| Shown here is a view of the amprack after routing out a section of
the surface for the plexiglass to sit into.
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| Shown here is the amprack with the plexiglass platform in place for a fit.
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| Shown here is the amprack after both plexiglass platforms were created
and in place after routing the MDF.
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| Shown here is a view of the amprack with both HiFonics amps in place on
their platforms before vinyl was added.
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| Shown here is the amprack after adding the vinyl covering. Fans were
added to the siderails of the amprack to promote cooling of the HiFonics
amps. The fans are activated via the built in Stealth Thermal Tracking
on each HiFonics amp. When the amps detect that they are about to go
into a thermal protect mode, they activate the fan network to avoid
shutdown.
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| Shown here is another view of the amprack.
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| Shown here is a view of the amprack after mounting the HiFonics amps
onto their respective plexiglass platforms. Power distribution blocks
are placed on the front of the amprack, one of which is in use for the
amps, fans, neon, and bass processor, the other being for planned future
expansion of the system including motorization and an LCD screen.
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| Shown here is the beginning of the process of creating neon lit
plexiglass platforms for the HiFonics amps to be mounted to.
A 3/4 inch sheet of plexiglass was used. First an outline of the
amp was scratched into the surface of the plexiglass. An additional
1/2 inch was added to all outside edges of the outline to allow for
rounding with a router bit.
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| Shown here is the plexiglass after being cut to size and having the
edges rounded with a router.
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| Shown here is the plexiglass after the routed edges were sanded with
a fine grit sandpaper to 'frost' the visible surfaces in order to
enhance the glow of the neon through the edges of the plexiglass.
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| Shown here is the track that was routed in the center of the plexiglass
sheet to hold the custom blown neon tube.
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| Shown here is the plexiglass with the neon tube in place. Silicone
sealant was used to hold the neon in place as well as provide support
to the fragile glass tube after drying.
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| Shown here is the plexiglass with the HiFonics Thor mounted. The same
process of creating the plexiglass platform was repeated for the
HiFonics Saturn.
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| Shown here is a view of the amprack with the neon pedistals lit.
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| Shown here is a view of the cover that was fabricated for the amprack.
1/4 inch wood was used to form the top and front. Metal mesh and
fiberglass was used to produce the curve.
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| Shown here is another view of the cover in place after carpet was added.
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