ongbs,
The ID is 8.37mm and the OD is 15.37mm.
The black one looks like it is of different material than the green one?
Mine is also painted light green but one side is painted brown.
You don't have anymore of those black donuts, no?
I think on the grren, you need more turns ler..

Are you using a linear PSU? Whats your 'tank' cap value there?

Yes yes saw that input caps! Better huh? Value?

ongbs,
why don't you use all balck donuts?

actually you can overlap the coils..

So your input caps is 2.53uF total?

I put in a ELNA 2.2uF on Board 1.. obviously better that the yellow stock caps..  the sound is more lively!

Here's the pix...

oh ya just like I did!
so, which one is better?

ok it's official, i'm now joining the T-amp klans now....   ok bro yeh...

Hey top of the morning to you!
The board is basically ready to be planted..
Just did not have time to prepare the casing for it. Was busy with a guest yesterday.
Hopefully will do it sometime this week.. hehe.
Whats your progress?
BTW, I have stop counting the burn in hours.. I have exceeded 50hrs..

hehe, you mention bi-amping for a very long time edi, cant stp enjoying the music?
like my friend, when he 1st heard it in my car, so big sounding yet so small....
haha bi-amping club, im already in.....

sick since saturday, now im sick at home, so didnt online that much, cant even enjoy my t-amp even tho im so free...totally blur now

my friend still urging me to finish up his amp as we speak...hahahaha, btw i when to jalan pasar at around 5pm (yea thx to my friend who isnt on itme most of the time..)on saturday, so couldnt meet you up, it was a short trip, else i will be calling you abt the smps...

Y.C.,
Looks like you've concluded your T-Amp review..

Guys, I will be away for a few days. I may not be able to log in after this. Will log in as soon as I am back form 'work'..

Anyone planning to go to JP this weekend?

xtorm, you must have 'over burnt'..

what is this?

its not that cheap are always not good, its more like expensive arent always THAT good

Hi there fellow T-Amp-ers!

Looks like I didn't miss much here
No.. I am NOT back yet. Just that I have an internet access where I am at this point of time
Can't stay away from the thread for too long huh.. 

So far, nothing 'new' on our T-Amp scene eh..?

Gabanyayaya, is he buying one since he's joining the club? He has been quiet these past 2-3 days...

The last thing I did before going away to my second board is to install a 10,000uF capacitor across the power supply input. Probably need to 'burn in' that cap too before any sonic improvements/or otherwise is heard!

I have checked the voltage/current drop when playing (really)LOUD.. none detected by my DMM..

Still on power supply, during switch ON the voltage peaks to 19VDC for few milliseconds! Don't know if this would be harmful to my little marvel in the long run. Also during this time, the DC volts across the speaker terminals maxed out about 2.4V, just for a very brief moment. This explains the speaker 'pop'/thump sounds..This worries me more.. 

Speakers wise, I momentarily disconnect them before switching ON. Have not come up with anything with the power supply surge... 

Anything on your side guys? Y.C./ongbs/xtorm? Sorry if I missed out anyone else but it's only the FOUR of us? 

PEAK HOLD feature of the DMM 

Dunno yet.. will do that when I get back! 

Terribly quiet eh this thread

With or without the input caps.. so long as I am getting the sound that I wanted and enjoy, I am not bothered (for now ).. Its a never ending chase if you're looking for audio 'nirvana' so to speak.. so I would draw the line somewhere. Otherwise we'll go from obsession to insane!

ongbs,
you're a man of few words eh? pure 'action' man?

Hi, ongbs, you sleep late too. Jazzy is good with words and I laughed when I read " ...otherwise we'll go from obsession to insanity! "

And I am one of the 'old' night owl too!

At night the T-Amp can be really loud! In the day, the volume setting on my pre-amp would be between 9-10 o'clock position. At night, 8 o'clock is kinda loud! best part is even at 'low' volume at night, you don't lose the resolutions.. the whole spectrum of sound is still there n fact there is 'more'...

My T-Amp is also downstairs.. the consolation is, so far no complaints yet! 

yea but he like loud music, pity him
aiya bro it consume so little electricity, just let it run with your ipodlor...both consume very little electricity
you are home!!! ahhaa its more like you nvr been away
hey there, K.C. friend?

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Added on September 10, 2008, 9:27 ambtw great new in the morning!!

goods for 3rd batch arrived!!! ongbs, balance amping?

Good morning, all.

Xtorm, have all of your batch 3 stocks been snapped up, could spare me just one pc?

Yup, this ekool chap didnot even comment anything; wonder why he quoted me?

haha u goto let it sing to burn in lah...

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Added on September 10, 2008, 10:49 am
haha thanks to you guys for being so supportive!

yea i will try without input cap this weekend

Y.C.,
Nahh am not in SIN city.. hehe but merely 2 1/2 hours by flight to the east. 1 hour time difference I think you have a fair idea where

ongbs, 65mA is like nothing eh? What about the power consumption of the SMPS?

Question: In the stock form, a polarised 1uF is connected in parallel with a NP 1uF(the yellow coloured one) right?
Why a polarised cap is used?  I'd this has got something to do with the DC biased input design of the T-Amp, no?

I hope ekool will be back.. I'm a curious why quoting the whole post without any comments.. lost for words? 

hahaha.. no worries! 5W? Really?
Hmmm my lenovo laptop PSU here (output 20V 3.25A) is stamped 65W..
Still I would consider 'negligible' eh?

Most maybe.. It is just the design on this TA2024 that is different I think.. 

The Lost World(minus the "L").. I like it!