800va Dreadnought build

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,741
edited February 2014 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
That transformer is a tank :)

Not quite finished yet but close, going to deaden the chassis a bit before shipping.
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VCoak
    VCoak Posts: 200
    edited February 2014
    Vr3 very nice. May I ask the cost? I sure could use one. Thx.

    mco
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,300
    edited February 2014
    Very nice, you will sell a few of these. Seems a few people have been wanting them for awhile now..
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2014
    Great looking transformer. Am I right in seeing all connections being handled in one multipole connector per channel?
    Jake
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited February 2014
    Trey,

    As always, well done. Great idea to use the Neutrik connectors.

    As if you don't have enough to do, now you're getting into the Dreadnought business!

    Onward and upward!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,741
    edited February 2014
    Hey guys!

    Thank you!

    This is for a client using my Monastery build 1.2TL - when I do this I use shotgun style wiring for the SDA cable which translates to a 9 awg SDA cable. So IE: 1+/1- = PIN, 2+/2- = Blade

    So as you can see in the picture, each wire goes to a specific number and is wired together at the plate when we plugs them into his speakers. If he were to sell the dreadnought down the road a bridge connector would have to be put in place or the next owner would have to wire theirs the same way.

    As far as pricing -

    Plain aluminum case, the larger of the 800va transformers, NL4 connectors, tech flex, disconnects, upgraded rubber feet, dampened chassis, 1 x 15 ft 13 Awg Supra SDA Cable, engraved plates for rear, basically a drop in addition to a speaker we have already modified would be $500 + Shipping/Paypal

    If you wanted to go to a powder coated chassis and the upgraded cable it would be around $660
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,741
    edited February 2014
    Dun dun dun
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited February 2014
    Outstanding work sir!!!!!
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,741
    edited February 2014
    Thank you! :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,300
    edited February 2014
    Very nice Trey!! Did you have the box custom made?

    No I'm not going to make one, I have four of my own that I made.. LOL!!!

    I hope you at least got a little chuckle out of that.. ;-)
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
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    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,741
    edited February 2014
    I chuckled a bit ;)

    The enclosure is of Chinese origins, it originally was straight aluminum and I had it powder coated black. It looks mighty purdy in black though! ;)

    Thanks again guys!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    edited February 2014
    SiliconRay?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,741
    edited February 2014
    It was an EBay seller, took a while to find a chassis that fit the dimensions I needed.

    I drilled out the NL4 connections, that wasn't factory.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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