Your help on how to build Colin's Baby SECA Amp Kit

uglymusic

Now many of you have had some experience building the kit, I want to start pulling together our community's knowledge about the amp to make it easier for anyone else to make it.

Colin, in particular, wants complete noobs to be able to build it, so let's make it easy for them!

So, can I have your tips, advice, sources of great quality and/or money-saving components, please?

Once I have all the good stuff here, I'll have a go at structuring it for noobs - remember, I'm the chap who doesn't understand what a soldering iron is!

uglymusic

Can we keep this thread just for information about amp builds, please?

I've opened a 'chat' thread if you want to talk more generally.

quickie

When I copy and paste a link, why doesn't it show up ?

uglymusic

Thanks Paul

You can use the link tool at the top of the editing window like this:

It's a similar thing for pics.

quickie

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/aluminium-capacitors/7441142

sovereign

How does that compare with the Panasonic ones Pauly

quickie

Looking at the TSUP, the CDE is slightly better spec, but in reality much of a muchness.

quickie

I wished I had seen these before buying 60 odd quids worth from Mouser ! Ggrrrrr

quickie

Thanks Dave !

uglymusic

Thanks Paul!

sovereign

I wished I had seen these before buying 60 odd quids worth from Mouser ! Ggrrrrr

flip me!

AntiCrap

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/aluminium-capacitors/7441142

Now the most and very important things are Value, Volts, Low ESR, High Ripple Current, Temperature rating.

And does the bugger fit?

And it must be Green right Dave? 

uglymusic

We must know more than this.

Come on chaps. Help me out - and Colin (of course).

Spev

Those are the ones I plumped for, but at the whopping previous full price of 2.92.  I feel ripped off     I think they're clearing old stock out as they have a new listing for the same cap at a slightly higher price from memory.

AntiCrap

Just small trick, get that Wonfor bloke to make the boards and then it is meccano for grown up with a bit of Lego.