Friends
This amplifier have a excellent sound, close to a fine 45 amplifier.
The power is small, about 2 to 3W, but the definition is very good.
The amplifier use a E180F( or 6J9P) tube as voltage amplifier, in triode mode.
The gain is good for excite direct the output tube.
The output tube is the cheap and forgotten 6W6GT , the 12W6GT or the more expensive 6Y6G in triode mode.
The circuit have two switches:the CH1 select the filament voltage and the CH2 select the output tube type.
The output tubes run with high plate disspations, 15W(6W6GT, 12W6GT) and 14W(6Y6G) and high voltages, and this tubes sound fine with this hot bias.
The tubes support this bias and because it is very cheap, this do not is a problem.
I love this amplifier, the sound is excepcional and surpasses many expensive comercial amplifiers. I play my full ranges with it, and I am very happy with the results.
Aldovan
This amplifier have a excellent sound, close to a fine 45 amplifier.
The power is small, about 2 to 3W, but the definition is very good.
The amplifier use a E180F( or 6J9P) tube as voltage amplifier, in triode mode.
The gain is good for excite direct the output tube.
The output tube is the cheap and forgotten 6W6GT , the 12W6GT or the more expensive 6Y6G in triode mode.
The circuit have two switches:the CH1 select the filament voltage and the CH2 select the output tube type.
The output tubes run with high plate disspations, 15W(6W6GT, 12W6GT) and 14W(6Y6G) and high voltages, and this tubes sound fine with this hot bias.
The tubes support this bias and because it is very cheap, this do not is a problem.
I love this amplifier, the sound is excepcional and surpasses many expensive comercial amplifiers. I play my full ranges with it, and I am very happy with the results.
Aldovan
Attachments
Hi Aldovan ! Looks very simple.i dont know if there is an european equivalent to 6W6GT. And the mains in Brazil is 127 volts? i didnt know that,here we have 230v.
Um abraco
Cheers
Um abraco
Cheers
Thanks, Aldovan.
What's the purpose of the 6CD3 tube?
John
John
The 6CD3 tube is used for a soft start only.
If you do not have this tube, can use rthe diode bridge only for the rectification.
But without the 6CD# tubes the voltage is a few high and can be necessary a adjust.
The 6CD3 tube is used for a "tubey" rectification efect, too.
Aldovan
Voltage
In the reality the voltage here is 120V and 220V.
What is your freguesia ?
Abraços,
Aldovan
Hi Aldovan ! Looks very simple.i dont know if there is an european equivalent to 6W6GT. And the mains in Brazil is 127 volts? i didnt know that,here we have 230v.
Um abraco
Cheers
In the reality the voltage here is 120V and 220V.
What is your freguesia ?
Abraços,
Aldovan
Ola Aldovan !In the reality the voltage here is 120V and 220V.
What is your freguesia ?
Abraços,
Aldovan
My freguesia is GUIA ,near Albufeira , where you can eat the best CHICKEN PIRIPIRI in the world !
Abraco
Silvino
Portugal
Silvino
In the next year I will go to Portugal, I have parents in Ribeirinha, next do Torre Dona Chama...very nice region of Portugal.
My e-mail is aldovanr@yahoo.com.br, write me and I can speak about the amplifier.
Aldovan
Ola Aldovan !
My freguesia is GUIA ,near Albufeira , where you can eat the best CHICKEN PIRIPIRI in the world !
Abraco
Silvino
Silvino
In the next year I will go to Portugal, I have parents in Ribeirinha, next do Torre Dona Chama...very nice region of Portugal.
My e-mail is aldovanr@yahoo.com.br, write me and I can speak about the amplifier.
Aldovan
I dont know that place ,wich city is nearby?E NO CENTRO OU SUL?Silvino
In the next year I will go to Portugal, I have parents in Ribeirinha, next do Torre Dona Chama...very nice region of Portugal.
My e-mail is aldovanr@yahoo.com. br, write me and I can speak about the amplifier.
Aldovan
bUT COME AND WE CAN SPEACK AND MAYBE EAT A CHICKEN PIRIPIRI AND A NICE BOTTLE OF NICE WINE,AND MAYBE YOU CAN BRING SOME TUBES FOR ME THAT I CAN NOT FIND HERE!
tv SWEEP TUBES ARE CHEAP IN THERE?
Um abraco
Silvino
Very good
Silvino
My parents live in a "vila" next do Bragança city.
My tubes I get from USA, because is very cheap and here in Brazil do not is cheap and easy to find.
Abraços,
Aldovan
I dont know that place ,wich city is nearby?E NO CENTRO OU SUL?
bUT COME AND WE CAN SPEACK AND MAYBE EAT A CHICKEN PIRIPIRI AND A NICE BOTTLE OF NICE WINE,AND MAYBE YOU CAN BRING SOME TUBES FOR ME THAT I CAN NOT FIND HERE!
tv SWEEP TUBES ARE CHEAP IN THERE?
Um abraco
Silvino
Silvino
My parents live in a "vila" next do Bragança city.
My tubes I get from USA, because is very cheap and here in Brazil do not is cheap and easy to find.
Abraços,
Aldovan
Braganca is very far away from here,lots of snow and cold there now!Silvino
My parents live in a "vila" next do Bragança city.
My tubes I get from USA, because is very cheap and here in Brazil do not is cheap and easy to find.
Abraços,
Aldovan
You buy tubes from ebay?
Um abraco
great ideawith 6W6GT, truly an underestimated tube!
As is the 6S4, if you might want to try a real triode instead of 6W6GT, 6S4 usually comes cheap.
(i got a handful of 6W6GT and was thinking of PSE someday...)
As is the 6S4, if you might want to try a real triode instead of 6W6GT, 6S4 usually comes cheap.
(i got a handful of 6W6GT and was thinking of PSE someday...)
great ideawith 6W6GT, truly an underestimated tube!
Aside from the heater, the 6W6 is the same as the 50L6 and 25L6, but not the 6L6. The 50L6 was commonly used in older AM tube radios, and should be easy to find a bunch of.
The sound of the 6W6GT is excellent
Why spend money on expensive chinese tubes ?
With 6W6GT you have a better sound quality than the Chinese tubes for only a feaw dollars!!! The plates of the 6W6GT are balck and well sized, as were the valves in the U.S. end of the 50s. Nowadays we do not manufacture more valves with this quality. What is sold today is a beautiful product, but not as durable.
My Shuguang 300B are stored !
I'll make a lamp with them ...
great ideawith 6W6GT, truly an underestimated tube!
As is the 6S4, if you might want to try a real triode instead of 6W6GT, 6S4 usually comes cheap.
(i got a handful of 6W6GT and was thinking of PSE someday...)
Why spend money on expensive chinese tubes ?
With 6W6GT you have a better sound quality than the Chinese tubes for only a feaw dollars!!! The plates of the 6W6GT are balck and well sized, as were the valves in the U.S. end of the 50s. Nowadays we do not manufacture more valves with this quality. What is sold today is a beautiful product, but not as durable.
My Shuguang 300B are stored !
I'll make a lamp with them ...
Aside from the heater, the 6W6 is the same as the 50L6 and 25L6, but not the 6L6. The 50L6 was commonly used in older AM tube radios, and should be easy to find a bunch of.
I do not have experience with the 50L6 and 25L6 , I do not know if the sound same... And the heaters have very different voltage. But probabily are a fine tube, too...
Didn't compare the 6W6 vs 6V6 (different screen voltage) but the 6W6 SE amp I build sounded excellent. Sleeper tube.
Friends
This amplifier have a excellent sound, close to a fine 45 amplifier.
Aldovan
To wihch 45 amplifier do you directly compare this one?
DIY 45 amplifier
With my home made 45 amplifier with RCA tubes.
Normally chinese or comercial 45 amplifiers sound bad...
To wihch 45 amplifier do you directly compare this one?
With my home made 45 amplifier with RCA tubes.
Normally chinese or comercial 45 amplifiers sound bad...
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