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Offline kagliostro

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I've seen this well build turret preamp (Slo X88R)

unfortunately were I find the photo the author of the job was unknown

http://img398.imageshack.us/i/x88remptyboard7ds.jpg/
http://img398.imageshack.us/i/x88rpopulatedboard2ok.jpg/
http://img398.imageshack.us/i/x88rallboardspopulated5fw.jpg/
http://img398.imageshack.us/i/x88rallboardspopulatedside5lr.jpg/
http://img398.imageshack.us/i/x88rfullyassembled8ry.jpg/
http://img398.imageshack.us/i/beforeputtingthecoveron9cp.jpg/

as I like very much that build (you not ?) I would have the relative layout

does someone knows more of that turret X88R build ?

someone has a link to the layout ?

Many thanks

Kagliostro
« Last Edit: March 20, 2011, 05:14:33 pm by kagliostro »
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Re: X88R preamp - a very nice turret job - I'm looking for layout
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2011, 06:06:32 pm »
Wow, excellent workmanship there! :huh:

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Re: X88R preamp - a very nice turret job - I'm looking for layout
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 06:30:22 am »
That is quite impressive.  Made me want to try out my detective skills...

I found this post at AX84...
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Author:   Dmitriy (guest: search)
Date:    Tue, Aug 20th, 2002 @ 13:52 (9 years ago)
Looks VERY good.

A few bits of advice:
- Solder your wires to the top of turrets and form a nice dome of solder when doing so. It looks much nicer than wrapping them around turrets, especially for stranded wire.

- Next time you use radial electrolytic caps, consider installing the turrets from the "back" of the board and "dremeling" them into nice eyelets. That's what I did in my X88R - all caps in the power supply are radial. This way you'll be able to install the radial caps the way they were supposed to be installed.

How many X88R builds with radial caps can there be?  Seems like a clue.

Also found this mysterious place...
http://www.slocloneforums.com/index.php

Let us know what you come up with.


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Re: X88R preamp - a very nice turret job - I'm looking for layout
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 02:50:03 pm »
Hi Nateflanigan

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How many X88R builds with radial caps can there be?

an also

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Solder your wires to the top of turrets

did you see ? ........... wires are soldered to the top of turrets

there is more of a clue

Unfortunately I've problems with my registration to the AX84 forum

Kagliostro
« Last Edit: March 21, 2011, 02:54:38 pm by kagliostro »
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Re: X88R preamp - a very nice turret job - I'm looking for layout
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 04:21:40 pm »
kagliostro Ive seen you at sloclone forums and there is alot of info over there about the x88r.
Thanks Bill

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Re: X88R preamp - a very nice turret job - I'm looking for layout
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 05:51:07 pm »
Hi Tone Junkie

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there is alot of info over there about the x88r

Yes but I wasn't able to find a turret layout

Kagliostro
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