The Amp Garage

If it's one thing I've learned about this kind of product, its less about what it does, and more about the status it will elevate the user. Whomever buys this is merely signaling to their peers that they have something that no one else has. A Van Gogh. A Rembrandt. They are buying a story and the h...

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Search works -- 6SJ7 Pentode Operating Conditions.

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I've had to rescue a few. Good advice so far. Careful slow work. Softer tools when possible. Magnifier is a great recommendation. For an adhesive, suggest finding a hi-temp electrical RTV that cures stiff and hard.

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Another solid (perhaps better) option from the Hammond catalog is the 378CX; with slightly higher secondary, bunch more current, and no winding wasted on 5V rectifier.

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Hello Matt -- I ordered some 3W Metal Oxide off Amazon. I'm sure those'll be fine. I definitely would be curious to hear more explanation of adding resistance to the PT secondaries... in addition to the drop in voltage that I need. Would being before the rectifier reduce the possible sag compared to...

Hello -- I haven't even pulled the chassis out yet, but I pulled the rectifier out and measured from the outside of the socket (I think between pins 4 and 6) to be 115 ohms. So I guess I want to add 2x 68 ohm resistors as well... Yes. Best recall, what I'd used were a pair of 2W 68R metal film resis...

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Thanks! I'll definitely try that. So, you want a total of 120R per side including what the resistance the secondaries already measure? I'll check out your thread Yep. Another way to say it is a static resistance at the rectifier socket, plate to plate, of roughly 240R or more including both resisto...

Hello -- Kept meaning to drop in here with some advice from experience. A few years back I kicked off a short thread that's somewhat on-topic:: analysis of a pair of BFDRs . The detail from that I'd recommend is adding a pair of resistors on the rectifier anodes; i.e., the input side. Measure your t...

M Fowler wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 5:14 pm I still have a kit I never got around to building if anyone is interested in it.

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Miles -- two weeks is too long so listen to this crew, and get to a hospital. Now. Today already is too late ..

dbharris wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 8:33 pm Fantastic playing, phrasing, and tone! Thank you for sharing.

Hear here. That went without saying, but as you've shown goes even better said.

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Nest wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:53 am I don’t know what gear the pedal Steel player is using.

Almost certainly a well loved late '60s drip-edge Princeton Reverb and a small tangle of pedal board ..

xtian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:38 pm

didit wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:33 pmProactively replacing the electrolytics C19, C20, C21 eliminates obvious probable suspects.

I cannot spot C21 on the schematic...

My bad - C22 ..