I got a lot of work done on the transformers over the weekend, but there's still a lot to do and not many opportunities for me to get into work. All 100 bobbins are wound and the wires are soldered to the bobbin pins (600 solder joints total). I tested each coil twice for every transformer bobbin (total of 400 tests). 99/100 tested good. One turned out to be a dud. 99% success rate is pretty darn good in my book. I'll attempt to disassemble and rebuild the failed bobbin after the rest of the 2020's are fully built. The next time I can get into work is Tuesday. I'll be stacking the transformer core laminations all day. I hope it can be completed in one day. It will be a lot of delicate work. After that is complete the next job will be mounting the transformers in their shielding cans. Once that is done, final assembly can begin, which will be mounting the transformers and jacks on circuit boards and mounted the completed boards in the enclosures. Lastly, I'll need to spend a day packaging all the completed 2020's, print shipping labels for all the preorders, fill out customs forms for the international orders, and get them to the post office for delivery.
Of the first 110 to be produced, just 38 remain available for purchase. Thank you to everyone who has helped to support this product and my company during this time. I'm very grateful. I already sold more 2020's than any model of pedal I ever produced and the 2020 hasn't even been released yet. I think that's a good sign and it excites me. Looking forward to the second run! Stay healthy my friends. Comments are closed.
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About the AuthorMike Congilosi II, Owner/Designer/Electronics Engineer at Lightning Boy Audio and Owner/Audio Engineer/Music Producer at LBA Studios. Archives
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