Yeah, I emailed them last week because I wanted a hot rod plexi kit from them. They are having issues with the supply chain which they say is a real problem and mentioned this:I would browse the Trinity amps websites. They unfortunately do not have any kits available at the moment, but their support section has all the manuals, layouts and schematics available.
Very well put together information
An example
https://www.trinityamps.com/docs/18WattBuildersGuide.pdf
Hopefully they will be selling kits again soon.In the long term when supply chains get sorted out, we plan to return with a streamlined business model. At this point, we don’t have a finalized product plan, timeline or pricing but will do our research based on past sales and your request.
I tried to read through his first chapter and got a little lost. I probably need some more basic knowledge before I tackle his books. I took a semester of electronics in college and loved it but have forgotten a lot. I can still solder though.. and built a couple of pedals from BYOC this past year.Merlin Blencowe has a set of books that are well written and can get you interested, however they are written with an audience that has basic understanding of circuits.
I suggest starting small with pedal kits first. Amps are a whole different animal. Not only do you have to have solid debugging skills to solve problems, they’re highly sensitive to RF and layout matters as much as design for stability. The higher the gain of the amp, the more challenging it becomes.
Start small and work your way up.
Before I worked on tube amps I designed pedals and circuit bent toys. I also only had a technician background initially. You gotta start somewhere.
I have read through Rob's Amp Stuff a couple of times in the past 2 years... he is basically where I got most of my limited knowledge... but he doesn't, IMO, explain the circuits fully so it leaves me a bit confused. I probably just need to read it a couple more times. Probably just need to read everything I can a few times. But it is Rob's site that makes me confident I can build a kit now even though I don't have it all down yet.I can highly recommend Merlin Blencowe's books. I have 30 years of experience with amps, still learned a lot from him.
His website:
https://www.valvewizard.co.uk/
Nice reading is also this:
https://robrobinette.com/Amp_Stuff.htm
And miscellaneous forums of course
I believe, you can simply read the book and skip anything, what you don't understand. There is lot of knowledge there, which should be understood by newbie easily. Generally, you don't need too much to know. Few formulas like Ohm's law and lowpass/hipass filter calculation. good starting point.I tried to read through his first chapter and got a little lost. I probably need some more basic knowledge before I tackle his books. I took a semester of electronics in college and loved it but have forgotten a lot. I can still solder though.. and built a couple of pedals from BYOC this past year.
I hope so as well. I’ve built a few of their kits and they have always been so kind and helpful. Wonderful people.Yeah, I emailed them last week because I wanted a hot rod plexi kit from them. They are having issues with the supply chain which they say is a real problem and mentioned this:
Hopefully they will be selling kits again soon.