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Mike has had my TC15 on his bench. Looks great!!!
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Sounded great too! I reckon those Genalex Gold Lion EL84s are part of the secret so I just purchased some.
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My mentor in the US who mods these amps regularly

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SLO is 2.2k, I'm using 1.7@520V. 1.4 is interesting, I think that's actually only the half winding impedance so it's actually 2.8k. What is the b+?

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griff wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:49 pm My mentor in the US who mods these amps regularly
TC15s? If so, what does he do?
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Optical wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:36 pm SLO is 2.2k, I'm using 1.7@520V. 1.4 is interesting, I think that's actually only the half winding impedance so it's actually 2.8k. What is the b+?
Its possible he's wrong with that, he was trying to remember off top of his head.
I measured 575v on B+ yesterday

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GrantB wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 11:18 pm
griff wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:49 pm My mentor in the US who mods these amps regularly
TC15s? If so, what does he do?
Nah Epic Amps. He had a huge list of purchasable mods for jet city amps and also sold a few of his own.
He's on a hiatus at the moment. It was consuming him

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Optical wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:36 pm SLO is 2.2k, I'm using 1.7@520V. 1.4 is interesting, I think that's actually only the half winding impedance so it's actually 2.8k. What is the b+?
What OT is in your SLO Matt?

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It's a 80s Drake OEM 50W jcm800 one. Mine has a 2x 6L6 power amp

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Building a couple of cabs for more Jansen 4/Twelves.

I am gluing the tolex on the Vox way, rather than Fender's.

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Right, tolexed the amp cabinet. Good job.

Whatever you guys paid BG for him building you a tolex or tweed cabinet... it wasn't phucking enough!




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Jay wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:48 pm Right, tolexed the amp cabinet. Good job.

Whatever you guys paid BG for him building you a tolex or tweed cabinet... it wasn't phucking enough!




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Not to mention the dovetail joints
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MikeC wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:58 pm
Jay wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:48 pm Right, tolexed the amp cabinet. Good job.

Whatever you guys paid BG for him building you a tolex or tweed cabinet... it wasn't phucking enough!




ps - i don't like swearing
Not to mention the dovetail joints
I know! I just screwed and glued. Strong as and who cares once it is under the tolex...
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I just screw and glue too because I can't do the dovetails. But I like knowing there's dovetails under the tweed or tolex which is why BG builds my cabs!
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Jay wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:35 pm I just screwed and glued..
I think JB was in that movie too...
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