The Amp Garage

dbharris wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:12 pmI see you don't have your heaters wired up

OMG, how I would LOVE to skip wiring the heaters.

dorrisant wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:54 pmMore:

That's awesome, Tony! Remind me how you're etching the aluminum enclosures?

Fictitiousfreedom wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:56 pmThe bright switch is almost always too bright

By all means, choose a smaller bright cap!

Nice work!

There is no bias tap shown in your drawing.

I clearly have been buying the wrong kinds of fuses.

https://www.kempelektroniksshop.nl/syne ... 6-3x32-mm/

The copy is so informative! I learned fuses are directional! The have a burn-in period! They will elevate my gear to the next "class"!

So much more!!!

martin manning wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:36 pm Move this to the For Sale/Trade section?

Done.

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