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Ronald Sikes
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From: Corsicana, Texas, USA

posted 19 December 2006 08:39 PM     profile     
I had Dan Rollans with Pak A Seat build me a custom seat to mount a Furman voltage regulator in . With just a few phone calls and a couple of pics this is how it turned out.As you can see it turned out very,very nice.I use a Session 2000 a lot and really needed the protection of the VR,it's more than just a power conditioner it maintains a constant voltage,so I wanted to cut down on carrying the extra rack mount and came up with this idea,and Dan did an excellent job on it .

[This message was edited by Ronald Sikes on 19 December 2006 at 08:40 PM.]

Danny Hullihen
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From: Harrison, Michigan

posted 20 December 2006 05:20 AM     profile     
That looks great Ron and definately good thinking when you're using digital equipment such as the Session 2000. Thos units are a little pricey, but well worth the expense when you consider what you're saving in the long run.

Dan did a great job (as always) with the mounting of that unit in the seat!

Hook Moore
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From: South Charleston,West Virginia

posted 20 December 2006 12:51 PM     profile     
Dandy idea !
Hook

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John McClung
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From: Los Angeles, CA, USA

posted 20 December 2006 02:10 PM     profile     
Wow, Ronald, pretty cool idea! But that brings up the opposite question: heat. Is there sufficient venting in this special seat so the Furman doesn't fry?

I can see this being really useful in my current rig: steel/PodXT/Webb amp. Have a rack item without that dang rack. Brilliant! On mine, I might add a BBE unit as well, I hear they're amazing.

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Ronald Sikes
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From: Corsicana, Texas, USA

posted 20 December 2006 04:33 PM     profile     
John, One of the first thing's that came to mind,and one of the first question's Dan asked was,how much heat does it put out and might that be a problem.I'll have to say that there has been no significant amount of heat in mounting it this way.In fact I really haven't noticed any heat at all and I leave it on for a 2 to 2 1/2 hrs at a time.I first thought of this idea almost a year ago and Dan was ready to build it.I put it off and finally decided to do it.I'm glad I did.The other really cool thing I thought about,If someone uses a Peavey product ,say a TransTubeFex,(which I also have and use with a NV 112)and a RC 2000(Remote controller mounted to the leg of your steel)which I also have, you could mount your TTFex in the seat.Do keep in mind that your adding more weight though.The Furman weighs 12 lbs.
Ron

[This message was edited by Ronald Sikes on 20 December 2006 at 04:37 PM.]

Paddy Long
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From: Christchurch, New Zealand

posted 20 December 2006 04:58 PM     profile     
Actually if you put some thought into the design, you could turn the whole seat into a rack !! with 2 or 3 units in it, and some appropriate ventilation -- as long as you left enough room in the top for a few small items such as strings etc it would be pretty good.
But where would you store all those other items we carry in our seats ha ?????

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