If you can build whatever you want, you can easily build the enclosure.
Here is an EC2 clone I built last week in about 6 hours. I made the side
panels with a hacksaw, file and drill press. The front panel I cut and
formed with an inexpensive 8" shear/brake. This one is branded Grizzly,
but Harbor Freight has them as well. I didn't use the Elecraft 2D
fasteners because I only had 2 on hand and didn't want to make a bunch
of little fussy pieces. I used 4 long sections of 1/4" square aluminum
stock and drilled them with the same hole pattern as the 2D fasteners.
The front panel will get painted after I drill and punch it for the
current project.
https://flic.kr/p/KBivtc
The smaller K1 enclosure is nearly the same design (slightly different
top cover) so it scales down easily. It would scale up for a large amp
just as easily. The cost of the EC2-clone was about $4 in materials
(0.080" and 0.050" sheet and 1/4" bar stock). All can be built with a
hacksaw, file and a hand drill. A bandsaw and a drill press make it more
precise. A shear/brake makes it even easier.
Eric KE6US
On Aug 1, 2016, at 9:56 AM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
<[email protected]> wrote:
The question of Elecraft building1500 watt amps has been settled, but there are
those of us that can build pretty much whatever we want... and that includes me.
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