Hi Colin
Important things first
Giving up smoking wellllll
Ive resorted to one of those new fangled Vaping gizmos which is really helping. Makes a good halfway house and very few of the nasties.
My lungs feel so much better but my head feels worse.
Ive been 5 weeks now without a ciggy but I still have those magic moments of utter confusion.
Vaping works for me and makes it slightly more comfortable.
Recommended.
Im planning to slowly turn the wick up in steps of 10mV so I can monitor the heat.
Santa is bringing me a pair of 0.19 Heat sinks and some 300x40x4mm copper bars so Ill be transferring to those after Xmas.
then I'll be playing with some fans to see if things can be pushed further but 1.7 is my first stop just tickling into the sweet zone.
give me a day or so to warm things up a little and I'll report back.
those E lines
I've built more than a few amps/pre/pre,pre in my time but when ever those E lines come up I nearly always reverse at least one.
they seem so counter intuitive to me.
the SMD where a breeze BTW but I've had a little practice with other projects.
any one wondering if the SECA is a good first time build project?
Well IMHO maybe not the full build but the ready made boards are ideal with just the metal work/wiring to do.
I know for sure that is possible as Bens (Audiochews) build proved. great work Ben and helpers.