#102 build 100w with monster mercury magnetics

[amplifiednation]

I got this up and running last night.

#102 circuit using the Chassis and Board sets I've been selling.

100w 6L6, everything stock except I omitted the cap on the master volume. I'll probably be running it with my D-Lator so maybe give it a shot.

The amp is a beast!! I had this monster 4ohm only Fat Stack Mercury Magnetic OT laying around...so I gave it a shot. It's like a 5" square of iron!! Insanely huge, I had to move the choke over.

The amp is dead quiet and sounds killer. I'll have to get some clips up, we may have another "Feedback City" on our hands. Wild amounts of note flipping on this one!

Stranded Teflon throughout, RG178AU, Heyboer Export PT and a Triad aux transformer for the relays.

[M Fowler]

Very nice work Taylor and photo quality is your usual, very clear.

Mark

[norburybrook]

Lovely build. You need to change those epoxy ceramic caps though as it won't sound good with those


M

[xtian]

Sweet! Did you purposefully hide the labels on the e-caps?

[amplifiednation]

Lovely build. You need to change those epoxy ceramic caps though as it won't sound good with those


M

What do you recommend?

[amplifiednation]

Sweet! Did you purposefully hide the labels on the e-caps?

Yes I do that but not really for any reason. The labels give me a nice silicon landing pad.

[amplifiednation]

Very nice work Taylor and photo quality is your usual, very clear.

Mark

Thanks Mark!

[norburybrook]

Lovely build. You need to change those epoxy ceramic caps though as it won't sound good with those


M

What do you recommend?

Taylor,

There's a huge discussion about ceramic caps going on at the moment hence my tongue in cheek comment


M

[talbany]

Lovely build. You need to change those epoxy ceramic caps though as it won't sound good with those


M

What do you recommend?

Taylor,

There's a huge discussion about ceramic caps going on at the moment hence my tongue in cheek comment


M

Taylor know what he is doing!
Taylor. Where is the shot of those "monster mercury magnetics"

I'll have to get some clips up, we may have another "Feedback City" on our hands.

Tony

[amplifiednation]

[erwin_ve]

"Do you work out?" "No I build amps!" Nice build Taylor, curious on the feedback city sounds

[talbany]

Love the Fat stacks! Should rumble nicely!

Sweet build!

Tony

[Guy77]

Thanks for sharing Taylor! Amazing work as usual. Love those big output trannies. They must weigh at least 10 lbs each. I had an ampeg a while back and it had the 10 lb output tranny and 10 lb power tranny as well and it really gave me a workout lifting onto the bench!

Happy Fathers Day everyone!

Cheers
Guy

[donvan]

Taylor,
Very nice looking work as usual.

I've always wondered how people clamp the coax braid against the case of a pot to hold it steady while soldering the braid to the case. I see that you used some sort of high temp epoxy to fasten the non-stripped portion of the coax to the pot case. Then, after it dries you must have soldered the braid to the case of the pot. I like that idea!

What kink of epoxy do you use?

Does everyone do this or are there other tricky ways of clamping?

Thanks,
Don

[amplifiednation]

Taylor,
Very nice looking work as usual.

I've always wondered how people clamp the coax braid against the case of a pot to hold it steady while soldering the braid to the case. I see that you used some sort of high temp epoxy to fasten the non-stripped portion of the coax to the pot case. Then, after it dries you must have soldered the braid to the case of the pot. I like that idea!

What kink of epoxy do you use?

Does everyone do this or are there other tricky ways of clamping?

Thanks,
Don

Thanks Don!

No that’s just left over flux. The trick I use is to rough the back of the pots with sandpaper, clean with alcohol, then I use a rosin flux pen on the back of the pots and tin with Kester 44 solder (which is also loaded with flux). I also tin the braids of the coax with 44. Then i usually can do it by hand, but sometimes I have to hold with my needle nose pliers because it just gets too hot!