Meet "Val" PL 400 series 1, SN 171xx

[Gepetto]

Nice work. Patience and triple checking leads to a boring bring up

 

[Oldskoolfan]

Thanks Joe. Happy 4th.

 

[gene french]

Goes to the quality of Joe's kit. First kit I ever built. The documentation provided was complete and detailed. Having this forum also answered questions with all the pics available to help understand the routing.
I'll spend today connecting the faceplate. Then burn in time. Not sure the wife will truly appreciate that. What's the recommended duration?

most here select a level that produces readings on richter scale...until either the ear bleeding gets out of hand or brain damage....

 

[gene french]

Nope, checked them naked. Saving money for my next full WOPL-400.

lololol...

 

[laatsch55]

My "burn in" consists of a week stress testing with certain test tunes, at rated output if possible.
#1-- God Particle by Shpongle
#2---Play--track 4 by Moby
#3---Vegas --track 4by The Crystal Method
#4 ---Converting Vegetarians-- entire album by Infected Mushroom
#5---Ma--' entire album-by Rare Earth
If it survives that and my K's drivers are intact it is officially a WOPL...

 

[J!m]

So, you have a bomb shelter you do this testing in?!?

 

[laatsch55]

Nah...just the mancave...

 

[mlucitt]

Nah...just the mancave...

There are no living creatures in the mancave during testing. Mice, crickets, roaches, they all crawl out and die.

 

[laatsch55]

That is correct Mark. Best pest control ever...

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Powered up for the first time today. No shorts, no sparks, no errors...then I powered down and started to do the discharge step...oops... View attachment 76470