Hum only at max
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				sluckey
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		Re: Hum only at max
You put your NFB switch right next to the input jack! THAT'S A HUGE NONO!!! Move that switch to the back panel or just eliminate it. Then try to clean up your grounds.
			
			
									
									
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				Stevem
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Re: Hum only at max
Also check where that feedback wire goes.
Getting a hum on that when you probe around should not be.
Do you possibly have it connected to that gain stages grid and not the cathode as it should be?
			
			
									
									Getting a hum on that when you probe around should not be.
Do you possibly have it connected to that gain stages grid and not the cathode as it should be?
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						Not screaming like the passengers in his car!
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				audiosalvage
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		Re: Hum only at max
I removed the NF switch for now and put a switchable cathode cap mod in its place, moved the bias resistor so it's not crowded.  Amp is quiet and stable throughout the pot ranges.  I might just live with that.  Thanks Gents.