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by dkochan
Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:22 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: MOSFET heat sink connection
Replies: 2
Views: 859

Re: MOSFET heat sink connection

I think it's pretty uncommon for it to be connected to anything but the drain.

[ I actually think it's pretty much a MOSFET "by definition" kind of thing that it's connected to the drain, but if I say that, a counterexample will certainly appear. ;) ]
by dkochan
Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:04 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Monkeymatic Trinity (5e3 Deluxe)
Replies: 57
Views: 8687

Re: Monkeymatic Trinity (5e3 Deluxe)

Some great sounds! Nice build, start to finish!
by dkochan
Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:32 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?
Replies: 5
Views: 1235

Re: Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?

Yeah, it doesn't even have to be search results. I took the link to this thread, added a highlight tag, and it broke it for me. http://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=356316&highlight=proxy Using the FF web debugger, it looks like the proxy is just blocking the entire request. I edited the topic...
by dkochan
Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:30 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?
Replies: 5
Views: 1235

Re: Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?

It's broken in IE, as well. I didn't even try Chrome - as you said, it's much harder to coax into visiting TAG. I am behind a mildly-restrictive corporate proxy. Perhaps some change was made recently, although I can't explain why it would only affect the &highlight tags. The rest of the site is func...
by dkochan
Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:24 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?
Replies: 5
Views: 1235

Re: Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?

Firefox 43.0.4 and Win8. That is really weird. It just started yesterday. It was intermittent for a while but changed to 100% of search results. I thought maybe it was a temporary site issue but it's still acting up today. Thanks for testing. It helps a lot to know that it's on my end somewhere! Dav...
by dkochan
Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:20 pm
Forum: Trainwreck Discussion
Topic: Another Express video from GK, this time w/1962 Les Paul SG
Replies: 23
Views: 4100

Re: Another Express video from GK, this time w/1962 Les Paul SG

Really nice clip! This is a boot in the rear to me to finish my Express build! Such a dynamic amp.

The other thing this clip tells me is that maybe I need to spend less time building and more time practicing. :oops: Really nice playing, Glen.

Thanks for sharing this.

Dave
by dkochan
Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:12 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?
Replies: 5
Views: 1235

Looks like it's just me - was TAG search results broken?

EDITED title as I think it's a local config problem at my end. Anyone else having problems with Search results? If I search for, well, anything, I get search results back just fine. If I click any of the result links, I get a TCP error, and "The Web Server may be down, too busy, or experiencing oth...
by dkochan
Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:59 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: Probably a stupid HR Deville question
Replies: 14
Views: 2475

Re: Probably a stupid HR Deville question

Holy cow!

I was wondering how this one went. Thanks for posting the update! "A cautionary tale..." :lol:

Dave
by dkochan
Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:55 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Strange Hifi Amp For Your Scrutiny
Replies: 17
Views: 2602

Re: Strange Hifi Amp For Your Scrutiny

I can view and zoom on them just fine.

Dave
by dkochan
Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:47 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: In praise of knowledge and geekery
Replies: 2
Views: 911

Re: In praise of knowledge and geekery

Nicely done! 8)

A few years ago I fixed my furnace with parts on hand. The motor start cap had gone south and I happened to have an extra of the right size laying around from my rotary phase converter build. I felt like such a badass that day. :lol:

Dave
by dkochan
Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:38 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: Probably a stupid HR Deville question
Replies: 14
Views: 2475

Re: Probably a stupid HR Deville question

I am a rank amateur, but I will take a swing at where to go next. Something is causing you to drop about twice as much voltage as you should be across those 330 resistors. I know you didn't touch the zeners or the caps, but are they bad? This looks to be the PS for the TL072. Pre-amp outout buffer? ...
by dkochan
Sat Dec 26, 2015 6:39 am
Forum: Trainwreck Discussion
Topic: Airbrake - Custom
Replies: 6
Views: 2225

Re: Airbrake - Custom

Very cool! Always good to hear a success story in attenuator land. So many of them end up being a disappointment.

I need to get off my butt and "finish" mine so I can commence tweaking.
by dkochan
Sat Dec 26, 2015 6:30 am
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Merry Christmas!
Replies: 15
Views: 2217

Re: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
by dkochan
Tue Dec 22, 2015 11:42 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Captive/insert/press-in nuts
Replies: 23
Views: 3089

Re: Captive/insert/press-in nuts

Yep, press them in with red (bearing-type) Loctite, and/or stake them after they're pressed in. You may find that 1/2 ton is surprisingly little force. Maybe buy a c-clamp as a backup. ;) You will need a reasonable accurate hole, in roundness and size, or they won't hold worth a damn. Or they just w...
by dkochan
Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:04 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: New Deluxe 5E3 Tweddle Dee build
Replies: 38
Views: 6842

Re: New Deluxe 5E3 Tweddle Dee build

Really digging that with the strat. I might have to do some surgery on my 5E3

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing this!!!