1. The start of a project - 2x15" drivers for 70 quid...
| 2. Second driver with standard toy sheep as a scale
| 3. A complete basket case of a 2 kW amplifier
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4. Will this thing ever work again??
| 5. Yup, that's a lot of output MOSFETs. And an empty mug of tea.
| 6. Burny burny... Probably why the amp was skipped in the first place
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7. More reclaimed speakers! 75 quid the pair...
| 8. 1.2 kW successfully mended!! Hurrah!
| 9. The cause of the 2 kW amp fire - missing centre tap on a secondary
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10. Yup, there it was...
| 11. And a botched mend. Approach wearing rubber gloves...
| 12. But sine waves of the right form show on the scope. OK...
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13. Disassembly time. At least the rectifiers survived.
| 14. Wire colours for safekeeping...
| 15. Output stage 1 in pieces. Board filled. Burnt bits scraped off.
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16. Time to get preamps working again. Yup. They're a basket case too...
| 17. Thank you Grant. A rewound, and now safe, transformer :)
| 18. Side project - big speakers need an extra shed to store them in...
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19. Nearly there...
| 20. Plenty of floor space for a kite buggy
| 21. And one shed extension complete. Time to put that project to one side...
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22. :)
| 23. 1.2 kW amp, bass preamp and limited in a box. Thanks Hop!!
| 24. Output stage rebuilt. Three times. Preamps rebuilt. Twice. Now mending tracks...
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25. Not pretty, but at least functional
| 26. Testing... 0.28 kV peak to peak :) Looking good...
| 27. Power test into a water-cooled load. About 50 W. No bang.
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28. One water cooled load. With enough power now to make a cup of tea (500 W) :)
| 29. It powers up! It hasn't gone bang! It looks like it works. Only 3 months work...
| 30. Second channel after mending - all good.
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31. Dumping power into that tea-making water cooled load again...
| 32. Oh YES. This is more like it... 3.2 kW of amps now working...
| 33. Now to build the things that a 2 kW amp can drive. First steps...
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34. ...to a Bill Fitzmaurice Titan 48...
| 35. Lots of crazy angles
| 36. First branch of horn taking shape
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37. Now with added baffles. And feet.
| 38. Polyurethane wood glue rocks...
| 39. A bit more progress. Panel by panel.
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40. Completed horn pathway - now needs baffling
| 41. Driver inserted. Yup, the support is back-to-front for those eagle-eyed readers... Ooops.
| 42. Horn complete with baffles now.
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43. And wiring complete. I hope it's mouse-proof.
| 44. Side on...
| 45. One whole tube of PU glue. Plus weight of 1 standard human. I hope it seals...
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46. Final panel in place.
| 47. Squirty glue everywhere. But it's got an amp connected to it now :)
| 48. And BOY this thing shakes the shed :)
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49. One crappy monitor built. Note to self - never buy Skytech again.
| 50. Second monitor wedge under construction.
| 51. More PU glue. And another crappy Skytech driver.
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52. Second Titan at the half-way completion stage. Easier second time around? No.
| 53. Driver in. Check. Cable in. Check. Wood clamps broken. Check.
| 54. 2 kW of bass. This probably shouldn't be tested in a shed in a residential area.
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55. And a near complete complement of monitors.
| 56. Bye bye Skytech. Hello Faital Pro Sound. Monitors that now work :)
| 57. Most of the rig at crude completion stage. Oh and the 2 kW amp went bang.
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58. But the 2 kW amp was easy to mend this time. It does all fit in the car! Sound check time.
| 59. Plenty of space for more...
| 60. Mixer wiring. Must remember...
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61. ...so a second equally meaningless photo is bound to help.
| 62. Much much belt sanding later. And generous coats of blackboard paint :)
| 63. Now that's looking a bit more like it :) All cables now made up too.
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64. And gig! 3.2 kW of front-of-house with 600 W of monitors. Nothing blew up. Phew :)
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