More rocket fun

Express, Liverpool, Rocket, Dirty Little Monster, etc.

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More rocket fun

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Just sharing for inspiration...I have built a SE Express and 6V6 cathode biased express type amp, but I have never built an exact TW clone, this is probably the closest... still some changes though.

Rocket type circuit

Lowered "vintage" B+ Filtering - 30uf - 30uf - 15uf - 15uf - 15uf
AC30 Transformers with new layout
No standby switch
6.3V Pilot light
No impedance selector - separate jacks instead

Still need to check the voltages, but she sounds nice, not as loud as I was expecting for clean tones but still enough to pee off the sound guy.

Hopefully I will get the point and shoot camera out this afternoon
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Rocket madness! Looks really nice Mike.
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Beautiful! A real work of art Mike.
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Thanks guys, few things I will change for the next build, but that's part of the learning experience...
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Super Clean... there's no way that thing will work, there's too little wire in there. Mine has wires going all over the place...

Beautiful amp!!
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Looks great!
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Very nice Mike, looks dead smart!

Is that using the chassis you sell?
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Hi Ryan, Yes that's right. Thanks
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Ok so here are some clips with the point and shoot camera and a Les Paul, played about six minutes, the walls were shaking in this room, then the doorbell rang, Ithought the neighbors had called the police, fortunately it was a delivery guy with my box order... .

Will hopefully get more clips recorded when I get my iso box cleared

https://youtu.be/X37z0kXsCEc
https://youtu.be/npA2ZsMo6ts
https://youtu.be/ZEaZJSVrpRs
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Sounds lovely. The Jingle Jangle tone is amazing!
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Forget playing that thing, you need to frame it and hang it on the wall!

Beautiful, and Colorful work....

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Mike that is a great looking Rocket love your wiring. :)
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Me too Mike.
Non twisted filament wiring - heresy!
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Bob S wrote: Non twisted filament wiring - heresy!
I want to say something about field lines been perpendicular and field strength reducing exponentially with distance from the conductor....

...but I don't know I just like the pretty colors and straight lines :wink:

Actually the green wire going to the PI over the red heater wire needed to be raised 5mm off the heater wire to reduce noise...
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excellent mike :D looks strangely familiar :D very very clean work. How do you get those stranded wires to stay put?


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