.......The usual warning must be acknowledged - that herein this circuit contains letal voltage that can KILL.... We are talking serious damage !!! Do Not Mess with it unless you are familiar with good electrical safty practices.
.......The usual warning must be acknowledged - that herein this circuit contains letal voltage that can KILL.... We are talking serious damage !!! Do Not Mess with it unless you are familiar with good electrical safty practices.
My first tube amp build
5E3 (Tweed Deluxe clone)
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Note the star ground, this amp is almost hum free.
Chassis is from Weber
The turret board is from "Turret board" The owner Ken Watts is a nice guy.
Power Transformer from Triode Electronic and paper bobin Output transformer as well
Filter Capacitors are F&T (German made)
Coupling capacitors are Mojotone oil filled Vitamin T caps
Carbon comp resistors (except for power)
CTS potentiometers
Belton Micalex tube sockets (nice and tight, but I had to enlarge the chassis holes about 1/16")
Switchcraft jacks
Carling Standby and power switchs (not good as they used to be).
Rectifier tube NOS 5Y3GT (Raytheon)
Power tubes (easy to see ...) Groove Tubes GT6V6C code 8-10 for late distortion
Michel PAGLIARO (April 5, 2008 Sherbrooke - Granada theater)Link to my new Fender Telecaster clone page
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Connected with my homemade Fender clone (6G15) tube reverb unit, the result is awesome !
My other tube amp project (Vibroverb clone amp) made with a 1974 Fender Bandmaster head.
____________________________The same amp with few modifications ... :-))
Few specifications :
7 1/2 X 14 1/2 inchs clear plexiglass chassis by 1/4 inch thick (0.230")
1/8 inch thick clear plexiglass circuit board with NOS military phenolic body terminal posts
Alessandro (PEC) 2 watts stainless steel seal potentiometers
4 and 8 ohms switch at the back
Paper and oil signal capacitors
The value are .047mF with two optional .022uF switchable for a value of : .047uF to .069uF or .091uF on each channels
Sprague Atom filter capacitors and Sprague coupling capacitors
I cover the capacitors with a sheet of chrome vinyl self stick found in a art supply store (cool looking!)
KIWAME RESISTORS with a few exception
Choke and Paul C mod (i don't really like it)
Johnson style ceramic Wafer octal sockets
300 ohms 10 Watts cathode resistor_________________________
WARNING vacuum tubes are addictive
So I'm starting to build a pair of
300B Single Ended Triode Mono Block Hifi Amplifiers seen at :
Derek Walton of Ireland web site
I have this pair or rare 1967 Mullard British Military Rectifier Tubes CV-378 (GZ37)
for sale at $150.00 for the pair
Clic on picture for more resolutionThey are made in 1967 and I gave them about five hours since new,
my power transformers are running hotter so I put it back my 5U4 rectifier tubes.
Link to my new Fender Telecaster clone building pageMail to : Jean GODBOUT
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