Group Buy: Mauro Penasa MyRef Rev C kit

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I had made this amp many moons ago and also sold it off. It is a very decent amp. You may PM our FM Linuxguru for the kit. I understand that he now has premium kits which have superior quality components.

Thanks a ton, Capt. I have shot off a PM to linuxguru.
 
I bought the smaller one from ebay for 3K now it may be higher due to the weak rupee. The one is from 8 audio is slightly costlier around 4K.
 
Lucky for me, our FM Om had the kit and all that goes along with him. He was kind enough to let it go :yahoo:

Now need to get the time to do soldering, tinkering and some exciting stuff.

Thank you Om
 
Lucky for me, our FM Om had the kit and all that goes along with him. He was kind enough to let it go :yahoo:

Now need to get the time to do soldering, tinkering and some exciting stuff.

Thank you Om

My pleasure! you are welcome.
 
Just completed assembling/soldering one monoblock (premium kit). One confusion - In the slot for C13, it says - Replace input cap with jumper to DC couple. What does this mean.
 
The C13 is the input DC blocking capacitor. It prevents DC from entering the amplifier and destroying your speakers. However if your preamplifier or source has a output DC blocking capacitor or you are sure there is no DC in the source output you can put a wire bridge instead of C13 which will sound better. however I recommend against the same for the sake of your speakers. Post some pics too.
 
The C13 is the input DC blocking capacitor. It prevents DC from entering the amplifier and destroying your speakers. However if your preamplifier or source has a output DC blocking capacitor or you are sure there is no DC in the source output you can put a wire bridge instead of C13 which will sound better. however I recommend against the same for the sake of your speakers. Post some pics too.

Understood and thanks. I have become rusty. Doing something like this after a gap of 24 years. Have to clean the board with isopropyl alcohol to remove the excess flux. Soldering the Large Caps (10,000 micro farad) was bit difficult as my 10watts iron used to run out of steam with the molten solder solidifying immediately on contact. Next time I will use a 35 watts iron on points having large surface area.

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@Mbhangui, great work there. BTW, I can see dry solder and / or insufficient flux at some places. I hope I'm wrong but you may take a closer look.
 
@Mbhangui, great work there. BTW, I can see dry solder and / or insufficient flux at some places. I hope I'm wrong but you may take a closer look.

Yes. It is where the large (10000 mf) caps are soldered. I will have to buy a higher wattage soldering iron. My current soldering iron is 10 watts and the solder solidifies the moment I try to solder over these 4 contact points.
 
I had made this amp many moons ago and also sold it off. It is a very decent amp. You may PM our FM Linuxguru for the kit. I understand that he now has premium kits which have superior quality components.

Sir, can you help me to build this. What would be the cost?
 
Today, found myself some time for finishing the MyRev Build. Initially I blew a 1A fuse in the IEC power socket. Looks like the initial rush of current > 1A. I have connected a 3A fuse for the time being.

At the moment there is no volume control. Will add that later after testing which hopefully will happen sometime this week. The AC voltage on both the transformer secondaries read 28 V. So I am not sure if my cheap Chinese multimeter is the culprit. What voltage can be safely applied to the Mauro Penasa Kit?

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Today, found myself some time for finishing the MyRev Build. Initially I blew a 1A fuse in the IEC power socket. Looks like the initial rush of current > 1A. I have connected a 3A fuse for the time being.

At the moment there is no volume control. Will add that later after testing which hopefully will happen sometime this week. The AC voltage on both the transformer secondaries read 28 V. So I am not sure if my cheap Chinese multimeter is the culprit. What voltage can be safely applied to the Mauro Penasa Kit?

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Nice build Manavendra! Congratulations.

Please use slow blow 1A fuse. Please see marking on transformer if that is 22-0. Also in my house I am getting 255-260V as mains supply on three phase by difference of 1-2 volts. Voltage controller is tripping.
 
Nice build Manavendra! Congratulations.

Please use slow blow 1A fuse. Please see marking on transformer if that is 22-0. Also in my house I am getting 255-260V as mains supply on three phase by difference of 1-2 volts. Voltage controller is tripping.

Thanks Om. The transformer is 0-22v for both the secondaries. I am suspecting my multimeter. Tomorrow I will see what my 18-0-18 transformer shows on the same multimeter.

About the slow blow fuse, I didn't know that such fuse existed. I have enhanced my knowledge today :)
 
You should check your mains input voltage. If your transformers primary winding is wound for 220V and the AC from your house's socket is at 250V then the secondary voltage in a 22-0-22V transformer can easily go beyond 28V post rectification and filtering. If your speakers are 8 ohm ones nothing to worry. I have 4-6 ohm ones and use a step down transformer. If you have a higher than normal mains supply and 4-6 ohm speakers it is preferable/ essential to use a 18-0-18 transformer so the output voltage stays below 28-0-28V.
 
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The chips don't get very hot on 8 ohm loads so they can be mounted on the cabinet walls however the protruding bolts may ruin the aesthetics. My cab has dimensions of 30 x 17 x 5.4 cm with ventilation slits in the top and bottom.

I know recently came into contact with a dealer in china who sells all sorts of enclosures. They are good quality ones from 1 kg to 15 kg. If DIY geeks are willing we may get together for a group buy and save on shipping etc.

The site in in Chinese however one can easily understand by checking pictures and internal dimensions.

what will be cost for a standard monoblock cab?
 
The one I have used is for around 4000 bucks. Imported from Hong Kong. I have used a single transformer. You will find slightly cheaper ones if you wand a smaller cab for mono blocks.
 
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