Another 5E3 build.

[Bill Moore]

"I bet all of you a steak dinner the owner will say..: " oh geez..i dont want to spend that kind of money on this amp "

Years...

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I've used both routers and jig saws with a piece of string, or wire tied to a center screw with decent results, (I had terrible luck freehand!) A few years...

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When I did maintenance on my MusicMan Rd100, one of the diodes was shorted. The originals were 5KV, it has been working fine with 3KV.

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I agree with Juan on the enamel., whether electronics or firearm fasteners nail polish seems to hold well!...

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Maybe 20 years ago someone was marketing a magnet to install on the fuel line of your auto. "By polarizing the fuel, there is a more complete combustion,...

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I refurbed a MM RD-115 One Hundred a few years ago, and ended up rebuilding both power supplies. The low voltage side was starting to cook the PCB, so I raised...

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Delivered the little amp to my friend over the weekend, and really enjoyed hearing him play through it. He seemed really pleased with it. It's amazing to...

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The RCA's have a little less dissipation than the JJ's, but I knew my ears couldn't hear the difference.
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Thanks!
It is a great looking cab, can almost pass for an "original"!

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I sent him pics today, and told him I would let him sort through the box of tubes he brought. I fired it up on a couple of "Fender" 12AX7's and...

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I built myself a 5E3 several years ago, and took it over to my friends house for appraisal, (he's a real guitar player!) He really liked it, and this year...

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CharlieP I too am almost 73, but not too shaky yet! I have built a few amps and am currently building another 5E3 for a friend who himself is a competent...

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The tool is a "panel nut socket", us mechanics were requires to have several to work on the different dash switches back in the day, I think I have...

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Like drewl, I would just use the 220 you have in your house. Sure, you don't need 30A service, but the amp fuse should suffice for protection. Build an adapter...

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Aluminum house wiring got a bad rap, but it wasn't the wire that was the problem. The connections were copper/brass in the outlets and switches that expanded...

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I think that too is listed on the bottom of the chart!

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I see down the page now!

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I just went through this working on a Special 150! Enzo straightened me out and pointed to this:

http://matthieu.benoit.free.fr/cross/comp...

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This link has the board layout I was trying to post.

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/in...nybody.1833355...

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I had no luck trying to add the layout I have saved in Word, nor moving the PDF drawings I have. (I fixed the pic).
Mine is playable, my sister in law...

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I'm certainly no expert. but I have a '56 with the 5879 tubes that I need to get into. No trem, and it "breathes" at idle. I'm dreading pulling...