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Posted: 14 Jul 2011 2:43 pm
by Rich Hlaves
Bill,
I used the Mojo chassis. The main, cap and bias board as well as the faceplate are also Mojo.
Thanks for the complement. I try to keep it as tidy as possible.
Posted: 14 Jul 2011 3:55 pm
by Tim Marcus
Looks good Rich!
Careful with the soldering iron around those mallory caps - even a little ding will destroy them (learned this the hard way once!)
I prefer the orange drops to the mallory caps, especially in the PI but I use neither. I use Jupiter Condensers for everything.
Posted: 15 Jul 2011 6:30 am
by Bill A. Moore
I have what is purported to be an earlier Deluxe Mojo chassis (used) that I have cleaned up for my next build, (AA964 Vibrolux), but it has the upper rear turned out, with a couple of holes in it. I was told to use a Mojo rear plate. Nice to know that they make them more like the originals now.
Posted: 15 Jul 2011 8:10 am
by Chris Gilchrist
Ken, this looks awesome. Can you comment on the difference (sound-wise) between the 225 and 716 series caps?
Posted: 15 Jul 2011 9:39 am
by Ken Fox
They are a bit warmer to my ear. Brad Sarno turned us on to these. Supposedly made in the same factory as the old blue caps in the Silverface era amps.
Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:45 am
by Rich Hlaves
Tim et al,
Speaking of caps. I'm doing a DR right now for a customer. I built the main board last night (I used Orange Drops) and decieded to build the filter board before bed time.
I test all components before assembly and low and behold I found a bad 16/475 Sprague Atom! Dead shorted, zero capacitance. This is a brand new cap right out of the bag, no physical damage.
Man am I glad I test everything before it gets soldered in place. That could have been ugly.