The Amp Garage

I just figured that higher impedance meant more turns of wire, making the secondaries different... I need to read more OT theory

Haven't ordered a choke yet, but will go for 159q i think. I have a Fender replacement, NSC125C1A, but that wont work, will it?

Tommy MM states good for TW Express, Liverpool or Rocket since the OT is dual HT 5k2 and 6k6. So that would be a good choice. Drew I might try that 5k2 in a zwreck and see what the difference would be compared to my 4k3 Dynaco clone. I did use a Hammond 158L choke in another build but wished I had ...

Bob, yes I have 4 or 5 Rocket varieties maybe more I lost track, great amps for sure. Each one is different. For my Zwreck I ended up using: HTS 9144 PT 280v HTS 8093-1 OT 4k3 Hammond 159Q choke 7h 150mA DC Drew your liking the 5k2 in your Zwreck, great I was wondering if some were going to go that...

Tdale, I used these exact trannies in my Z wreck and couldn't be happier! I don't think you'll be disappointed. To my ears they have a very rich and full sound. I've used a lot of Mercury Iron and have nothing but praises for the iron they make. BTW, what choke are you planning on using? Drew Not s...

I went ahead and ordered both the PT and OT gransformer from Mercury Magnetics. Everyone I've asked, say that they are great/the best transformers, but too expencive. They sure are, but I thought that I'd go for it anyway. After all, the OT is the most important part in an amp I've been told several...

Yes, the price is very high.... Most people say that the OT is the single most important tone component, so I suppose that's the place to spend money...but are they that much better than all the others, that cost half, or even one third?

Tommy

Has anyone tried these from Mercury?

http://www.mercurymagnetics.com/pages/c ... nwreck.htm

Ok. Do you know what it's called? Model number?

Thanks! I'll go for the 470 OT, no doubt about that! I'll have to check for the PT, 120V is a problem... If you ever come up with a different PT you think would be good, feel free to let me know :) By the way, how important is the speed/comfort switch? I was planning to go for a PT with about 280-29...

Ok, thanks! Any recommendations for the PT? I was going for a VOX vintage...any better?

Tommy

But Rocket output..is there a "rocket" transformer....?

Where do I get one?

Should I go for a VOX type OT, or would a Fender replacement sound good too? The VOX OT's I've seen, usually have only two output impedances, while Fender has three.

What would be a good OT for my build?

And what about PT? Is the Hammond, VOX vintage any good?

Tommy

Where did you buy those pots?

Tommy

I asked about Budapest before, and got no answers really. Anyone in here from Budapest? I'm now looking for ordinary radio/amp stores who sell capacitors, resistors and maybe tube sockets.

Anyone?