Cdc: What i have over here right now is a complete cluster**** of electronics stacked everywhere. It's not pretty, nor even real usable in some instances.
I've been experiencing flooding on a couple of different occassions here lately, resulting in the removal of parts of my basement ( two walls ) and the redistribution of TONS of "spare" gear stacked all over the house. I did this to protect the gear once i realized that we had water coming in and were expecting more heavy rains. I lost several days of work in doing so, which hurt me both physically and monetarily. All of this because of recent construction in the area, which changed the water routing / sewer capacities.
My girlfriend said that the inside of our house looks like an electronics version of Fred Sanford's back yard! I wish i could disagree with her, but she's right !!! It is amazing the amount of "stuff" that i've collected over the years.
The funny / sad part is that i ran out of room a long time ago, hence my renting a warehouse with my brother just so that we would have room to work on / build some of the projects we have going on. As it is, i now have items that i've moved over there for storage too i.e. multiple cases full of raw speaker drivers, transformers, etc... This is besides having a garage full of "stuff" stacked to the rafters.
I think that my "hobby" has gotten a bit out of hand. Needless to say, there's plenty of material for a Stereophile article here, as in how NOT to do things or let your "hobby" get too out of hand :(
As to copper foils, i think that Chris VH had info about various sources for this material in the archives of AA. Try looking in the Cable Asylum and do a search for "copper foil", etc.. The key here is to find a way to keep the foils seperated enough not to short out, yet stacked close enough together to maintain the appropriate impedance for best power transfer.
As far as isolation transformers go, Ebay can be a phenomenal resource for these. I've purchased several from there for FAR less than i've been able to find them anywhere else. Like anything else though, how you impliment them into the AC system can make as much of a difference as to whether or not they work as as intended. Sean
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