One source of cabinets is old test equipment, especially old HP. They take a
standard 19" rack panel and have carrying handles. If you do the panel
layout using a drafting program there is a place in CA that will punch,
powder coat, and label the panel for reasonable cost.
Just dont ask me who! I have it bookmarked somewhere and its been mentioned
in ER a few times as well as a few forums.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Good amp to buy maybe build?
> Bill,
>
> I'm going down that road and know others who have been there. First,
> you only build what you cannot buy. Otherwise it is far cheaper to
> buy something manufactured. Making drilled and punched cabinets for
> sale is not as trivial as you may think. They would be surprisingly
> expensive and I bet most hams would balk at paying the price,
> preferring to go get some junk item someone is throwing away or a junk
> piece of equipment, strip it and use the cabinet. Anything you want
> to build you want to make worth your time money and trouble right, so
> first off, you will want it to be big. Big as in size among other
> things. Lots of room for components, air circulation, rack mounting,
> and room to get in there and make repairs. Otherwise, if you want a
> dinky box then why bother. Well big also means $$$, so there's the
> rub.
>
> Unrelated to Bill's question:
>
> L4B i'd put in a different category from the SB220 and TL922. There
> are 220s built in the early 70s still in daily operation on the
> original tubes. Not trying to be contentious at all here but I would
> not describe the AL82 as built like a battleship. Maybe some
> broadcast and military gear but to me the AL82 is just typical ham
> product. N.B. I'd make that comment about other amps made for hams
> these days too, so I'm not singling out the AL82; for example I'd call
> the current Alpha amps which I think are over rated, typical ham
> product.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
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