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Hi Folks,
I am very thankful for having found this forum of information. I am building the Hairball 1176 kit and have a question as I gather my parts. Can anyone identify by part number, the Molex PCB connectors MNATS uses in his wiring instructions. They appear on the Ratio Board and Meter Circuit.
I hope to be able to contribute to this group in the future.

 

[electron monkey]

For the 2-1176 where can enclosures be bought?  I am sure I saw somewhere selling them but maybe I am wrong, and can't quite put my finger on it.

 

[Echo North]

Hi Folks,
I am very thankful for having found this forum of information. I am building the Hairball 1176 kit and have a question as I gather my parts. Can anyone identify by part number, the Molex PCB connectors MNATS uses in his wiring instructions. They appear on the Ratio Board and Meter Circuit.
I hope to be able to contribute to this group in the future.

There are 3 parts.

The header  (Mouser Part #:538-22-23-2061)
The housing (Mouser Part #:538-22-01-2067)
The pins: (Mouser Part #538-08-50-0114)

Mike

 

[Echo North]

For the 2-1176 where can enclosures be bought?  I am sure I saw somewhere selling them but maybe I am wrong, and can't quite put my finger on it.

Dan at collectivecases.com will have them soon.

He also has a WM thread.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Echo North]

Hi All,

Black enclosures will be back in stock Jan. 6th.

Blue Stripes will be about 1 week later.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[MicDaddy]

Hey Mike,

Question regarding the Blue Stripes...  is it possible to reserve one, I tried to 'checkout' and with the 'out of stock' it won't let me. 

Do we have to wait until stock is actually 'In' or can I paypal you some $fundage now for a REv A bundle/enclosure (bluestripe)

Thanks
Ben

 

[electron monkey]

Good news is kit and mouser order arrived today.

Bad news is mouser order has 3 things back ordered one of which I think is a capacitor, March is the date they expect it, which is a long time to wait, and I am not sure whether you can contact them and get a suitable replacement part?

 

[Echo North]

Good news is kit and mouser order arrived today.

Bad news is mouser order has 3 things back ordered one of which I think is a capacitor, March is the date they expect it, which is a long time to wait, and I am not sure whether you can contact them and get a suitable replacement part?

There is always a suitable replacement.  Check the BOM to see if there is one listed.  Also have a look at the Substitution Guide:
http://hairballaudio.com/docs/SubGuide.pdf

Mike

 

[Echo North]

Hey Mike,

Question regarding the Blue Stripes...  is it possible to reserve one, I tried to 'checkout' and with the 'out of stock' it won't let me. 

Do we have to wait until stock is actually 'In' or can I paypal you some $fundage now for a REv A bundle/enclosure (bluestripe)

Thanks
Ben

Hi,

Yes you have to wait until they are in stock.  They should be here late next week, I'll have an exact date soon.  I don't pre sell things anymore because you never know what can happen, especially with metal work.

The blackface enclosures will be up later tonight assuming they pass HB inspection.

Mike

 

[Echo North]

Looks like there are a few long term issues with the mouser carts (obsolete/long lead times).  All easily fixed.

I'll get them cleaned up by Saturday.

Mike

 

[electron monkey]

REV D I am making.

On the ratio PCB there is clearly R1-R10, does that correlate to the R1-10 on the main PCB? OR is it just co-incidence, if this is the case, what are the values of the ratio board R1-R10? 

Also.

Could be a glitch, but I definitely only ordered one 3.6k resistor, the shipping confirmation says 2 were sent for some reason (and 2 are needed), and only 1 arrived. Saying QTY:1 so one isn't just lost in packing.  Just a heads up before you amend the carts.

 

[Echo North]

REV D I am making.

On the ratio PCB there is clearly R1-R10, does that correlate to the R1-10 on the main PCB? OR is it just co-incidence, if this is the case, what are the values of the ratio board R1-R10? 

Ratio Board values:

http://www.hairballaudio.com/docs/FET%20Compressor%20PCB%20Board%20Info%20V3.pdf

 

[Echo North]

Hi All,

Black enclosures are back in stock.

There are not a ton of blackface compressor bundles in stock right now because I'm low on t-pads, small knobs and input transformers.  I have plenty of these on order and should have it all on stock in the next 2 weeks.

If you need a compressor before then, grab it now!

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Echo North]

Hi All,

The Rev D, Rev F and both Rev A BOMs/mouser carts have been cleaned up.

Only a resistor or two are out of stock.  I'll leave those as is, they'll be in stock soon and you can always sub another value within 10%.

Thanks,

Mike

PS - GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Echo North]

Blue Stripe enclosures are back in stock.

I only have enough knobs for a few full kits right now, but I'll have more at the end of the week.  So if all the bundles show as "Out Of Stock" just check back in a few days!

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Darholm]

Got your meters and tranny and fets today, all good
Best Regards

Nikolaj

 

[Bonke]

I ordered two Hairball kits yesterday and just wanted to say that they look swell!
I am really looking forward to these builds! The cases look amazing and I can not wait to not having to drill and do all the metalwork. ;D

Henrik

 

[Echo North]

I ordered two Hairball kits yesterday and just wanted to say that they look swell!
I am really looking forward to these builds! The cases look amazing and I can not wait to not having to drill and do all the metalwork. ;D

Henrik

You'll love the enclosure even more in person.  It's very well designed and built. 

Your order (an everyone else who's ordered in the past 3 days) will shipping tomorrow.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[MicDaddy]

Question for Ed Anderson (apologies, in box is full)

Hi Ed,

What kind of throughput would be needed to drive a project of tearing into/reproducing the Triad a-11j?

I also have a microphone transformer I would like to have someone tear apart and possibly reproduce for a dynamic I plan to introduce.

Best Regards



Ben

 

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I am looking for the correct Bourns Pat Number recommended in the MNATS BOM for the output pot. The unit I found on the Mouser site is Bourns P/N 95A1DZ28EA0300L or 301L
They are both 250Kohm. Is this the correct one?
Cheers