Another TAD Super Lead build

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:07 am

More pics!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/so7vo65u0n9b ... sPD4a?dl=0

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:17 am

Lots of progress this weekend:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0svgk854z0w4 ... nlGua?dl=0

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:04 am

Today I soldered pots. Tomorrow I am going to do tube sockets and input jacks.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zxkbecye3paz ... l4fSa?dl=0

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:52 am

Today I wired preamp tube sockets.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qqagw7r3y2rz ... _CZXa?dl=0

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:17 am

I think the amp will be finished tomorrow and I will post some pictures then.

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:02 am

Now the amp is finished!

I am going to inspect the wiring once or twice before I connect the amp to a dim-bulb tester.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hbo9mjjw38dq ... YKDYa?dl=0

danman · Post by **danman** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:12 pm

Congratulations Prowler! Looks great! I bet this build went much easier than the first one didn't it?

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:03 pm

danman wrote:Congratulations Prowler! Looks great! I bet this build wentmuch easier than the first one didn't it?

Hello my friend! This build went much much easier than my first. It means a lot to me when you say that the build looks great. I better start reading though all your tips you gave me for firing it up with a dim bulb tester. I tried to Larry ground this one right from the start and I think I will try Michael/RT''s one wire mod once again.

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:09 am

I took some measurings today with only the preamp tubes installed. The amp was connected to a dim-bulb limiter while measuring.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/at3f7nhew09w ... 8KFPa?dl=0

danman · Post by **danman** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:51 pm

Everything looks good. Voltages should come up when you remove the dim bulb tester. Congratulations!!

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:43 pm

danman wrote:Everything looks good. Voltages should come up when you remove the dim bulb tester. Congratulations!!

Thank you my friend! I just got the amp working and it sounds good. I played for an hour trying all the inputs and controls which seem to work fine. It was pretty quiet too when not playing.

The standby switch gave a loud pop when I was turning off the amp. I guess I will have to remember to turn all the volume knobs down or is there a way to fix this?

I think I will install the PPIMV before recording any clips.

danman · Post by **danman** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:59 pm

You can place a capacitor across the standby switch to help prevent the pop. I can't remember the value but you can probably find it with a Google search.

Prowler · Post by **Prowler** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:17 pm

I installed the PPIMV:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v2elinm1gm23 ... OQ14a?dl=0

The amp needs more gain!

I think I will try the one-wire mod next.

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