those M80's are the paper filter caps. they're 40 years old and should almost certainly be replaced.
London Power is Kevin O'Connor's company. He's the man when it comes to tube amps, especially Traynors, as far as I'm concerned. I've learned more about amps from him than I have from probably every other source combined. I emailed him asking for help with an aspect of the amp I'm designing, and he responded quickly and was really helpful. Guys that are so willing to share like that are the cat's meow, I think. I got nothing but good to say about that guy.
I've been following 6KG6s on eBay for a while now, and that's where I bought all the ones I have. I picked up every US or UK-made one that I could get for under $20, which was nearly all of them. It's been almost entirely Russian and Soviet-made (6P45S or whatever they're called, I forget) for months now. I'm sure there's more US and UK ones out there, and I'm surely not buying any more unless I can get em for like $10 anyway, so if I see any good ones on eBay for a reasonable price, I'll post about it on this thread as soon as I see em.
If you do the individual bias mod, you don't have to worry about trying to find one that's a good match for the ones you already have. If you don't do the mod, whenever you're up here, I'm sure we can find one that idles right for your amp.
TRAYNORetcALERT- The " Look What s on Ebay" Thread
81"The bastards have landed"
www.myspace.com/thechromerobes - now has a couple songs from the new album
www.myspace.com/thechromerobes - now has a couple songs from the new album