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The MK3 prototype has been tested for a month of regular use and it is working well with no issues to note and it sounds great.
https://flic.kr/p/2jA78sx

Also got a quartet of 6CA7's to try. They sound great. I think they may have slightly more gain as I initially perceived them as sounding better than the EL34's and KT77's but having retried the others, I don't think there is much in it between all three.
https://flic.kr/p/2jw5uur

I'm still working on the "how to build an all metal chassis" issue. I'm torn between the simpler 3mm aluminium plate on a wooden frame like I've already build against an all metal box like a Hammond 1444 folded aluminium chassis. Landfall Systems make an extremely good looking chassis but I think shipping and taxes to the UK are likely to be painful.
Looks good.
 
Not an amp however tube related.



These are pics from a friend of mine that builds a lot with my PCB's.


These are little regulator boards for the heaters of directly heated tubes, he is rather pleased with them.
 

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Hi Guys,
I´d like to share some pics of my new 2A3H SET amp which is a special edition of the Sun Audio Uchida kit (based on a 300B kit). It is dedicated to operate the 2A3H only with its 2.8A heating current. A standard 2A3 can also be operated but it will be slightly overheated (2.6A instead of 2.5A heating current). All details and a report can be found on my blog but it would be much too much content for this thread.

2A3 Maniac strikes back!: Sun Audio Uchida Model SV-2A3H - Special Edition by 2A3 Maniac and Analog Tube Audio

Regards
Carsten (2A3 Maniac)









 
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From your website: Consequently the designers of the 2A3H compensated these losses with a higher heater current of 2.8A instead of the 2.5A according to 2A3 standard specification! This means a 2A3H in a standard 2A3 application will be underheated and sooner or later this 2A3H would get damaged.

Are the transformers that tightly specced that it can't offer those 0.3A extra?
 
I do not really catch your point here:
(From 2A3 Maniac website) This means a 2A3H in a standard 2A3 application will be underheated and sooner or later this 2A3H would get damaged.
If you plug a 2A3H into an amp designed for a standard 2A3, the circuit will only provide 2.5A, even if the 2A3H sucks for more current.

Are the transformers that tightly specced that it can't offer those 0.3A extra?
In my amp the circuit is designed to provide the required 2.8A - no issue for the power transformer to provide it.