To get the bus wire straight, I take a long length (4-5 feet) and tie each end around a screw driver. I step on one screw driver with both feet, and hold the other one in my hands like a T-Grip. Then you pull reaaaaaaally hard and twist slightly. Maybe 45 degrees back and forth a bit. The wire will go perfectly straight as soon as you feel it stretch ever so slightly.
I usually do it like this. I know it's not quite the Merlin method, as he says this way creates a loop, but it's just a lot easier for me than going "up the middle" on the small preamp tube sockets.
Ken Moon wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:30 am
I usually do it like this. I know it's not quite the Merlin method, as he says this way creates a loop, but it's just a lot easier for me than going "up the middle" on the small preamp tube sockets.
How do you make sure the filaments are all phased correctly when you use all one color wire?