The Amp Garage

Colossal wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:11 pm The problem with society now is firmware.

Firmware is the best thing to happen to hardware since chrome plating. Who would have thunk the Helix I bought years ago would keep getting better and better?

pjd3 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:49 pmMy question was more geared to how output transformers effect each other should they get too close.

No interaction at all, in my experience.

Phil, just look at the zillions (ok, hundreds) of stereo amp chassis for home stereos of the 60s.

Examine your grounding scheme. I can't suss it out from your drawings.

FYI, OP has started a similar thread at thegearpage.net:

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index ... b.2550271/

Without a load (tubes), the B+ supply and following nodes (B+1, B+2, etc) does not drop to expected voltages, so there's no way to test what the final voltages are going to be. However, you can test to see if you've wired it correctly by powering it up (preferably with a bulb limiter, to prevent bur...

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New Elbow, and new Black Crowes released this month. Yum!

Sure, interested. I used AA's PCB for my Deluxe Reverb build. Very happy.

I drill first. After vinyl, I find the holes and cut matching circles in the vinyl with an Xacto blade.

Leo_Gnardo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:16 pm Like every horizontal surface around here, a collection of doo-dads has gathered atop.

That's not some rando collection, that's a finished instrument, an Apprehension Engine, for making scary noises for this Halloween's production of Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Exactly. Drive some nails (finish nails are best, with their small, roundish heads) into some scrap plywood. This serves as a stand for your work.

No issues here. I order from mouser a few times each month, small orders. They're fast. Sorry for your troubles!

Got some cane for the grille!

Nice looking build!