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by Hotwatt
Sat May 02, 2020 11:48 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Discharging filter caps
Replies: 8
Views: 1552

Re: Discharging filter caps

@romberg thanks that’s exactly what I was looking for and yes it’s a piece of mind thing.
by Hotwatt
Sat May 02, 2020 3:26 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Discharging filter caps
Replies: 8
Views: 1552

Discharging filter caps

I unplug my amp discharge filter caps with a 5w 250ohm resistor and when I put my DMM on the cap I see millivolts climbing upward. .009, .014, .027, etc. and it keeps going. Why is this? Can millivolts hurt me? Also if I leave the discharge lead on the amp for a few hours when I come back it measure...
by Hotwatt
Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: '63 Blonde Bassman 6G6B
Replies: 87
Views: 34500

Re: '63 Blonde Bassman 6G6B

Cool Colossal. I was on the fence about what to build earlier this month as the amp build bug had bit me again. I was almost going to build a 6G6B but decided to do a 6G16 VV instead. My dad had a Blonde Bassman in the 80's it was a beauty not sure which revision it was. I'm bought 2 of those tapped...
by Hotwatt
Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:04 am
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: My first Fender Princeton clone
Replies: 33
Views: 11028

Re: My first Fender Princeton clone

Yeah that picture with the 335 is killer. @Alextsayun please elaborate on the master volume if you will.
by Hotwatt
Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:07 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: My first Fender Princeton clone
Replies: 33
Views: 11028

Re: My first Fender Princeton clone

Beautiful amp Colossal! How did you do the master volume? Did you do master volume type 3 from the TrainWreck pages?
by Hotwatt
Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:57 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: '63 Blonde Bassman 6G6B
Replies: 87
Views: 34500

Re: '63 Blonde Bassman 6G6B

Tapped pot - https://www.tedweber.com/wp354at

You probably made it past this hurdle by now and Martins home grown pot tapping method looks good but just thought I'd post this.