DIY Airbrake...

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DIY Airbrake...

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Hey all,

I just finished building an Airbrake. I got all of the parts from Mouser except the knobs. I powder coated the box in transparent mirror black and I haven't labeled it yet but I did take some pics:

Here's the guts...

[img:600:450]http://www.andyharrison.net/files/airbr ... C00772.jpg[/img]

...and another of the guts...

[img:600:450]http://www.andyharrison.net/files/airbr ... C00775.jpg[/img]

And here's the box...

[img:600:450]http://www.andyharrison.net/files/airbr ... C00760.jpg[/img]

...and another of the box.

[img:600:450]http://www.andyharrison.net/files/airbr ... C00764.jpg[/img]

I haven't had a chance to plug it in yet but a friend just built one from the same layout and it sounds amazing.

Hope you guys dig it...

Andy
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Nice knobs! :shock:

No really, its gorgeous. I have one too, but mine now has paint job envy.
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Hey Andy,
How much dinero did you spend? By the way, it looks great!
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Paul86 wrote:Hey Andy,
How much dinero did you spend? By the way, it looks great!
Paul,

Thanks! They're not cheap, about $100 in parts all told. You need to order extra clips for the Ohmite resistor because they only come with one. That and you have to buy the clips for mounting the resistor and the shunt separately as well. It's a really easy build though and one that's pretty darn handy to have around, especially if you have a TW.

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sliberty wrote:Nice knobs! :shock:

No really, its gorgeous. I have one too, but mine now has paint job envy.
Thanks!!! No need for paint job envy though, just get a Craftsman Powder Coating gun like I did. The powder is relatively cheap and you can get some cool finishes in about 30 minutes. BTW, the faux flame finish was done with a dremel with the carbon steel brush attachment.

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Looks great! I think you're missing some jumpers on the selector switch.
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Normster wrote:Looks great! I think you're missing some jumpers on the selector switch.
DOH! Right you are. When I printed out the layout it was pretty small and the jumpers are gray and easily missed. I completely forgot them, thanks for the correction...

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you did a very good job.
my Z airbrake is the same (I bought it used) before mods.

Since the big pot worked only with bedroom level but at the end it had too high volume for my bedroom needs (I used a THD before), I took off the cap, and connect the free pin of the pot to ground (to the ground pin of the output pot). In this way i can go down with volume a bit more and the sound does not loose quality too much. (in any case it's better than the THD)

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Andy, Do you recall the mouser part #'s for the mounting clips? This is on my short list of must builds!

Thanks,


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Hey Matt,

Here's my order from Mouser for the Airbrake parts:

(1) 546-1444-14 1444-14 Hammond Aluminum Chassis
CASE 9X5X2 $11.44

(1) 546-1434-14 1434-14 Hammond Aluminum Chassis
COVER 9 X 5 1 $4.38

(1) 588-L100J25RE L100J25RE Ohmite Solder Lug Power
Resistors 100watts 25OHMS 5% $9.45

(1) 588-RJS150E RJS150E Ohmite Power Rheostats 50watts 150OHMS $41.84

(1) 10WA365 CK1455 6.35X20.7MM FLAT SHAFT Lorlin Nylon Rotary Switches RTRY 2POL 6POS SLDR $4.33

(1) 588-D100K25RE D100K25RE Ohmite Adjustable Tap Power Resistors
100watts 25OHMS ADJ $16.86

(10) 588-2125E 2125E Ohmite Hardware ADJUSTABLE LUG $12.00

(10) 588-12-E 12-E-100 Ohmite Hardware RES MOUNTING BKT $5.30

Sub Total: $105.60

Hope that helps,

Andy
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It did thanks.. I did notice one thing.

Is that the correct part number for the adjustable tap resistor? Shouldn't it be 588-D100K25RE? The layout says 25 Ohm not 25K right?


Thanks again,

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Right you are Matt! That should read 588-D100K-25RE. Thanks for pointing out the typo. I edited my message to avoid future confusion.

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Thank you too, Sir.
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So, how does this one sound? Have you tried it yet? :)
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Here are the numbers for Allied, Everything except the switch. You will also need the input/output jacks, knobs, wire, nuts/bolts etc. These do sound good, less compressed that a THD HP.

Alllied Part #
296-4317 RJS150 Each $35.86
296-2280 D100K25R Each $17.68
296-4521 L100J25RE Each $10.40
806-3031 1444-14 Chassis Each $12.43
806-1404 1434-14 Cover Each $4.76 296-4267 12E-100 Mounting Clip Each $0.74 296-6182 2125E Kit, Mounting Each $1.63
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