This thing weighs a ton! I put large nuts and a washer under the resistors to prevent burning...oh yes these will indeed see some power! I am excited to fire them up!

I have the resistor banks mounted physically near a plastic plate used for my connector panel. The heat from the resistors has melted and deformed the plate. Sometimes I think about replacing it, but it is not really a problem so I don't. But I'm just saying that even when you build-up large blocks of resistors like this, they'll still get pretty hot when you put the power to them. So check them out from time to time.

Finish is teak veneer..

Thanks for the warning , I'll be sure and check them from time to time...meanwhile I think I have taken some good measures...here is a side view.
I had some resistors almost burn a whole thru a wood crossover board one time so I have learned my lesson. :-)

2 ea 8 ohm in series = 16 ohm

2 of those series assemblies in parallel = 8 ohms

4 of the series assemblies in parallel = 4 ohms.

Thats too low, right?

Larry Acklin

Thanks Wayne...Got the veneer finished today...I applied the fronts this morning then came home at lunch and trimmed them then set the backs on. After work I finished up the trimming and began sanding..95% of the sanding is done. I'll start applying the Polyurathane finish tomorrow. :-)

I started a webpage for the Pis...
http://home.comcast.net/~bentvalve/pi.htm