Hello there,
Ive just started getting into guitar pedals and amps. Im a first yr electronics student and would love to hear some input on this odd question i have.
I am noticing a lot of my favourite vintage amps have a certain vertical board layout. Any reason for this? Other than the obvious.
Also, just what are these boards and is there a name for this tactic? I love the look of it.
Pcb's seem to be a lot thicker than most modern amps ive looked inside of, as well.
What also caught my attention was the way the junctions are quite large.
Here are some pics to further illustrate what im talking about.
Ive just started getting into guitar pedals and amps. Im a first yr electronics student and would love to hear some input on this odd question i have.
I am noticing a lot of my favourite vintage amps have a certain vertical board layout. Any reason for this? Other than the obvious.
Also, just what are these boards and is there a name for this tactic? I love the look of it.
Pcb's seem to be a lot thicker than most modern amps ive looked inside of, as well.
What also caught my attention was the way the junctions are quite large.
Here are some pics to further illustrate what im talking about.
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Those types of circuit boards would be considered eyelet board or turret board, the board in the middle is turret. Almost all of the GOOD vintage gheetar amps were made this way. Easy to repair and modify if that's your game. Easier to make than point to point and easier to repair that printed circuit boards. Fender, Marshall, Vox, Laney, HiWatt, etc. were made this way. Orange amps were PCB even back then.
Craig
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Welcome!
Those are eyelet boards.
PCB- the 'PC' is 'printed circuit' which those boards don't have.
There's an 'instruments and amps' sub-forum here where guitar amp guys tend to visit regularly. Online, check out the guitar amp forums like Hoffman and others....
Those are eyelet boards.
PCB- the 'PC' is 'printed circuit' which those boards don't have.
There's an 'instruments and amps' sub-forum here where guitar amp guys tend to visit regularly. Online, check out the guitar amp forums like Hoffman and others....
Find Some of them Old killer things scores that been locked up somewhere for years that need a little work etc a lot still out there hiding.
Yup--lots of vintage Fender tweed amps at bargain prices in pawn shops and grandma's attic...oh, wait...this isn't 1995 any more and eBay has ruined the chances of buying stuff for cheap!😀
Yeah...there's all kinda stuff still out there can't always find for cheap though, or don't know what your getting into Lol
Line the holes? The brass eyelets will take solder, though you might find tinned ones too.
First and second photos are turrets, the third is eyelets.
First and second photos are turrets, the third is eyelets.
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