5e3 Chassis Specs? Building from scratch.

[cmattdabrat]

Hello,

Can anyone point me to the 5e3 chassis specs? Or does anyone have one laying around they could take some measurements from? I'll need W" x H" x D". Size of transformer hole(s). Size and their location of the pots, switches, jacks, fuse, all the tube sockets, etc.

I'd like to build one from scratch cause I don't plan to use a chrome chassis. That and I would just like to build it myself.

Any help would be appreciated.


Matt

[cminor9]

Hello,

Can anyone point me to the 5e3 chassis specs? Or does anyone have one laying around they could take some measurements from? I'll need W" x H" x D". Size of transformer hole(s). Size and their location of the pots, switches, jacks, fuse, all the tube sockets, etc.

I'd like to build one from scratch cause I don't plan to use a chrome chassis. That and I would just like to build it myself.

Any help would be appreciated.


Matt

I built one in a hammond steel 17x3x4 box, and it was plenty of space for me to work with. The originals are probably smaller, because I know the cab is 16x20, and all the pics I see shows that the chassis doesn't fill the whole horizontal space of the cab. I have build 5E3 heads in 12x8 and 16x8 chassis boxes. The 16x8 was great, the 12x8 was a bit tight. It worked, but I had to alter the layout a bit. If you were using a can cap instead of putting the three big caps on the board, the 12x8 chassis could work ok.

[JoeM]

This help?

http://www.webervst.com/chassis/5e3.pdf

[cmattdabrat]

Fantastic! Thanks!

Thanks for the idea cminor9. I didn't even think about that. I just might have to deviate from these plans a little so it's not so cramped.

[cminor9]

one thing to consider with can caps: grounding. You'll want to ground the preamp & PI filter caps to a diff spot than the other one. Can caps consolidate ground normally, so you cannot split grounds to diff places. Improper grounding will cause noise issues.

[cmattdabrat]

I'm just going to use the specs from the Weber spec sheet. I did however create a full size template I plan to use for cutting out the chassis and drilling the holes. It's attached if anyone is interested in it.

Matt