CK²III gallery - Page 3
rille's CK²IIIBuilt by rille of Germany, this sleek CK²III is housed in a Hifi2000 Galaxy GX243 enclosure with the optional 10mm thick front panel. Additionally, the front panel was milled by Front Panel Express. Inside, the board features Wima film capacitors and Panasonic FC and FM electrolytics. The output transistors, biased to 50mA quiescent current, are secured to the case side panel for heatsinking. A zobel network is mounted on a small board next to the headphone jack to suppress oscillations.The power supply section uses STTA506 ultrfast rectifiers, and the encapsulated toroidal transformer is from Nuvotem Talema.        
CK²III by vixrVixr built this unique CK²III using 3/8" clear Lexan as a stand-up "enclosure". 8/32" nutserts were drilled into the edges for use with panhead machine screws to assemble the sides to the base. Rubber stick-on feet were then applied to the botom of the base. An Alps RK27 potentiometer volume control and the headphone jack were mounted on a 1/8" aluminum plate, which is in turn screwed on the front. A similar plate on the rear contains the AC power input and audio input jacks. The edges of the Lexan was wet sanded with 600 grit wet/dry paper to achieve the polished look. The enclosure serves double-duty as a headphone stand.All components used are according to the recommendations in the parts list, the heatsinks are at the top for maximum ventilation.        
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