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Anthony Flack wrote:sleepkid wrote:Just for general transformer knowledge this was an interesting read.It is! Thanks for that.Although I wish he wouldn't call them 'trannies' and I'm not sure when exactly I became a person who gets annoyed by people saying less when they mean fewer, but apparently that happened? So this is really good information but argh:A smaller tranny with less turns favours the high frequency response.Hah. It bothered me too. You're not alone. I wish less people would make that mistake. <--- deliberate joke.

Japanese refer to sandwiches as 'sando' or 'sand'.

sleepkid wrote:Anthony Flack wrote:sleepkid wrote:Just for general transformer knowledge this was an interesting read.It is! Thanks for that.Although I wish he wouldn't call them 'trannies' and I'm not sure when exactly I became a person who gets annoyed by people saying less when they mean fewer, but apparently that happened? So this is really good information but argh:A smaller tranny with less turns favours the high frequency response.Hah. It bothered me too. You're not alone. I wish less people would make that mistake. <--- deliberate joke.Tranny has been around as long as cap for capacitor and pot for potentiometer. Probably not going away. Just sayin'. I'm more annoyed by it sometimes meaning transistor. Too confusing.Having said that, pup for pickup has always annoyed me. As far as cutesy nicknames are concerned, Sammy for sandwich and humbuggy for humbucker both drive me fucking nuts.

Brain Dump!Been working this one in small little bursts when I have time. Replaced some caps and solved the bias issue. Now when I get it up to full tilt its loud and roars, but its not long before it blows the fuse (either playing or a idle) and i've traced the problem down to one EL34 socket. I'll replace that soon and we'll see how it fairs.Also, jut to keep it simple i've only been dealing with the "Rock" channel for now. Figure i'll get that one cleared and then move along to "Jazz".

Dr Tony Balls wrote: i've only been dealing with the Rock channel for now. Figure i'll get that one cleared and then move along to Jazz.Often a bad musical path, to move from rock to jazz. Jazz odyssey. Wasn't that the Spinal Tap song?Glad to hear the bunny is now hopping on one foot!

Fuckin A....the work on this amp has been a back burner project ever since I got it. Work on it when I can, order new parts when its convenient, etc. Its finally fixed/modded/kicking ass and it somehow doesnt fit in the head cab anymore! I dont remember it being hard to get out of the cab, though that was a while ago. And the cab always did look a little warped in the middle of the top but it must be worse now because nothing fits. The front plate is 9 1/16" tall and the edges of the cab have that much clearance but the middle is about 3/16" too short. So right now I have some splints in there propping the warped top up to the proper dimension, hoping that after a bit itll coax back into shape. We'll see if that works...hopefully I dont have to build a new cab.

Well whats weird is that it hasnt been in a humid environment since I got it. Its been in a relatively cold room in the dry winter. Anyway i wont have a humid environment to try that in till August, unless I leave it in the bathroom while I shower.

Not a problem!

twelvepoint wrote:worst case (no pun intended) you could make a new box for it and salvage the handle, corners and feet. Other thought: could you make a back panel for the amp that provides some structural support and pushes the bent top closer to where it should be? Does that suggestion make sense?Well....there is a back panel that would do that, but it doesnt currently fit because of the warped top. Plus i'd still need to get the chassis into the head shell before I can even put the back on.Wonder if I can introduce some bend with heat? Like turn it upside down and put an iron on it or something. Ya think?

Yeah, first time ever I have wished a had a small scissor jack...