Double WOPL with Squeeze Builds by TheWiffer

[WOPL Sniffer]

I'll throw in some caps for the BR while I'm at it. Doyou have a new BR?

I think the BR is probably fine. As far as the cap, I'll source a new one for each unit since 40 year old caps are iffy anyway. Thanks

 

[laatsch55]

I wasn't going to send 40 year old caps. We run 4 of them instead of one and they are .01uf400volt polypros...and we now try to run 50 amp BR'S instead of 25.

 

[laatsch55]

What else ya need bud? This will be going out in the morning.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I wasn't going to send 40 year old caps. We run 4 of them instead of one and they are .01uf400volt polypros...and we now try to run 50 amp BR'S instead of 25.

Let me know how much I owe you. Or send me an invoice. I like upgrading to new shit....


Here are a couple pics showing some progress. New Face, polished meters, restored bezels etc.... And a picture of my shop lackey's Jack and Snickers... Schnauzers

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

What else ya need bud? This will be going out in the morning.

Can I buy 2 rectifiers and Caps? Or I'll just order another for Nagasaki..... Hiroshima is nearing completion..... Thanks Lee

 

[laatsch55]

Nice work Perry!! Lookin good. Call it 10.00 plus shipping...

 

[laatsch55]

Can I buy 2 rectifiers and Caps? Or I'll just order another for Nagasaki..... Hiroshima is nearing completion..... Thanks Lee

Not a problem Perry I'll throw them in, it's a bitch to make small orders to Mouser anyway ain't it...

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Nice work Perry!! Lookin good. Call it 10.00 plus shipping...

You got it... Thanks, couldn't have done it without the help of you, Ron, Joe and of course Tony with the shiny new faces. If I forgot anybody, sorry, all the flux fumes have addled my brain.......

Perry

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Not a problem Perry I'll throw them in, it's a bitch to make small orders to Mouser anyway ain't it...

SCHWINGGGGGGG


gotta run, momma is making me mow the lawn... Have a good one.

 

[laatsch55]

We sometimes gloss over the little things that we take for granted during a build like you've highlited , but, we try...

 

[laatsch55]

SCHWINGGGGGGG


gotta run, momma is making me mow the lawn... Have a good one.

Amen...

 

[Northwinds]

Damn... Tony's faceplates are sweet!!!!!!!!! I want to put the black one on Silvara but I don't want to drill the faceplate for Jer's power switch LMAO!!!! I guess I will just save it until I can get the other one WOPL'd and not worry about a power switch at all. I use power/surge protection strips anyway

 

[Northwinds]

and we now try to run 50 amp BR'S instead of 25.

400s to?

 

[laatsch55]

Yep, 400's too Ron. A larger rating in the same form doesn't hurt a thing...

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Damn... Tony's faceplates are sweet!!!!!!!!! I want to put the black one on Silvara but I don't want to drill the faceplate for Jer's power switch LMAO!!!! I guess I will just save it until I can get the other one WOPL'd and not worry about a power switch at all. I use power/surge protection strips anyway

Ron, I found some round 20 amp rockers that should come close to snapping into the hole where the original on off switch fit, the other holes I bought plastic 3/8 hole plugs which should look good. I was looking for a round blue illuminated switch but they were not high enough amperage and were oval. They would have looked nice with the blue LED's. Maybe we could have one of the guru's come up with a relay setup so we would not have to run hi current through the wimpy switches. Either that, or we get some face plates made with no holes and fit the on off on the side.

 

[laatsch55]

Don Imlay came up with a triac implemented switch. Give him an e-mail, he ca send you the schemo and part numbers. I built and installed one of his prototypes and measured for noise, there was none...

 

[Northwinds]

Ron, I found some round 20 amp rockers that should come close to snapping into the hole where the original on off switch fit, the other holes I bought plastic 3/8 hole plugs which should look good

Series I 400s never had power switches Perry unless someone added one. Those plugs your talking about do look good! They are like the ones I am talking about. They are flush mount and slightly rounded tops right?

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Oh, by the way, the tip on the 'magnetic-transistor-putter-inner' was brilliant, All my TX's were no sweat after that tip. I did try the tape on the end of the finger trick.... Not so much luck....

 

[Gepetto]

Oh, by the way, the tip on the 'magnetic-transistor-putter-inner' was brilliant, All my TX's were no sweat after that tip. I did try the tape on the end of the finger trick.... Not so much luck....

The depth on the heat sink channels is too deep for anything else than the MTPI tool method.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

The depth on the heat sink channels is too deep for anything else than the MTPI tool method.

You aint kiddin Joe..... MTPI rocks......