I have a 68 ( I think ) Traynor Yba-3 ... or the rest of it. this ised to be a 100watt bass amp.
The amp was completely medded. THe front end in now a black face AB763 cicuit. No trem and no reverb.
I honestly have no use for it. SO my question is :
CAn the trannies ( huge Hammonds ) be used to build a Marshall plexi clone ?
Even tough this was a 100 watt amp, I would like to see it become something like a 50 watt plexi...
			
			
									
									
						60'S traynor trannies
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				thetragichero
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Re: 60'S traynor trannies
you could do a lot of things with those transformers
			
			
									
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		Re: 60'S traynor trannies
One of the things you can't do with those transformers  ( at least the power transformer) is make a 50 watt amp!
The power transformer has far too much unneeded current for a 50 watt build, and will increase the already high V+ level that the YBA-3 ran on even higher.
			
			
									
									The power transformer has far too much unneeded current for a 50 watt build, and will increase the already high V+ level that the YBA-3 ran on even higher.
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Re: 60'S traynor trannies
so one could use those with a 100watt plexi schematic and it would get in the ballpark ?
			
			
									
									
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Re: 60'S traynor trannies
starting from the stock traynor would've been incredibly easy
			
			
									
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Re: 60'S traynor trannies
https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27035
You can set it up as a 50 watt amp, that way you don't have to compensate the output impedance. The above link will help to see how you can get the B+ down to what you need.
			
			
									
									You can set it up as a 50 watt amp, that way you don't have to compensate the output impedance. The above link will help to see how you can get the B+ down to what you need.
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