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Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 6:47 pm
by nige2000

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 7:10 pm
by jkeny
Jaysus, serious current there, Nige!

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 7:34 pm
by Sligolad
Genious....love it, I know we are a long way from HiFi but AvE has some great videos on melting metals with a welder.

An amp with potential for repurposing in many ways 😊

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 9:54 pm
by Fran
These are on the other munich thread BT these amps have the LEDs shining through the front panel. They looked great.

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 10:29 pm
by nige2000
Of course i didnt stop till i broke something
i was thinking it should have been more lively so i made sure the jump lead connections were better and used molegrips to hold the rod more securely

made a hell of a difference burnt holes straight though 3mm plate

full of enthusiasm i got a 4 mm rod and some 10mm plate
it usually takes a 200 amp welder to weld this gauge of stuff

and did weld it quite competently

after that i seen some swelling of a few cells ...... ooops .....

in hindsight it is not that surprising

anyway heres some expensive minutes of the sparks flying

im sure everyone now realises why dropping stuff on the battery pack and shorting the battery pack with wire is a really bad thing that could end up with a trip to A&E
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Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 10:43 pm
by nige2000
Fran wrote: Sat May 20, 2017 9:54 pm These are on the other munich thread BT these amps have the LEDs shining through the front panel. They looked great.
is that hi-macs too?
think the blue will be nicer

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 12:00 am
by Fran
Yeah, I think so. It should look great.

Love the welding!

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 10:06 pm
by jrling
Here's another idea for the LED shining through a background from my Bow ZZ-Eight CD player -

http://illusionofsound.blogspot.co.uk/2 ... -zz-8.html

The front is made of darkened perspex. The effect is really good.
Probably too late now.

Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:55 pm
by nige2000
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Re: It didn't explode....... YET (aka niges amp)

Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 2:19 pm
by tony
That looks very close to completion Nigel. Looks great. Where are 'we' at with this?