power tranny?
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power tranny?
hello all, I thought I would post this question so others would know as well. I couldn't find any info on this, so here it goes.
im in the process of returning my metro 1959 clone back to stock plexi specs and I noticed my power tranny has this yellowish waxy film on the end bells, I can only assume that it is from the tranny laminations. what could have caused this? overheated tranny perhaps? is it anything to worry about? just curious about this before I fire it up again.
im in the process of returning my metro 1959 clone back to stock plexi specs and I noticed my power tranny has this yellowish waxy film on the end bells, I can only assume that it is from the tranny laminations. what could have caused this? overheated tranny perhaps? is it anything to worry about? just curious about this before I fire it up again.
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Re: power tranny?
I have seen PT's ooze black, tar looking stuff after years of operation but they still seem to perform fine. In your case, I think that the manufacturers coat the transformers in clear varnish that eventually turns yellow over time. Kinda like how older guitars yellow a bit over time. The yellowing is likely from heating that occurs during the amp's use and will not cause any problems.
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I wonder if I can run 5 preamp tubes of that metro power tranny? does it have enough juice?
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In terms of HT certainly, in terms of heaters, x5 ECC83 is 1.5A, and EL34s need the same each, so looking at 7.5A heater draw, which is probably close but I think you will get away with it.rockgod212 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:59 amI wonder if I can run 5 preamp tubes of that metro power tranny? does it have enough juice?
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would it help things if I went to DC heaters, as I just bought a board for that.
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Depends what mods you are doing, but most DC heaters still take their draw from the 6.3vac line at some point.rockgod212 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:17 pmwould it help things if I went to DC heaters, as I just bought a board for that.
I think V1 in a high gains setting benefits from DC heaters. Never had to do it myself but I know George had to on the Metroplex.
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my original goal of using 5 pre tubes was to have both stock plexi channels, then full on 800 channel with xtra stage. I know the ways of how to do it, was just wanting to do something different switching wise. I know I can do what I want with just 4 tubes though. running 5 tubes was just a thought really.
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