Musings on the State of the 5e3 Art in 2024

[Mark]

Have you tried cleaning the boards and removing the wax. Lyle Caldwell claims it fixes the issue, though from my experience there was a slight amount of voltage conducting through the board.

I had seen his videos & DID try cleaning, then deep cleaning, but no luck. They were really, really caked with wax & I could never eliminate the stray voltage, so I replaced the board (have only done one so far).

I even used heat to remove the wax and while it helped, it wasn’t the cure. The ugly cure is to use tag strip to isolate parts from the board.

https://www.digikey.com.au/en/products/ ... VpEALw_wcB

I cut the base down so it fits in the eyelet.

[ampdan]

I slapped this together with parts I had available for a local Blues Jam back line.JPG[/attachment].[attachment=1]IMG_2644[1].

Dan,

Very nice looking build. What kind of carbon film resistors are those?

Thanks! 1960 IRC RN25X

[TUBEDUDE]

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IMG_2644[1]. [/quote] I love the 2x10 speaker option. It sounds so much better than the 1x12 I was using. Here's mine: [attachment=0]20250622_045002.jpg

I love the 2x10 speaker option. It sounds so much better than the 1x12 I was using. Here's mine:

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[ampdan]

I slapped this together with parts I had available for a local Blues Jam back line.JPG[/attachment].IMG_2644[1].

I love the 2x10 speaker option. It sounds so much better than the 1x12 I was using. Here's mine:

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Very cool! I was surprised the 2-12 cabinet made such a difference.

[TUBEDUDE]

Oh, sorry i thought yours was a 2x10.
But yeah, more square inches equal more big grins!