SSS #2 Started
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Eric
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
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Amazing job!
-Aaron
-Aaron
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Fantastic job Eric,Hope she sounds better than it looks. Again wonderful job its been very educational to follow your work. Thanks, Chad
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Looking better and better!
I've been curious about the circuit board over the tubes like that.
Is it tedious to solder the links from the socket pins to the board eyelets?
Also I wondered about having sensitive preamp components over the heater wires?
I've been curious about the circuit board over the tubes like that.
Is it tedious to solder the links from the socket pins to the board eyelets?
Also I wondered about having sensitive preamp components over the heater wires?
Tom
Don't let that smoke out!
Don't let that smoke out!
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TomStructo wrote:Looking better and better!
I've been curious about the circuit board over the tubes like that.
Is it tedious to solder the links from the socket pins to the board eyelets?
Also I wondered about having sensitive preamp components over the heater wires?
As long as the heaters are run down near the chassis and the PCB board is stout enough to absorb the pressure applied by pushing and pulling tubes in and out it should be fine..
Dumble obviously prefered the sound (efficancy)of a PCB layout in the SSS model
Tony
" The psychics on my bench is the same as Dumble'"
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Those are eyelet boards, Tony, and the tube sockets are mounted to the chassis. This construction is not unlike the non-traditional Express layout here: http://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 948#205948 No problems with hum in the two amps I have built with this type of layout.
Great project, BTW, Eric!
Great project, BTW, Eric!
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Tedious ............... yeah but once I figured out the system it went pretty fast. I posted a series of photos on how I did it, the key thing was to keep the wire straight as you thread it through the hole then reach in with the needle nose and bend the wire just enough to get through the socket hole.Structo wrote:Looking better and better!
I've been curious about the circuit board over the tubes like that.
Is it tedious to solder the links from the socket pins to the board eyelets?
Also I wondered about having sensitive preamp components over the heater wires?
The one picture of the real #2 doesn't give much clue as to how HAD wired the heaters. I kept mine as close to the chassis as possible and tired to cross them on the perpendicular.
As to noise................ it will be a day or so before I'm ready to fire test. My fingers are definitely crossed on this one.
Eric
Eric
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
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Tony, Tomtalbany wrote:TomStructo wrote:Looking better and better!
I've been curious about the circuit board over the tubes like that.
Is it tedious to solder the links from the socket pins to the board eyelets?
Also I wondered about having sensitive preamp components over the heater wires?
As long as the heaters are run down near the chassis and the PCB board is stout enough to absorb the pressure applied by pushing and pulling tubes in and out it should be fine..
Dumble obviously prefered the sound (efficancy)of a PCB layout in the SSS model
Tony
I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why HAD would build this amp with the methods he choose.
A builder famous for his tweaks................ fixed and hard to modify circuit board.
Size of the amp. While the ODS is tight the SSS is huge. I'm no expert on circuit board design but to my eye there seems to be a lot of wasted space in the SSS boards. The wire runs on the reverb are over a foot.........? Maybe I'm missing the logic.
It's just wild speculation but with the SSS and the Manzamp, I think HAD was playing around with designing comcercial products. But, what do I know..........
Eric
Eric
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
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Hi Dreric , your amp goes on very well , very clean wiring!
What type of reverb tank you will use?
What type of reverb tank you will use?
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Really great work Eric! A beauty to behold. Hope your power up goes smoothly.
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Ericdreric wrote:Tony, Tomtalbany wrote:TomStructo wrote:Looking better and better!
I've been curious about the circuit board over the tubes like that.
Is it tedious to solder the links from the socket pins to the board eyelets?
Also I wondered about having sensitive preamp components over the heater wires?
As long as the heaters are run down near the chassis and the PCB board is stout enough to absorb the pressure applied by pushing and pulling tubes in and out it should be fine..
Dumble obviously prefered the sound (efficancy)of a PCB layout in the SSS model
Tony
I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why HAD would build this amp with the methods he choose.
A builder famous for his tweaks................ fixed and hard to modify circuit board.
Size of the amp. While the ODS is tight the SSS is huge. I'm no expert on circuit board design but to my eye there seems to be a lot of wasted space in the SSS boards. The wire runs on the reverb are over a foot.........? Maybe I'm missing the logic.
It's just wild speculation but with the SSS and the Manzamp, I think HAD was playing around with designing comcercial products. But, what do I know..........
Eric
Who knows why HAD went this route on the SSS??..
Since he always used a PCB style layout on all his SSS's AFAIK my guess would be he preferred the sound of the more efficient PCB style layout and never looked back!!
IMO..Going from a standard eyelet board design to a PCB will have a more drastic effect on tone in an OD amp vs a clean amp..Not so drastic!!
Tony
" The psychics on my bench is the same as Dumble'"
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Supurb work Eric. Great documentation. Hoping your power up goes well.
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Well ........................ passed the smoke test!
But........................ no sound
Weird.....................High pitched between a squeal and a hum barely audible but changes pitch as you move the master / level pot. Also changes pitch as you manipulate the bias pot.
I know that the squealing, loudly, can be reversed secondaries on the OT, could this be happening?? Thought as to where to start looking first?
Eric
But........................ no sound
Weird.....................High pitched between a squeal and a hum barely audible but changes pitch as you move the master / level pot. Also changes pitch as you manipulate the bias pot.
I know that the squealing, loudly, can be reversed secondaries on the OT, could this be happening?? Thought as to where to start looking first?
Eric
Eric
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
1949 Zenith, Zenith Toggle Recoil, Zenith 55 & 440
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Ahh!! Now the fun stuff starts..
Eric PM me if you want!
Tony
Eric PM me if you want!
Tony
" The psychics on my bench is the same as Dumble'"
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This is where I find it nice to have the in/out jacks so you can isolate the problem to either the preamp or the power amp.dreric wrote:Well ........................ passed the smoke test!
But........................ no sound
Weird.....................High pitched between a squeal and a hum barely audible but changes pitch as you move the master / level pot. Also changes pitch as you manipulate the bias pot.
I know that the squealing, loudly, can be reversed secondaries on the OT, could this be happening?? Thought as to where to start looking first?
Eric
"You feel like you're floating on a football field filled with marshmallows." -Dumble