Let the fun begin Building Lightstar amps from the ground up

Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:35 pm by Toy Maker

This looks like it will make for an interesting weekend... or 10

Hey Ray... can I be in your little club now ??? pleeeeeeeease.... [-o<

Got Wood ?

Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:17 pm by skip

Wow, brand spanking new Lightstars. Some assembly required. Cool! James, I'm so jealous. Now you can bi-amp the AL-5's & 6's.

Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:37 pm by engtaz

No fair making a grown man drool. Congrats, I am super jealous.

engtaz

Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:41 pm by Phantom602

Did you get the Transformers? If not what are your plans to get transformers built?

Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:46 pm by TNRabbit

Phantom602 wrote:Did you get the Transformers? If not what are your plans to get transformers built?

He's going to put Optimus Prime in there....

Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:53 pm by DaveS

The transformers were so heavy FedEX wouldn`t put them on the truck for delivery. He had to go to FedEx to pick them up. $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$

Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:08 pm by TNRabbit

DaveS wrote:The transformers were so heavy FedEX wouldn`t put them on the truck for delivery. He had to go to FedEx to pick them up. $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$ $\:D/$

NO JOKE! Those things look like the size of a damn birthday cake!

Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:11 pm by Phantom602

Just as an FYI the chassis is used as a heatsink. This will be key in keeping the units cool enough to run.

Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:16 am by DaveS

And the company that made them (Panda Manufacturing) is no longer around. If anyone knows anything about Panda let us know PLEASE!!!!!!!!

Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:23 am by Phantom602

Im looking at my reference lightstar. Parts of the chassis is milled. we are talking some big$$$

Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:29 am by Toy Maker

Phantom602 wrote:Just as an FYI the chassis is used as a heatsink. This will be key in keeping the units cool enough to run.

If I'm not mistaken, there is a heatsink AND the chassis... I think they doubled up on the aluminum to double the heatsink.

I am in the process of buying a 5th COMPLETE working Lightstar amp. That will be the one I disassemble to redesign all the parts from for these 4. It will be a while till this project is finished, but in the end, I plan to have them look as close to 100% OEM as possible. I expect to have $20k worth of amps when I am finished, for a small fraction of what they would cost, and probably will be the largest Lightstar shareholder

From what I have heard, after I finish these 4, there will be 84-85 of them world wide. That means I will have about 6% of them. Hell... at this rate I WILL have my 1.21 Gigawatts by CarverFest 08' !!!

I just realized... I will need (10) outlets just to turn them all on.. damn.
What do you think... (5) 20 amp drops, (1) per amp? plus a 6th for the Pre, CD, etc.. ??

Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:44 am by Toy Maker

Phantom602 wrote:Im looking at my reference lightstar. Parts of the chassis is milled. we are talking some big$$$

Maybe for the average bear....
Here's what I do for fun....

Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:04 am by TNRabbit

Damn, James! Do you have a machine shop?!?

NICE work!

Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:37 am by Toy Maker

Kinda... 2 CnC router tables... 1 is 6'x10' and the other is 6' x 12'
and a CnC laser that is 18" x 24"

I don't have a mill or lathe... but I have 3 friends that do, and one guys equipment is all CnC.

Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:43 am by Phantom602

The chassis should be easy to do then. GAME ON!!!

Let the fun begin Building Lightstar amps from the ground up

Let the fun begin Building Lightstar amps from the ground up

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