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Feb 10, 2007 the 2nd one worked for a few years after he bought it, but started blowing fuses as soon as the power switch was flipped. The blue guitar a ton of amp schematics and modification information. This link is listed in our web site directory since tuesday apr 11 2006, and till today duncans amp pages has been followed for a total of 915 times. If you talk to any guitarist you will undoubtably hear the world valve or tube thrown around. Designed by seymour duncan research, manufactured in korea. Pull the back panel off of that amp you built and start trying to see what you have put together. Dec 08, 2008 theres some tube data there too, which is handy to have around but it doesnt have curves for all the tubes listed which is a disappointment. So, i have tried a matrix gt, quilter pro block 200, duncan 170.
Aug 11, 2014 full version of this deleted scene from dvd. For your listening pleasure restoration services, parts, and schematics for radios and phonos. The el34 is a thermionic valve or vacuum tube of the power pentode type. Steve bench has set up a great series of pages on his web site for vacuum tube based regulated power supplies. Duncan amps tube data search, design software, schematics. Advanced searching facilities help you to compare different types and make substitutes for hard to find vacuum tubes. As much as i support your side, i myself use a 30 watt class a amp going through an open back 2. Vacuum tube calculators basic theory using 21stcentury technology to design vacuum tube preamps, power amps, and power supplies system design a professional methodology for crafting a. For starters, the 170 is plenty for anything up to one 4x12, with a band. This page will eventually carry a number of projects, latest at the top dont forget im learning all this stuff as i go along, so some of it does not look a1.
Could you make a 2x 6l6 amp with 10 watt transformers for a. The first part of the book has a rather indepth treatment of vacuum tube operation, and details of amplifier circuit design. Rectifiers 5ar4 gz34 5u4gb 5v3a 5v4ga 5y3gt low power triodes 6dj8 ecc88 6sl7gt 6sn7gt. A bibliography of must have tube electronics books aiken amps.
Diy audio books and manuals speakers, vacuum tubes. Vacuum tube calculators basic theory using 21stcentury technology to design vacuum tube preamps, power amps, and power supplies system design a professional methodology for crafting a complete guitar amplifier. Plotting the load lines for a pentode power tube used in a class ab pushpull amp like the fender 5e3 deluxe is a little more complex than plotting the load lines for a triode. Links mokgk amateur radio pages duncan s metalwork pages. Then, go to schematic heaven fender and copy the schematic for the 5e3.
Key in the code for the valvetube you wish to search for and click the query button. Already known as the bible of tubes and tube amps, the tube amp book is now even better. The 170 is an excellent option and has treble, mid, and bass controls. All content on this page is 19972020 duncan amplification. Phase splittersinverters are used primarily in pushpull aka differential amplification. This is an internet resource for those interested in guitar amplifiers. You can get about 10w power output out of a just one 6l6gc in a singleended class a setup. Vacuum tube guitar and bass amplifier servicing music books plus. This link is listed in our web site directory since tuesday apr 11 2006, and till today duncan s amp pages has been followed for a total of 915 times. Dave duncan, 85, was a popular novelist who dreamed up fantastical worlds view more on dave duncans website. This one in particular is a 5w amp, all tube powered.
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They are quite rare, and as a result there is very little, or often zero, information available about them. This 1932 rca below manual provides all the data sheet information, of the first radio receiving tubes ever made, from about 1920 to 1932. Kwang in korea tube database search look up data, pinouts and curves for almost 3,000 tubes. Ltspice and vacuum tube models last updated 111107 17. Golden radio repair repair and restoration of radios from the 1920s1970s, based in pa. Bill beech nj7p tube data base dmitry kondakov reference book for russian tubes ru duncan amps duncan munro tube data sheet locator dr. That and the fact that you can really get the tubes cooking for that sweet tube overdrive.
Then, go to duncan use data sheets and draw off the tube pinouts for the tubes in a 5y3. Dave duncan isnt a goodreads author, but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed. These instructions dont follow every possibility with every model, but if you run through this one you will get the general idea. About duncans amp pages the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Substitutes are given as a guide only please refer to original manufacturers data sheets to ensure that a substitute is safe and appropriate for your application. Welcome to the tube data sheet locator, a popular web resource for finding data on vacuum tubes. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover duncans connections and jobs at similar companies. Seymour duncan conventional wisdom and the 100watt amplifier. Dave funks book is a good book to have from now on. Unfortunately, page 1 most likely containing maximum ratings is missing from this book. The ax84 cooperative tube amp project great projects and information, plus a very friendly and helpful forum. A bibliography of must have tube electronics books.
Pete milletts hb3 over a thousand rca data sheets more tube manuals too frank philipse electron tube pages over 20,000 tube numbers. Fundamentals of engineering electronics, william dow, 1937, 617 pages courtesy of an anonymous donor. The mullard tube circuits for audio amplifiers book was first published in 1959 by mullard, britains premier vacuum tube manufacturer. With any center tapped transformer, you only consider the end either end of the high voltage winding, to the center tap, as the psud2 entry voltage.
This deluxe revised edition contains 40% new material, with a comprehensive az section covering all the great tube amp manufacturers, with histories, photos and information. Diy audio books and manuals speakers, vacuum tubes, electronics. It has many circuit diagrams, using these tubes and all the information, about these original vacuum tubes. Books by brett duncan author of fingerpicking guitar manual. While this is an old book it is detailed and easy to follow.
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In a few cases, when the 1966 edition omitted graphics on obsolete tubes, i inserted scans from the 1948 ginkins reference book. Brett duncan has 52 books on goodreads with 151 ratings. Amps is supported by the national science foundations division of polar programs. So it seemed the next logical extension would be to detemine readers favorite amps for metal. He brought me the amp and i eventually discovered that not only was the rectifier tube blown, but the first 1n4007 diode was blown, too. The tdsl tube data sheet locator personal edition provides information right on your pc for a large number of vacuum tubes.