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RVA said:
No, you may be right. The light is powered by the circuit board. In a plan to possibly replace the light, I tested it and it is 6VAC. Here are the insides

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RVA said:
Darn light went off when it got hot. Oh feces! (I like that term sysco)
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Follow all those heater wires, and look very closely at the soldering joints. Use the best magnification you can find. Gently wiggle those wires and observe for cracked or cold solder joints. I'm less than impress with what I see on some of those soldering joints of your amp. The light is being powered by 6.3vac, but it's not interrupting the heater circuit like on older designs. Pull all the tubes and measure the a/c voltages at each heater's soldering joint. Ideally, it should be 3.15vac, with a window of 3.0 to 3.3vac. Put the tubes back in and test again. Leave the amp on for at least 20 minutes, and test again. Trying to isolate if it's a soldering issue, or a tube issue, or... gulp... a power tranny issue!
 
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So anyway,

There is an expression that goes something like "If you are the smartest person in the roon, you are in the wrong room."

In that regard, I am both pleased and proud to be among the many talented and knowledgeable members of this forum. Just about every debate, converasation and info thread is filled with worthy content from varied points of view and from multiple disciplines. I have benefited greatly from this wealth of knowledge, and despite its budget breaking consequences, I am very happy to be among you all.
 
RVA said:
So anyway,

There is an expression that goes something like "If you are the smartest person in the roon, you are in the wrong room."

In that regard, I am both pleased and proud to be among the many talented and knowledgeable members of this forum. Just about every debate, converasation and info thread is filled with worthy content from varied points of view and from multiple disciplines. I have benefited greatly from this wealth of knowledge, and despite its budget breaking consequences, I am very happy to be among you all.
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Have you been drinking?















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I think putting one of those on a blend pot instead of an in/out switch would work nicely.
Maybe use a dual concentric with the tone control and that thing on the dual controls?

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Tony M. said:
I think putting one of those on a blend pot instead of an in/out switch would work nicely.
Maybe use a dual concentric with the tone control and that thing on the dual controls?
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I could wire it with a push-push-pull so it works on the pot when pulled. It is very dramatic just on a switch. The switch does come in handy for compensating for HB split volume drops or as a quick way to acheive breakup. I will wire it to a pot next, which is necessary if you do not want to drill into a wood top anyway.
 
So anyway, I just sold a pair of PRS pickups for $ 450. You cannot put a price on good tone!
 
RVA said:
So anyway, I just sold a pair of PRS pickups for $ 450. You cannot put a price on good tone!
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Nice! Its fun to sell to a willing market.

When I dumped all my Gibson 490's/57 Classics/57+'s, I advertised them as "used, noisy."

Sold the entire lot.
 
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