So, I met with Rafaël last night about the amplifier and I thought it was incredibly productive and it has really helped me with what I'm going to do my project.
I learned numerous things about amplifiers that I didn't know previously. Some of these include:
- The position of all the components isn't incredibly sensitive when it comes to performance. Although it may produce hum or other unwanted sounds, it will still work which gives me a sigh of relief because I don't have to be incredibly careful where I put the components. Though, if I want to reduce hum, I should take some care.
- Twisting cables actually reduces hum. This is because of electron nature to flow in a helix which creates interference. By twisting the cables, the electrons flow naturally and there's no hum.
- Some holes that need to be drilled are better done with a press rather than a drill because it's always the exact size that you need and it's less crude.
Rafaël also showed me the chassis and internal components of an amplifier that he is currently working on. (Oh, and by the way, it works perfectly. He's played many music gigs with it.) Although still pretty mind blowing, part of me knows that it doesn't look as incredibly complicated as I expected,
I showed him my timeline and how long we have to finish this product. He thinks that it will be sufficient for finishing.
I also brought the design schematic for my bass amplifier. He made a few changes to it that will help me. Firstly, removing the "bass instrument" section sounds better on bass guitars in his opinion, so I'll get rid of that. Next, he wanted me to double the ohm capacity of some of the fixed resistors on the lower left area of the schematic. Lastly, he wanted me to remove half of the capacitors as they're arbitrary.
Overall, this was a successful session and I'm going to schedule more in the future in order to show him my progress as well as get help and ask questions.
The next step in my project is to completely decode my schematic. I'll create several copies and read them to find out what's in them. It might be a smart idea to start ordering some parts as well.
I learned numerous things about amplifiers that I didn't know previously. Some of these include:
- The position of all the components isn't incredibly sensitive when it comes to performance. Although it may produce hum or other unwanted sounds, it will still work which gives me a sigh of relief because I don't have to be incredibly careful where I put the components. Though, if I want to reduce hum, I should take some care.
- Twisting cables actually reduces hum. This is because of electron nature to flow in a helix which creates interference. By twisting the cables, the electrons flow naturally and there's no hum.
- Some holes that need to be drilled are better done with a press rather than a drill because it's always the exact size that you need and it's less crude.
Rafaël also showed me the chassis and internal components of an amplifier that he is currently working on. (Oh, and by the way, it works perfectly. He's played many music gigs with it.) Although still pretty mind blowing, part of me knows that it doesn't look as incredibly complicated as I expected,
I showed him my timeline and how long we have to finish this product. He thinks that it will be sufficient for finishing.
I also brought the design schematic for my bass amplifier. He made a few changes to it that will help me. Firstly, removing the "bass instrument" section sounds better on bass guitars in his opinion, so I'll get rid of that. Next, he wanted me to double the ohm capacity of some of the fixed resistors on the lower left area of the schematic. Lastly, he wanted me to remove half of the capacitors as they're arbitrary.
Overall, this was a successful session and I'm going to schedule more in the future in order to show him my progress as well as get help and ask questions.
The next step in my project is to completely decode my schematic. I'll create several copies and read them to find out what's in them. It might be a smart idea to start ordering some parts as well.
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