More build with toroids.
GU50 mono blocks,no hum no hiss.
GU50 mono blocks,no hum no hiss.
The connectors are from E bay, 4pole military China.
I use two pole fore HV and two fore DC heather supply.
The power cable is mounted with 2 klick saddles.
Wath you see on the outside of the wooden chassis is a go true from a boat store .
I use two pole fore HV and two fore DC heather supply.
The power cable is mounted with 2 klick saddles.
Wath you see on the outside of the wooden chassis is a go true from a boat store .
I have built these ones in 1993 - original pictures :
I refurbished them around 2020 IIRC :
Thank you Mr. Balthazar for giving the scale...
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I refurbished them around 2020 IIRC :
Thank you Mr. Balthazar for giving the scale...
T
You can never have enough Trainwreck Express clones amplifiers.
That's why I built another one. Now with a shield over the toroidal transformer.
I use a 5mm thick aluminium tube there.
Post PI Master volume and tube FX send/return.
The amplifier sounds quieter in terms of background noise than the previous one.
The small changes I made are the ground of the PI and Presence now goes to the HV EL34 ground and not the preamp ground.
Now I just have to build it into the wooden cabinet.
That's why I built another one. Now with a shield over the toroidal transformer.
I use a 5mm thick aluminium tube there.
Post PI Master volume and tube FX send/return.
The amplifier sounds quieter in terms of background noise than the previous one.
The small changes I made are the ground of the PI and Presence now goes to the HV EL34 ground and not the preamp ground.
Now I just have to build it into the wooden cabinet.
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Gorgeous!
—Yes, one cannot have too many Trainwrecks.
EDIT: added some juice—Rocket and Express respectively...
—Yes, one cannot have too many Trainwrecks.
EDIT: added some juice—Rocket and Express respectively...
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Yep. Some of mine, mostly Rockets, one Liverpool, two Express, a Komet. More elsewhere.
No, if you know what to do. Look on You tube for the videos in which tube amplifiers are repaired.
If it seems too difficult, don't start!
What helped me was to divide a schematic of the amplifier into pieces and then fabricate each piece.
But you should never lose sight of where you put everything and how big your amplifier space will be.
I didn't know anything about it either, but learned by doing.
The people who post their builds here also started out that way.
And you have to love music, it will help you to find your goal.
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the time is ripe to start one. as soon as i complete the setup / desktop / audio measurement i will start on my first tube guitar amp. i hope i have your support, because this is going to be intense.