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by ToneMerc
Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:41 am
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Your Amp name badges (Bad Idea?)
Replies: 23
Views: 2576

Re: Your Amp name badges (Bad Idea?)

The way my lawyer explained it to me... If you look like a sole proprietor and act like a sole proprietor...when it comes to liability issues, you pretty much are a sole proprietor regardless of your registered entity. (If it looks like a duck and quacks like...). He also told me years ago (and now...
by ToneMerc
Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:53 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Your Amp name badges (Bad Idea?)
Replies: 23
Views: 2576

Re: Your Amp name badges (Bad Idea?)

-*- Maybe -*- a solution would be to include in your conditions some mention such as the buyer claims that he does master the use of tube amps, that he perfectlys knows how dangerous an amp can be/the safety rules, etc, that he will be the sole responsible for any disasters and that he "declines hi...
by ToneMerc
Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:49 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Your Amp name badges (Bad Idea?)
Replies: 23
Views: 2576

Re: Your Amp name badges (Bad Idea?)

This is why it is often best to create an LLC, Limited Liability Company. Any legal action isn't against you, but your company. They can win a lawsuit, and you'd have to sell whatever was part of said company to pay for the legal costs, but it would end there, they couldn't make you sell your perso...
by ToneMerc
Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:27 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: Normster's 6V6 ODS layout
Replies: 18
Views: 3387

Re: Normster's 6V6 ODS layout

Found it

TM
by ToneMerc
Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:27 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: Normster's 6V6 ODS layout
Replies: 18
Views: 3387

Re: Normster's 6V6 ODS layout

Guitarman18 wrote: Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:20 pm I believe this is Normster's original 6V6 ODS layout. I hope he doesn't mind me posting.

Cheers,

Paul.
That's a basic Brownnote D'lite, Norm's was different. IIRC, Norm's ODS version was a quad 6v6 version with reverb.

TM
by ToneMerc
Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:54 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W
Replies: 224
Views: 27182

Re: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W

The pre-populated boards I received from Marsh Amps are for the ODS 70s Skyliner. Does that relate to a particular ODS model#? I think you mean 80's Skyliner as a base line voicing. I personally equate 70's topology as a minimal; 100K plates, the funky OD network, classic tone stack and the Fender ...
by ToneMerc
Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:37 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W
Replies: 224
Views: 27182

Re: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W

The pre-populated boards I received from Marsh Amps are for the ODS 70s Skyliner. Does that relate to a particular ODS model#? I think you mean 80's Skyliner as a base line voicing. I personally equate 70's topology as a minimal; 100K plates, the funky OD network, classic tone stack and the Fender ...
by ToneMerc
Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:08 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: 183 heater current concerns - experience with heyboer?
Replies: 3
Views: 550

Re: 183 heater current concerns - experience with heyboer?

I've read many threads and I know that there are many 183 builds out there. It seems that many of been concerned over the current draw for the heaters since this build uses EL34s and really calls for 6.9 A on the heaters. Have most people been successful using standard twin iron? I know by reviewin...
by ToneMerc
Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:01 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W
Replies: 224
Views: 27182

Re: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W

norburybrook wrote: Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:23 pm Use the grounding that's on the layouts and schematics in the files section for the ODS amps.

DItto, no need to reinvent the wheel.......stare and compare is all that is required!

TM
by ToneMerc
Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:56 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W
Replies: 224
Views: 27182

Re: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W

The pre-populated boards I received from Marsh Amps are for the ODS 70s Skyliner. Does that relate to a particular ODS model#? I think you mean 80's Skyliner as a base line voicing. I personally equate 70's topology as a minimal; 100K plates, the funky OD network, classic tone stack and the Fender ...
by ToneMerc
Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:58 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: Bandmaster Ultra Phonix Amp
Replies: 74
Views: 17272

Re: Bandmaster Ultra Phonix Amp

Charlie Wilson wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:39 pm Is anybody else seeing a black band on the phase invertor tail resistor? I think it may be yellow, purple, and black. Making it 47 ohm.
CW
CW, I think it's brown, 470R.

TM
by ToneMerc
Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:21 am
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: 6G6 b+ voltage & 5881 tubes
Replies: 49
Views: 8025

Re: 6G6 b+ voltage & 5881 tubes

Your confusing me with your terms,( B+ =HT ?), the 6,000 to 12,000v supply line that runs through my backyard before the step-down transformer isn't considered high tension around here,just post substation supply line, this is what WE call High Tension 138kv to 780kv In the context of low voltage t...
by ToneMerc
Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:05 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W
Replies: 224
Views: 27182

Re: New Build: Ceriatone Replica OTS 50W

It looks like Ceriatone solders the resistors vertically to the sockets and connects the pairs with short lengths of wire. https://www.flickr.com/photos/137947485@N03/29498659934/in/album-72157674765451275/ that's how I've always done it, however I've never thought of it as being particularly rugge...
by ToneMerc
Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:09 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: 6G6 b+ voltage & 5881 tubes
Replies: 49
Views: 8025

Re: 6G6 b+ voltage & 5881 tubes

Something caused my 6L6gcs to spike up to 42w plate dissipation, dragging my b+ down to 415v and then go back to normal after the amp cooled back down and still stay normal after warming back up & being played through for about a half hour, all I can think of is component drift due to excessive hea...
by ToneMerc
Sun Jun 11, 2017 2:56 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: Champ 5F1 wiring?
Replies: 52
Views: 11338

Re: Champ 5F1 wiring?

martin manning wrote: Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:24 pm

The Tweedle Dee Champ layout posted above will be dead quiet...
I concur, the TDC that I built is quiet.

TM