Shielded Eros finally singing!

[pRC]

Sordid details over in the Eros room: http://bottlehead.com/smf/index.php?topic=9491.0

The Seduction has been a mainstay in my system with only a few tweaks for 14 years (added C4S, upgraded the caps, added a shielding box over the signal area) - holy crap, that makes it the oldest survivor. As the rest of the system evolved and everything else had been replaced (sometimes by several generations) and with glowing reports both online and directly from other Dixie Bottleheads, the Eros was a no-brainer.

We have excessive EM in the room, so I went with the full monty Faraday cage treatment -

Project Timeline
Kit Purchased late 2015 (plus, ordered a few bespoke parts and tubes)

Case construction late 2015 - mid 2016

• Hammond stacked steel 12x8x2 cases with tops cut out
• Hammond standard 12x8 perforated steel cage (5.2 inches high)
• 12 gauge Copper chassis top plate with extra space between 12BH7 and power transformer mounting
• Ebony front mount for connections and switches
• Milled aluminum internal supports for ebony front mount
• Stainless riv-nuts for enclosure assembly
• Stainless steel hardware throughout
• Copper standoffs for top plate (air gap around chassis inside cage)
• 12 gauge Copper mass-loading plate on cage top
• Expanded metal cage (AKA desk organizer box) around Triad choke in PS
• Aluminum bottom plate
• Oiled walnut end caps/supports

Started wiring September 2016

• Install RCA step-up transformers potted into maple case with wenge front plate
• Shielded wiring
• Dueland RIAA filter and output capacitors
• Caddock resistors in a few spots

 

[Karl5150]

Cap envy! Very nice