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adolfo.a.aguiar wrote:

nige2000 wrote:
That's great

I didn't think they'd answer that

I'd advise to get a cheap or old mobo for testing on
mistakes happen easily enough

Nige2000,

Are the A123 terminals made of aluminium? I read that it's hard to solder aluminium terminals.
What are you using?
Are you using a battery management system?
Thanks.

Adolfo

minionas wrote:

nige2000 wrote:custom for voltage or something else?

custom for output voltage and power. company i'll order those at, has also few levels of transformer treatment programs for audio purposes, such as core and coil saturation, electrical (between the coils) and magnetic (external anti-disturbance screen) shields, enclosures filled with epoxy resin and etc.
i'm doing a diy dac build (final idea to make Dual mono BuffaloIIISE + FIFO reclocked signal from WaveIO USB + all those powered by Paul Hynes regulators + lampizator balanced output stage with high end tube power supply) and ordered few transformers with level1 audio treatment, so will see it's quality. But their prices are very affordable.

item_audio wrote:The DAT1 reviewed in HiFi World December 2011 was the first of our machines to break cover without the PicoPSU inside.
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/hifi_world/vol21_no10/

Getting away from the PicoPSU was in the top three biggest steps we've taken forward, I think. You'll see from the review pix we were using three entirely separate transformers and regulator boards with the option to step down one for 1.5V for memory.

However, things change and that's no longer the only way to skint he cat. For instance, has anyone tried the HDPlex low noise version of the PicoPSU?

nige2000 wrote:
transformer stuff sounds interesting do they have a website?

i got the dddac/waveio and the fifo, i haven't done much with it yet, due to all the pc stuff (clock experiments took alot of time)
would like to try the bIII at some stage

minionas wrote:

nige2000 wrote:
transformer stuff sounds interesting do they have a website?

i got the dddac/waveio and the fifo, i haven't done much with it yet, due to all the pc stuff (clock experiments took alot of time)
would like to try the bIII at some stage

their site is http://www.toroidy.pl/index.php?language=2
they are in poland, so the delivery is quick, and no import duties.
i was quoted ~20EUR+shipping per toroid of level1 audio treatment with my parameters 230V/2x6V 1A. Common toroid of such parameters was quoted for ~11EUR.

i thought about dddac before my decision, but made my mind to go for Buffalo:) still assembled only lampizator stage and its tube PSU, waiting for Hynes stuff (boy its long one) then will go for one Buffalo board, if everything will go smooth will add another one for dual mono:)

nige2000 wrote:
yes seb showed me that site a while back might be worth doing a mini group buy, transformers suitable for the 3.3v and 5v aren't that common

what does the audio treatment involve?

Modifications include but are not limited to: core and coil saturation, electrical (between the coils) and magnetic (external anti-disturbance screen) shields, enclosures filled with epoxy resin, and vibration-proof mounting.