on my rack, so I'd have to check out if my TT could go in that space and the pre on top.  Still pondering...

Hey Aaron, you're right!

I've got to take some time to heal first then I can regroup and plan the next steps.  Looks like Dowdys will be coming next week.

-- Jim