ezChassis® Frequently Asked Questions

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What will it cost to freight ezChassis to me?

You can explore the checkout part of the website without accidentally ordering, there you can see the cost for a couple of freight options to your part of the world. Freight is calculated and charged at cost for the weight of items you have chosen. As a rough guide, sending an ezChassis to Australia is ~A$25, to USA & Asia ~US$50 and to Europe ~€45. All freight options include basic insurance, some include Track & Trace. Shipping gets proportionally cheaper with weight, so combine your order with a friend.

Dimensioned drawings of different ezChassis models (PDFs)

• ezChassis Mini (60mm high 180mm deep): dimensioned drawing (72 KB)
  
• 60mm high ezChassis: dimensioned drawing (88 KB)
  
• Valve Power Amp (60mm high): dimensioned drawing (80 KB)
  
• Valve Power Amp with transformer cover: dimensioned drawing (96 KB)
  
• 120mm high ezChassis: dimensioned drawing (140 KB)
  
• 180mm high ezChassis: dimensioned drawing (128 KB)
  

ezChassis information PDFs

• ezChassis features / "Why all the holes?" (172 KB)
  
• ezChassis & Panel catalogue (28 KB)
  
• Back panel options (for Pre or Power Amps etc) (152 KB)
  
• Rear panel socket mounting (144 KB)
  
• Valve mounting panel (48 KB)
  
• Front panel component mounting (48 KB)
  
• Front panel drilling and assembly instructions (112 KB)

• The front panels are thick 3mm (10 gage) Al.
• Top and bottom panels are chunky 2mm (14 gage) Al (ezChassis Mini, 1mm steel).
• The sides and structural panels are 1mm (20 gage) steel. These panels are all flanged, making them very strong.

I want to build a valve amp using ezChassis but I’m using a different number of valves than you allow for on the top plate. (4 power, 4 driver)

For a smaller number of valves, you can usually use the holes to house power supply capacitors, bias meters or bias controls. If you need to house more valves you can order the top panel 432704, which has 5mm holes on a 40mm grid, you will then have to drill these out to the size you need. Or ask, we might be able to do a ‘special’.

Can I get ezChassis in other colours or non-magnetic materials?

Look at the 'Panel Shop' part of the website to see some options. Otherwise tell us what you'd like! We can do many things given time and a small premium.

Why does ezChassis use self-tapping screws?

Self-tapping screws are an '‘engineering’' choice for ezChassis. It is important to distance their calculated usage here, where they are used in the correct size hole that is punched to tight tolerances (<0.05mm) from the '‘haphazard' usage where a drilled (and thus not round) hole is used. When done properly, it should be almost impossible to 'strip' them. The advantages are flexibility, ease of use (Hate dropping nuts inside somewhere inconvenient?) and the availability of 'low profile’' heads. Of course if you really don’t want to use self-tappers it’s easily possible to use 1/8" nuts and bolts.

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