I forgot to add that this amp was a good "learning" amp for me and
that I probably only know a fraction of what many on this newsgroup
have already forgotten. This is just to qualify what I said in the
previous post.
David
On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:23:41 GMT, David wrote:
I have a similar amp to this that a friend gave to me. It uses 6EU7's
and 6x4, but I think it is very similar in design. It has a
suprisingly good sound for what it is. I believe mine was from a 1960
console.
My questions for you are. Have you used this "wonderful thing called
Google" to find the schematics of this amp? They are out there... It
will save some head scratching and maybe allow you to do some
diagnosis other than twiddling a tube in a socket.
Have you tested the tubes? Why are you going to spend the $$$ on caps
assuming that will fix the problem? Have you cleaned the sockets?
measured some voltages?
I have toyed with the idea of changing the caps in mine but might only
consider putting orange drops in to see if that helps the sound. This
was a cheap amp that is a wonder of simplicity. You should try to use
the most efficient speakers you can find with it.
David
On 07 Aug 2007 04:35:58 GMT, Ty Unes wrote:
I have been fixing up this 6v6 amplifier
http://2xl.homelinux.com/riverty/
There are 2 pots located on the top of the amp. One is for balance, the
other is not marked. I'm thinking it's the bias setting? If so, could
someone enlighten me on how to set this properly? If not, could someone
enlighten me as to what the heck it is? I plan on replacing all tubes and
would like to know beforehand. Might save me a tube?
The amp works great and sounds great BTW.
Thank you all for reading.