The Amp Garage

I thought I read that Sozo was bought out from the original company. I think the original company was a small production setup and maybe demand/economic situation caused them to be profitably undesirable and it was decided to stop production. The name and design was sold. Time passed and from what I...

If the case is a single ended amp that the power section is overdriven, the voltages in the output transformer and tube socket/ tube will experience induced voltages that come close to twice the B+ supply voltage. The chance of arcing is more common in single ended amps.

Look into what Alexander Dumble did to switch between the overdrive channel and the clean channel. It’s how you do what you want to do.

That isn’t going to work because the grid can’t be lifted from a 220k leak to a 2M2 leak resistor no matter what. It has to retain the 220k resistance whether it’s a parallel of the MV control or a fixed resistor. It’s going to pop loudly also because it’s an open circuit while the contact switches....

I’d just build it as a HiFi amp with increased gain and long tailed phase inverters. Use the HiFi approach for the chassis even if you used two power transformers. Crank it up for grit.

That would be incorrect. For one because your plate dissipation is incorrect. You said a 50 watt amp. And 6L6 isn’t 35 watts dissipation. Plate dissipation for this calculation isn’t about maximum power tube dissipation anyway. That number has nothing to do with how much AC output power an amp with ...

audiosalvage wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:00 pm Loop circuit is completely removed from the amp and still no treble control. I checked the pot and all the tonestack wiring. Stumpted

Post pictures please and lift the capacitor leg and check that it has the proper capacitance.

A JTM45 power transformer SHOULD have 350-0-350 and that would get you 440-450 volts DC. They make for a great EL34 transformer. If you’re using cathode bias, you’ll be needing about 35-40 volts cathode voltage and you will subtract that from the B+ for figuring out power output. It still should be ...

I once considered building a similar device in the hopes of saving money. Fact is that I bought a PS100 for $700 and I love it. If I want to sell it I’ll get most of my money back and it’s just to easy to keep it. It allows so much more than just being an attenuator that it’s not feasible to build a...

When winding a transformer the lowest voltage winding sets the ratio of primary to secondary. Yes we want the 6.3 volt and 5.0 volt windings to be 100% correct at loaded output of 5.0 volts and 6.3 volts but the tolerance of the tubes is enough that perfection isn’t critical. My transformers actuall...

I’d test it for impedance ratio. Apply 100 volts AC to the full primary. It should be the blue and brown wires. A simple DC resistance check of the primary should make it obvious which of the three primary wires are the two plates and the center tap. Apply the 100 volts and write down the voltages f...

I’d put KT90’s in it and forget it. The bias is really close to EL34’s and they are basically the sound of EL34’s in a bigger bottle. KT88’s are also an option but the bias supply has to be modified.

Thanks for the suggestions. The first suggestion I have is to see if possibly you can pass something very thin between the outer paper insulation wrap and the lamination steel to break the varnish layer between the paper and steel. If that’s possible you then can begin to verify carefully attempt t...

What happens if you swap the 6V6 tubes between the sockets. Watch and record the current again.

And THAT Green wire doesn't go directly to the speaker lead,,, it goes into the tranny first.... I'm good there? thnx a mill~ॐ💃 20240209_001331.jpg Apparently when the transformers were ordered Ampeg specified an internal tap for the NFB which kept the wires closer to the board. It’s actually a goo...