Fester's TG12413 in 51X format.... TG51X? Getting closer.........
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rob61 said:
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hi guys ,
just passing by saying hello. Anyone started the thing already ?
who is the guy who recently bought the stereo kit from rob61 ?
welcome to the desprate topic :-X
just passing by saying hello. Anyone started the thing already ?
who is the guy who recently bought the stereo kit from rob61 ?
welcome to the desprate topic :-X
rob61 said:
Which meters were you able to source? Could you find 1mA ones?
There was a round meter from Hairball Audio that fit the 500 series panel perfectly, but it was not a 1mA meter. In the series of images - what amounted to the only build docs for the project - there was a hand scribbled note showing how to convert a meter to response as a 1mA meter. Since I didn't build them I never tried it.
rob61 said:
The original meter was 2.4 mA, but hard to find. Would you know which hairball meter this round one may have been?
Ah, maybe the note was how to turn a meter into a 2.4 meter then... it had a variable pot so you could adjust it. Its been a while. As to the Hairball Audio meter, they had only one circular meter at the time to fit the 500 faceplate. Check their website.
Hi All,
I got hold of a stereo kit of the TG51X; I saw a BM 'for sale' announcement by Winetree some time ago and that's where it all started... Thanks Winetree for having made this possible!
After having read thru this thread, I kinda expected the worst. But when I started gathering the necessary build info, I was surprised to find a wealth of first-hand info, including schematics, detailed build pics, even scope measurements...
I spent a couple of days sorting out what was included in the 'full kit'; absolutely all vital components appeared to be there. I just purchased the 4x Elma switches (in/out) and the two meters. I already had the output transfo's.
So I built the thing, fired it up and it just works! Calibration went flawless; I had to work a bit on the meters since they have a different coil resistance than the ones that Igor used but that's basically all I had to find out myself.
I spent a short time listening to them, so far only with pre-mixed and pre-compressed program material, and by playing with the Hold and Input controls, a whole range of different sound textures is available. Very promising!
I guess what I want to say is that this is a great kit, not at all 'impossible to build'; all the info is available and just a little Ohm's Law and some logical thinking is all that's needed to bring this project to a good ending.
Those who have a stereo kit laying around and don't feel like building it, feel free to contact me as I might be interested in building another pair
Happy Holidays everybody!
Best Rogy
I got hold of a stereo kit of the TG51X; I saw a BM 'for sale' announcement by Winetree some time ago and that's where it all started... Thanks Winetree for having made this possible!
After having read thru this thread, I kinda expected the worst. But when I started gathering the necessary build info, I was surprised to find a wealth of first-hand info, including schematics, detailed build pics, even scope measurements...
I spent a couple of days sorting out what was included in the 'full kit'; absolutely all vital components appeared to be there. I just purchased the 4x Elma switches (in/out) and the two meters. I already had the output transfo's.
So I built the thing, fired it up and it just works! Calibration went flawless; I had to work a bit on the meters since they have a different coil resistance than the ones that Igor used but that's basically all I had to find out myself.
I spent a short time listening to them, so far only with pre-mixed and pre-compressed program material, and by playing with the Hold and Input controls, a whole range of different sound textures is available. Very promising!
I guess what I want to say is that this is a great kit, not at all 'impossible to build'; all the info is available and just a little Ohm's Law and some logical thinking is all that's needed to bring this project to a good ending.
Those who have a stereo kit laying around and don't feel like building it, feel free to contact me as I might be interested in building another pair
Happy Holidays everybody!
Best Rogy
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Hi Rogy,
Wow, this is a blast from the past! Yes, I have one of these stereo kits, but far from selling it, I think it might be time to finally build it. I believe I have all the parts but find it a bit daunting. Perhaps I will try to post my progress once I get started, and get some pointers from this thread. Congrats on your build /- it looks very nice indeed.
Wow, this is a blast from the past! Yes, I have one of these stereo kits, but far from selling it, I think it might be time to finally build it. I believe I have all the parts but find it a bit daunting. Perhaps I will try to post my progress once I get started, and get some pointers from this thread. Congrats on your build /- it looks very nice indeed.
does anyone still have the documents of this project?
Yes, I believe they are still available in post 48 :
https://groupdiy.com/threads/festers-tg12413-in-51x-format-tg51x-getting-closer.45827/post-663820
I am going to (finally) take a crack at this as I need these compressors for a project upcoming..
- Richard
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How'd this end up going?
Not well alas... I made an attempt which ground to a halt. Then in the last year I have been getting a new house built so much of my stuff is in storage. Ended up borrowing some compressors for that project. Perhaps 2023 will be the year for this...
- Richard
- Richard
