DIY Cap Can

[NewYorkDave]

 

[SSLtech]

That'll look good housing the inductors on a Pultec clone... Nice looking work!

-Radio Shack box?

Keef

 

[Kev]

mmmm .... oooo

a box full of capacitance
and two skillfully placed cable ties
made with TLC ... by Dave

:green:

it doesn't get better than that :thumb:

 

[CJ]

And last but not least, he hand filed the oblong strain relief hole.
That alone is worth the price of admission.
Please don't tell me thats a vinyl grommet?

A good space saving idea. Frees up valuable chassis space. And explosion proof.

 

[matta]

Play nice... he might cap your ass :green:

 

[NewYorkDave]

Keef, it's a 2" x 2" by 4" grey-painted Bud box, available from Mouser. I built the "One-Bottle Preamp" and its power supply in the same boxes.

One thing I like about that box is that it can be snap-together or screw-together. It includes a bag of four screws and a little tool to knock out the "snaps" and replace them with the screws, if you're so inclined.

This DIY can replaces two cans on a customer's unit: a single 80uF can and an 80/40/10 can. The mounting studs on the DIY can match the spacing of the twistlock base mounts on the old cans; so, except for having wires instead of terminals, it's a drop-in replacement.

 

[soundguy]

looks awesome!

lucky customer.

dave

 

[AnalogPackrat]

Nice job and great idea, Dave. :thumb:

 

[cannikin]

Hey NYD;

THat is a really great idea... I was wondering; would you mind if I used your design.

 

[NewYorkDave]

I doubt that I'm the first person to kludge together a "doghouse" to take the place of a cap can, but... Go ahead! I'm surprised and flattered that you even asked. :grin:

 

[cannikin]

Thanks NYD

Just want to be respectful.