OK, as I stated before, I will have 4 boards spare when my batch arrives.
Mark, (vrat member mfd70) wants one so that leaves three. Express an interest here (no obligation) and I'll work out total cost including shipping etc once they land (I'm bound to get stung a bit for import duty!)
Mod Note: To clear up some misinformation/fake news reported elsewhere;
Fact 1: The hedgehog design project and discussion only ever took place on the Golborne forum back in Feb 2017 see for yourself here that's a full five months after vrat 1.0 closed on the 10th Sept 2016. Frank states in that golborne thread, in the opening post, he only thought of the idea for the hedghog in November 2016. Again that's a whole two months after vrat 1.0 closed!
Fact 2: Therefore nothing ever took place or ever appeared on the Vrat forums with regards to the hedghog converter until this recent build thread of Andy and his team of fellow constructors.
With those facts now clear, I'm sure we are all looking forward to following Andy and the rest of the groups efforts as they build their respective Hedghog's. Good luck guys and remember, lots of photo's.
Great to see others now opting to build these brilliant converters. One worthwhile mod could be to add an audio level control, DVD players don't always have audio level adjustment and there can be overloading from some, of course a simple inline control could be added.
Cheers, Trevor. MM0KJJ. RSGB, GQRP, WACRAL, K&LARC. Member
Great to see others now opting to build these brilliant converters. One worthwhile mod could be to add an audio level control, DVD players don't always have audio level adjustment and there can be overloading from some, of course a simple inline control could be added.
There are already controls for audio level and gain, but they are only accessible if the cover is removed or if it has been drilled to allow screwdriver access.
Great to see others now opting to build these brilliant converters. One worthwhile mod could be to add an audio level control, DVD players don't always have audio level adjustment and there can be overloading from some, of course a simple inline control could be added.
There are already controls for audio level and gain, but they are only accessible if the cover is removed or if it has been drilled to allow screwdriver access.
Indeed.
What I meant to say was a control that was easily accessible either a trimpot on the front or next to the phono sockets.
Cheers, Trevor. MM0KJJ. RSGB, GQRP, WACRAL, K&LARC. Member
What I meant to say was a control that was easily accessible either a trimpot on the front or next to the phono sockets.
Hi Trevor I don't know if this meets your requirements but the horizontal gain preset can be replaced with a vertical one that fits fairly snugly against the back panel. A hole could be then drilled in the back panel for access. I tried it sometime ago I don't have the exact preset to hand that I had, but if it is any use I can find out later and let you know.
To be fair I don't have a problem as I use the Antiference box that has a volume control. Older DVD players don't and some combinations of disc/player can lead to overloading. It's no big deal at all, the front switches are so handy and quick. I often use test card C from the stick in the Antiference box and the 1KHz tone.
Cheers, Trevor. MM0KJJ. RSGB, GQRP, WACRAL, K&LARC. Member
If there is a spare board going I would like to make another as I have enough components left from the first one.
I think mine are all spoken for now, but I frequently get PCB's made, and if PCBway's boards are as good as the service is prompt, I'll be using them again. I can always tag another order on and split the postage.
Just out of curiosity, what would be the typical cost of building a Hedgehog? - I'm just curious to know if it would come in low enough to inspire me to consider a build in the future, or if the cost would care me witless for fear of ruining an expensive piece of kit.
