Thanks gents, will do, most definitely, with pleasure, etc.
Now comes the difficult part:
- Completing the build (PSU an'all an'all) and
- powering it all up from the "MDF base plate" if you know what I mean;
- with heatsinks attached so that the bias can be adjusted and temperature measured for stability/reliability
With Class-A designs, you cannot just lay the heatsinks on their backs and provisionally attach the FETs and expect that anything is going to work - let alone be stable.
You MUST bias, measure and test (60-120 minutes) with heatsinks in the position that they will assume in the "production model" (fins on the outside and going vertically, for example).
FETs must be attached like it's the last time you'll ever fit them, otherwise they will overheat faster than you can unplug.
Only after this all passes the QA, I will be able to do a functional + aesthetic design of the case that will make me feel proud
...to be continued...
