I just got 1 of those alum casing from Nixie and plan to send it to be respray..maybe like Ipod bone white 

Hi YC, thank for your components. I spend the whole day on t-amp yesterday. Check my old equipment, check the discrete components from you and my left over from other project that done years ago, went to JP to get the balance that i don't have. Putting it piece by piece until 2am this morning. I just test for functionality but not yet connect to my bookshelf speaker yet. No smoke come out, got sound to testing speaker. Tomorrow will find time to do more testing. I do hear hissing after the upgrade, will test further.

Here is some pictures.

Thought of anodized but hard to get a good job done..send to a shop at sunway before but they just did a "chin chai" job. As for power LED, thought of getting a circular LED light pipe to put around the volume knob. So far, no luck yet from Farnell, RS or Futurlec . I will have to get these parts ready before I can proceed to drill and then spray.

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Added on December 28, 2008, 6:26 pm
I got the big casing measuring 253x167x87. Hmm...what do you mean by the slimfit RCA n binding post? Have you tested the pots? Which shop you buy from? One of my friend JP pot is failing  Have to help him get a temporary pot.

BTW, anyone can help to source for a circular LED light pipe???

If you look at those midi hifi, some have lights illuminating form the volume knob (Y.C. JVC micro have it). I have attached a picture from another thread..looks something like this.

I can't wait and have started on the casing. I have drill most of the holes for the RCA, volume control, speaker binding..for power switch, thinking to use round (push in to ON) or rectangular (push up/down). For the volume knob with LED, I've got a big knob from an old donor amp (Denon) and most probably drill 4 holes in casing but hide inside the knob. Use VR to adjust the LED brightness and hopefully will get the effect.

VR as in voltage regulator?
3V is what u need depending in LED types and the brightness that u want...

VR as in voltage regulator?
3V is what u need depending in LED types and the brightness that u want...

ar188,
I need some! Some blue ones would be nice! This is for my 'new' amp..

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Added on December 30, 2008, 6:56 pmcyl1000,
a 40V tranny would be a good candidate to power a GainClone!

grandspy,
the Meanwell SMPS looks better and 'cuter' with adjustable voltage!

Enermax. Are they 'good'?

PSU's are mostly run of the mill stuff and perhaps middle quality at best. Just that the current output is adequate for current PC requirements. You're not going to find usable resistors, IC's, transistors or the capacitors which are mostly sourced from China and brands you've not heard of. They're built to borderline architecture and will fail in good time.
You want really good parts from PC related peripherals, gut your CRT monitor, especially the older models.

ar188,
Not all of us are lucky to be in your position!

hehehe.. thanks ar188!

hokay.. will be waiting for that!

just wondering when you're gonna start to diy?

cheating? where? :

free boards? possible!

good for you! aunty have own soldering iron/gun?

Line it all up on a thick black spectacles in flashing mode, raise eyebrows and blink the eyes at you???