rxtech
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Anyone out there make their own power amp before? Is there a good and SIMPLE (ie, one tube, one volume control, mono, one channel) that you have built or know of? Thanks for any info.
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DIY power amps
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fbecir
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Hello rxtech
Some companies like Torres (http://freespace.virgin.net/vyse.co/) are selling DIY Kit for building amps.
Perhaps you will find there what you are looking for.
Otherwise you can find some schematics on the Net (http://www.geofex.com/ is a good starting point).
Good luck with your project
Some companies like Torres (http://freespace.virgin.net/vyse.co/) are selling DIY Kit for building amps.
Perhaps you will find there what you are looking for.
Otherwise you can find some schematics on the Net (http://www.geofex.com/ is a good starting point).
Good luck with your project
fbecir
Well-known member
Oups
I forget an important link : http://www.drtube.com
Here you can find schematics (for instance a Fender Champ is a good start).
You can also find schematics for Music Man amps
Bye
I forget an important link : http://www.drtube.com
Here you can find schematics (for instance a Fender Champ is a good start).
You can also find schematics for Music Man amps
Bye
beej
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fbecir
Well-known member
beej said:I keep meaning to try one out but my basement is messy enough as it is
Well, that's always the problem : for electronic you need 3 things :
1. Enough space
2. A good soldering iron
3. Tranquility : no wife, no kids around ... so you can get yourself electrocuted without disturbing anybody
Happy soldering
beej
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#3 is a double-edged sword ... nobody to bother you while you're working but nobody to call 911 when you need it 
fsmith
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beej said:#3 is a double-edged sword ... nobody to bother you while you're working but nobody to call 911 when you need it
Kinda off topic, but I used to do board level electronics repair years ago and I got busted by the anode on one of the old CRT's, my buddy standing next to me got smacked in the face when the juice hit me and an involuntary muscle contraction caused my hand to swing up and hit him.
We also had an old UPS that when we were working on it we had to have a rope through our belt loop and one of the other techs would hold the rope in case we shorted ourselves across one of the huge capacitors in that thing... DC doesn't let go.
Be careful out there kiddies... some of those amps can pack a wallop.
fred
