Great little amp
- Thread starter keto
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randy@matrixq.com
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Keto, I just noticed how you painted the power transformer to match the output TFs. It is a real step in the opposite direction. Most builds I see (and my own) try to black everything out.
I really like it.
I really like it.
Thanks. In truth it was an accident, caused by an error. I waited several days for the yellow paint to dry on the bell-end, instead of several weeks, and when I assembled the amp a bunch of paint peeled away. Rats! So I grabbed a spare metal bell-end and went with that. I've got a couple more S.E.X. amps to put together and I figure I might as well follow suit.
randy@matrixq.com
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I did the exact same thing when I started to build my FP. Had the bell painted nice and black and then ended up with paint chips all over the place. I ended up stripping all the paint off, polishing it with steel wool, and then using a chemical kit to blue the bell.
It wasn't what I had planned but I liked the result better in the end.
It wasn't what I had planned but I liked the result better in the end.
Grainger49
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The red really jumps out at you. I like it. Red is the fastest color (my S2000 is red).
randy@matrixq.com
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The FP looks great. The color really makes the TF stand out.
How many weeks is "Several"? I may want to try paint again someday.
How many weeks is "Several"? I may want to try paint again someday.
Oh, probably about a month. Several light coats of red-oxide primer and then the red paint. My favorite-looking paint-job (pic) is one I would not repeat, since even after extensive baking of the primer/red/clear finish in the hot Mexican sun, the washers ended up squishing into position. I'll be leaving the lams red on these, but stripping the ends back down to bare metal.
