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Here's another pic. The last one was at an angle. I checked with gap gauge, small screw driver and needle. The gap seems consistent all around....
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The amp was working fine, but the volume was not so great. When I put a mic in front of it, it sounded big and awesome. I picked up another amp with a field...
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Found a bad connection with the input jack. The amp came to life!
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Finished the recap. Installed a grounded power cord and fuse. Powers up and sounds good. Not a ton of volume but not sure what I should expect. It wants...
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I went through my junk vintage speaker pile and pulled a felt dust cover off one. Trimmed it to size and used contact cement to glue it on. I didn't screw...
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Is it possible the speaker never had a dust cap? The speaker looks so good I'm afraid of screwing it up. I've heard field coil speaker didn't have them...
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I was working on it before seeing your recommendations. I wiped the dirt off with a soapy washcloth and dried with a towel. Then I brushed the PT and other...
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Here are pics of the chassis and speaker. So far looks promising!...
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It appears to be the original paint design. Not cracking. Just some wear along one edge....
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Vintage Lectrolab Model 20 Tube Amp
I just couldn't resist! Late 30s Lectrolab Model 20. 8" field coil speaker. Hope it's still good. Tubes are 80 rectifier, 6F6 power, and 6SJ7 preamp....
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Thanks for the feedback. That's all the info I have and too far to drive to see for myself. Gonna pass on this one.
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I haven't logged into the forum for a while, so just seeing this sad news. I consider myself more or less a tube amp hack compared to those here with a real...
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Strange Hohner Amp - What am I looking at?
I always have my eye out for unusual amps. This one caught my eye. I'm a sucker for swirly grill cloth. Its advertised as a tube amp. I questioned that when...
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It's not very heavy. Eight to ten pounds could be right. I sold it a while back so I can't weigh it now....
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Fliptops came through. They called as soon as the VM-1A module was in stock. As expect replacing the module brings the tremolo and vibrato to life. With the...
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Well it just got a bit harder. Fliptops is out of VM-1A modules. They don't know when they will get the parts they need to make more.
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Well that wasn't hard. Just ordered the VM-1A module from Fliptops. That should get the trem/vibrato working properly.
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Finished recapping the Jupiter. Tested it on the bench and it sounds really good! Still not sure about the vibrato, tremolo, after beat effects. The effects...
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All back together. It definitely earns its' name of El Basso. It's very full sounding. Tried it with bass and guitar and it sounds good!...
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