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RIGS OF DOOM - Ch. 3

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I've been posting on here for a few weeks I suppose. In case any of you have noticed the list in my signature and thought YEAH RIGHT. I thought I'd have some fun and test the new strobe for the Nikon and take a couple shots of my ROD for you.

Understand I've got pieces coming in everyday for this thing. I still have to add the big power buss to the bottom where that big 8 gauge power cord on top plugs in and the power conditioners will connect to it. The unit is 30amp 120/240 so the power buss has 2 circuits of 30amp 120V on it. In quick fashion I will be able to adapt to 60amp 120V or three phase 120/208 if need be.

Still to arrive is the Radial JD-7 hopefully monday or tuesday that will allow the four amps be be driven through their instrument inputs. Right now I have all the amps connected in the rear using 1 preamp. The JD-7 is an experiment.

I also am expecting a Korg DTR-2000 tuner and the final additon will be a Shure UHF-R radio system, I have still to figure out WX I will use a dual or single channel unit.

ON the rear, the power panel will have a couple fans blowing air into the rack and the panel at the top will be a couple pulling air out.

As you have noticed with my posts the SVT-4PRO is rather picky about where its cooling air comes from.

When this rig is complete it will be driving 8 of the big AMPEG cabs. The ceiling in the room its in right now is only 7'11" so I will have to build the studio the wife is exiling me too with 10' ceilings.

While on the 3 hour bus ride home from my kid's football game I was busy designing a rack that will winch up the upper cabs from the ground and the bottom cab will roll right into the rack. Four racks will quickly bolt together to securely hold the 8 cabs and keep them safe.

This has been a fun project and I am really looking forward to pulling it out and unleashing it on unsuspecting victims.

I was thinking of waiting until it was all complete, there's a lot of wiring and fabricating of panels yet to do. All the speaker connections etc will be mounted in rear panels and the rack will be closed off.

I got it running with three amps yesterday before racing off to the game, with concerns about blowing the circuit they were on, it was very impressive over two amps. I'm starting to hear bass now. BOB
 

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#183
rbonner said:
I've been posting on here for a few weeks I suppose. In case any of you have noticed the list in my signature and thought YEAH RIGHT. I thought I'd have some fun and test the new strobe for the Nikon and take a couple shots of my ROD for you.

Understand I've got pieces coming in everyday for this thing. I still have to add the big power buss to the bottom where that big 8 gauge power cord on top plugs in and the power conditioners will connect to it. The unit is 30amp 120/240 so the power buss has 2 circuits of 30amp 120V on it. In quick fashion I will be able to adapt to 60amp 120V or three phase 120/208 if need be.

Still to arrive is the Radial JD-7 hopefully monday or tuesday that will allow the four amps be be driven through their instrument inputs. Right now I have all the amps connected in the rear using 1 preamp. The JD-7 is an experiment.

I also am expecting a Korg DTR-2000 tuner and the final additon will be a Shure UHF-R radio system, I have still to figure out WX I will use a dual or single channel unit.

ON the rear, the power panel will have a couple fans blowing air into the rack and the panel at the top will be a couple pulling air out.

As you have noticed with my posts the SVT-4PRO is rather picky about where its cooling air comes from.

When this rig is complete it will be driving 8 of the big AMPEG cabs. The ceiling in the room its in right now is only 7'11" so I will have to build the studio the wife is exiling me too with 10' ceilings.

While on the 3 hour bus ride home from my kid's football game I was busy designing a rack that will winch up the upper cabs from the ground and the bottom cab will roll right into the rack. Four racks will quickly bolt together to securely hold the 8 cabs and keep them safe.

This has been a fun project and I am really looking forward to pulling it out and unleashing it on unsuspecting victims.

I was thinking of waiting until it was all complete, there's a lot of wiring and fabricating of panels yet to do. All the speaker connections etc will be mounted in rear panels and the rack will be closed off.

I got it running with three amps yesterday before racing off to the game, with concerns about blowing the circuit they were on, it was very impressive over two amps. I'm starting to hear bass now. BOB
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in all of my awe all i can ask is WHY???
 
#185
It's Rock and Roll and I like it! I'll be putting together a new band and we'll be doing all the respective heavy works of 1969 plus hopefully new original stuff from 1969. If you wanna do it right you need amp walls. Becides they look better than ropes and curtains. BOB
 
#186
Big Mac yes that would be a nice pair, I've been doing that with the pair of 4's. It barks pretty nice. Having that much power makes the speakers do all sorts of very nice things. My concern is with 8 cabs running the 4's in stereo we'll lose some of that punch. Without a big room here its difficult to do comparisons. BOB
 
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rbonner said:
This has been a fun project and I am really looking forward to pulling it out and unleashing it on unsuspecting victims.
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Bob, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD please tell us your band doesn't play at the local Starbucks!:crying:

Cool rig though. I had a big 2 8x10 setup back in the day and loved how it moved air. I rarely seem to need more than a SVT-CL, a 4x10 and a 1x15 these days even for large gigs, but to each their own.:bassist:
 
#193
I have been thinking 4 SVT-215E's the ported dual 15" across the bottom, but they're getting rarer than hen's teeth. I'd prefer new and that just doesn't exist anymore. I may pick up 810's and mount up a single 18 in a folded horn of my own design in the space. That might be worth a test.

Starbucks, now there's an idea. I'll just show up as a solo artist, pull the plug on the coffee makers, plug in and lay down a couple rounds of Inna-Godda-Da-Vida; let the busting S*** be the drum solo.

We're having a party with all the guys from the local GC here after I get it all running, do a little jamming. Maybe we'll see how good the local neighbor's hearing is? BOB
 
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rbonner said:
I have been thinking 4 SVT-215E's the ported dual 15" across the bottom, but they're getting rarer than hen's teeth. I'd prefer new and that just doesn't exist anymore. I may pick up 810's and mount up a single 18 in a folded horn of my own design in the space. That might be worth a test.

Starbucks, now there's an idea. I'll just show up as a solo artist, pull the plug on the coffee makers, plug in and lay down a couple rounds of Inna-Godda-Da-Vida; let the busting S*** be the drum solo.

We're having a party with all the guys from the local GC here after I get it all running, do a little jamming. Maybe we'll see how good the local neighbor's hearing is? BOB
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Bob- build as big as you want. I love big rigs! To each his own but being able to carry a "rig" while driving a motorcycle ain't where my world is at! I am running 4 cabs with a GK 2001 but lately having thinking about expansion simply because .....well because! lol After you have a rig that you like what can you do to get rid of GAS? Expand! lol Rock on Bob! :bassist:
 
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