The wiring on the top plate for the 6EM7 “Bloodwood” Amplifier is essentially complete.
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Now for the Fun Stuff
After several false starts, and a couple of minor reshufflings, The power supply side of the new amp is complete. Now it’s time to finish up the actual amp stages and get the top plate on the chassis.
Continue readingA Little More Complete
I took the time to finish the chassis wiring on the spud so that I could focus on the top plate. Now comes the tough part.
Continue readingOld Man Yells at Internet
Or… maybe not.
Continue reading6V6 Curly Maple Progress
In spite of some other things commanding my time, I’ve finally managed to get started on the wiring for the new amplifier.
Continue reading6V6 “Curly Maple” First Assembly
The chassis has all its coats of oil finish and things started coming together today.
Continue readingFixing a Mistake
So last night I posted about a mistake I made in wiring the latest project. And because of when and where I made that mistake, it took all afternoon to correct it.
Continue readingTube Wiring Progress
Between regular chores, gardening, and yard work today I managed to steal a little time to make some progress on the latest project. The gain stages for the source selector unit are essentially complete and I’ll begin working on the buffers as soon as I can.
Continue readingSource Selector Chassis Wiring Complete
I had the opportunity today to sit down and finish up the wiring on the source selector unit chassis. It has been a productive week for this project. Now that the chassis is in good shape, I’m free to move on to the assembly and wiring of the vacuum tube circuits.
Continue readingSelector Pigtails and Chassis Wiring
I made some progress today on the Source Selector Unit. The twelve twisted pairs are all soldered to the selector switch and I managed some chassis wiring as well.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Power Stage Wiring
I got a little more done on the amp this afternoon. The grid and cathode circuits on both power stages are now wired and tied into the driver.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Transformer Wiring
Today I took some time to install the signal ground bus and wire the transformers. But I also wanted to discuss a specific aspect of transformer wiring for the B+. I often get questions on this topic from people looking at the 6336 SET Amplifier. Let’s take a look.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Gets Its First Wires
I’m still waiting for the top plate paint to harden. But that didn’t keep me from getting some wiring done on the chassis today.
Continue readingMore SET Progress
With all the distractions this week, I’m not quite as far along as I would have hoped. But all the top plate wiring is done, the power supply sections are complete, and the 6AS7 power stage is complete.
Continue readingSET Wiring Coming Into Focus
I really haven’t had as much free time this week as I thought I would. But, in spite of other tasks taking priority, I’ve managed to get the iron for the SET all wired into the top plate.
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