by Ty_Bower » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:06 am
It is 10 5/8" wide by 8 1/8" front to back. The transformers will be GXSE10, whenever they get here.
I've always made my chassis plates out of whatever scrap aluminum I could dig up, and this is what I found. If I moved the transformers a little closer to each other, it would fit on a 9" wide chassis without too much trouble. If I moved all the binding posts, input jacks, etc to a rear apron (like on a Hammond chassis), I might be able to squeeze everything onto a 6" chassis (front to back), but I don't think I would recommend it.
I typically use 1/8" thick aluminum plate, but this piece was about half that thickness. I'm pretty sure it's going to flex once the transformers are on, and I'm going to need to reinforce it from the bottom with a piece of angle.
You can never make a chassis too big. Just spread the transformers apart more.
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