GroupdDIY 511 Racks: round 5.5 available

[[silent:arts]]

sorry, no news about availability yet :'(

PSU: at least my PSU PCB covers all needed voltages, +/- 16V, +/-24V and 48V.
got the heavy custom made transformer, will do a test today

(btw thanks to Mr. Müller - ordered one and received two) ;D

 

[paulfergy]

What a Great project! please count me in for a rack+pcb+psu

 

[berre]

Sign me up for one as well,
a small one (18 pin) + psu

located in belgium.

 

[jsteiger]

Good news boys! 

18 pin card edge connectors are on their way to me right now! I should have them tomorrow (Friday 9-25) or by next Monday the 28th at the latest.

That leaves us with the metal. Cemal has picked up 5 racks from his metal shop today. He has made a few minor tweaks. Once he approves this version, the next 95pc will be about one week out. That should be the end of next week!!

We are also gonna have 15 pin card edge connectors on hand. This will save a few bucks for those who do not have a need for the 24V option.

Cheers!
Jeff

 

[Svart]

sweet!  This money has been burning a hole in my pocket!

 

[DIYnoob!]

yup its burning!

 

[jsteiger]

OK gents. I think this is a little exciting but maybe I'm strange.

I received 18kg, almost 40lbs worth of connectors today! It's one big box of connectors! 

There are 12 boxes of 100pc here. I counted. Just kidding. That's enough for 109 11 space racks. They will go fast!

Ohh so pretty in blue 

Time to think about firing up the irons... ;D

Cheers, Jeff

 

[gar381]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHH.....
PRETTY AND BLUE ( kinda AMEK like) not ugly EDAC green !!
(never to be cornfused with the Hill's "pretty and pink" speech
of yesteryear  ;D ;D ;D)

GARY

 

[DIYnoob!]

nice! I'm stoked on this

 

[RedNoise]

good news!

 

[sahib]

Two production samples have just been delivered to Jeff. I had to make few tweaks but now the production has commenced and the whole batch will be ready within a week or ten days. I was exteremely busy with a couple of jobs and I have not been able to spend much time on this project. So it has been a bit slow. But from next Tuesday I'll get back to it full steam on.

Hey Red, just as a reminder, you are still on credit. 

 

[RedNoise]

Hey Red, just as a reminder, you are still on credit. 

Thumb up ! Can't wait to get this , like everybody else , thanks for all !

 

[mainmachine]

Long time lurker, first time poster:

So what kind of price are we looking at for one of these units?

I've been considering building myself a 500 series rack using a Vector card cage as others have done, but the cost seems to come close to the Big Rack Audio kit. I enjoy building my own gear, but a part of that is the higher price/ performance ratio. If a kit costs the same, what's the point, you know?

I'd love to pick one up, but I gotta know how much it is!

The +-24v rail idea is excellent, and the backwards compatibility is awesome. This is the kind of innovation that doesn't seem to exist in the mainstream market, with it's price-points and competitive (read: copycat) design philosophy. Cheers to everybody in this forum!

 

[jsteiger]

Long time lurker, first time poster:

Welcome! 

So what kind of price are we looking at for one of these units?

The cost in USD is $300. I know this thread is long. The details are on page 4 here.

Cheers, Jeff

 

[Svart]

Was a price every settled on for the power supply/power supply PCB?

Since these are going to be kits and I don't need the output XLRs will there be a choice to leave those out for lower pricing?

Just wondering, I'd hate to have a bunch of XLR jacks that I won't use.

 

[mainmachine]

Ok, I'm in too, if I'm not too late! Put me down for one 11 slot. I'll take a PSU PCB too, if that's an option. I'm in the US of A, if anyone's askin.

Thanks,
-Dave

 

[jsteiger]

Was a price every settled on for the power supply/power supply PCB?

No, not yet. I am quite sure it will be under $1000.    I am only kidding! It has not been determined yet but will be very cost affordable like the rack.

Since these are going to be kits and I don't need the output XLRs will there be a choice to leave those out for lower pricing?

Just wondering, I'd hate to have a bunch of XLR jacks that I won't use.

I will have the kits set up like this on my website. The complicated thing is that this entire first run will never be listed on my site. If I do that, people who have requested a rack here on this thread could miss out and that is not cool. I plan on either invoicing individually or maybe doing a Google spreadsheet like Peterc did for his 5003 eq's. That way, everyone can see exactly what they ordering. It will be an easy way to keep track of who has paid also.

On another complicated note from my aspect, due to the weight of these buggers, USPS gets too expensive for Domestic shipments. UPS is better. UPS is actually easier for me as they come thru my industrial park twice a day like clockwork. I will have to investigate adding UPS as a second shipping option at the store for future sales.

I have a lot of work to do here...I better stop fvcking off and get to it. 

Cheers, Jeff

 

[Svart]

We appreciate all your hard work Jeff and the 51X crew!

Thanks!

 

[okgb]

Please keep in mind UPS is a real drag across the border
they make you run around for hours if you don't pay their
extortionist brokerage fee , almost anything but UPS
[ i believe , from here anyway they don't insure either ]

actually Digi key uses them now and something about paying
in Canadian currency  it comes straight to my door

 

[jsteiger]

Please keep in mind UPS is a real drag across the border
they make you run around for hours if you don't pay their
extortionist brokerage fee , almost anything but UPS
[ i believe , from here anyway they don't insure either ]

actually Digi key uses them now and something about paying
in Canadian currency  it comes straight to my door

Good to know Greg.

I'll tell you, shipping is a major PIA especially when automating at the store. USPS is the only cost affordable solution for International shipments...when originating from the US of course. FedEx and UPS are so expensive it is ridiculous.

I will check on the actual cost for one rack kit with Domestic shipments. I'll go with whomever is less expensive. I already know that UPS is mucho less for the weight of 2 full kits.

I will just keep it with USPS for our friends North of the border, to make life easier.  ;D

Thanks for the input.

Best, Jeff