Honeybadger Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Belles are coming along fantastic. Very nice work. Not sure what you are doing with the Eliptrac, but I will check in later to see. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 Having a break from the bass cabs for a while, as we are coming into a heat wave. Tomorrow will be 37 deg C & then a couple more days in the mid 30's. On the last leg of those at the moment....just need a bit of sanding & then the final coats of clear lacquer. It's a good time to work inside, so have started on the crossovers. Made some boards from some scrap 18mm birch, clear lacquered. This is the layout & will begin assembling tomorrow. Have all the components apart from the 2.4 inductors, which will be Mundorf vacuum impregnated. I ordered these about 3 months ago & am still waiting for them to arrive, but the distributor says they shouldn't be too far away. Also coming with these are the Mundorf Supreme resistors. My electrical skills aren't as good as my carpentry skills so will be taking my time with these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Have you ever seen this about inductor placement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Alexander said: Have you ever seen this about inductor placement? I haven't seen this before, but was aware of needing to place the inductors correctly. Are you just posting this for reference or are you suggesting there's something wrong with the inductor placement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 The Belle speaker build is progressing well mate ✅ Those Alumen Z caps are very good and have installed them to the tweeter section of my crossovers They produce a very natural but accurate sound presence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 2 hours ago, sootshe said: I haven't seen this before, but was aware of needing to place the inductors correctly. Are you just posting this for reference or are you suggesting there's something wrong with the inductor placement? Just a reference, I would let more knowledgeable members comment if they feel there is some kind of concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Full Range said: The Belle speaker build is progressing well mate ✅ Those Alumen Z caps are very good and have installed them to the tweeter section of my crossovers They produce a very natural but accurate sound presence Thanks Paul.....yes looking forward to hearing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 A little more progress today on the crossovers. If you're wondering what the tag strip is on the left? I've taken lead wires from all the terminals on the autoformer & wired them to the tag strip, so that when I want to adjust the mid level I can access it very easily. By doing this I can change just 2 wires & get different levels of attenuation. Got some neat little "Turret Terminals" for the solder connection joins. Still need to trim all these wires & solder everything in place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 2 hours ago, sootshe said: A little more progress today on the crossovers. If you're wondering what the tag strip is on the left? I've taken lead wires from all the terminals on the autoformer & wired them to the tag strip, so that when I want to adjust the mid level I can access it very easily. By doing this I can change just 2 wires & get different levels of attenuation. Got some neat little "Turret Terminals" for the solder connection joins. Still need to trim all these wires & solder everything in place. looks awesome , what these smaller caps - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, RandyH000 said: looks awesome , what these smaller caps - The Red caps are Jantzen - Superior Z caps my rating is Excellent The Grey caps are Jantzen Alumen Z caps my rating is Excellent ++ and are very good for the midrange and tweeter sections 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 First coat of clear lacquer on the bass bins.....you can see the difference from the one yet to be done. A quick sand & another 2 coats & these babies will be finished. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Bass bins are all done....here they are in the room. I've hooked them up just playing a full range signal & you can tell they are going to be great. Next job is to complete the mid horns. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Hornet Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Exciting progress, keep up the stellar work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Preparing the horns for painting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 First coat of undercoat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 After 3 coats of undercoat & some light sanding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Final coat is "Hammered Copper", which will blend nicely with the silky oak veneer. This is 3rd coat......will let these dry overnight & do a final coat tomorrow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Awesome look with the hammered copper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 6:14 PM, sootshe said: Bass bins are all done....here they are in the room. these bass bins must be heavy - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC39693 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Enjoying the build, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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