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Amp Guts Photos - Official Thread - Lets see those pics

Should we also add Bass Guts to this thread too?

  • Yes, Allow Bass guts, afterall Guts is Guts

    Votes: 223 28.7%

  • No way! Keep 'em seperate

    Votes: 553 71.3%
  • Total voters
    776
#82
That is sick... Oh im a geek from way back. thank you... look at that vintage Oliver... geeezzzzzz ..

I noticed alot of tube amps in here.... gotta love it...

This thread may cause photobucket and other photo hosting sites to crash.:):eek:


RobertUI said:
oh... i like this thread... good geeky goodness in here :D

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#84
chicago_mike said:
Youll notice a few things:

The Sanken output transistor is a very popular part in bass amps, as well as VERY expensive recievers. These chips are flat from about 20hz to just over 30Khz. Very cool.

Ribbon connectors: Why? The ones in the svt II's go bad quite often. they jostle around and lose connection quite abit. I replace them with ones that have clips on either side, yeah I have to do some cutting to fit, but once in they dont go anywhere.

Cap sizes: have gotten smaller, not so much as value, but in physical size. This is nice as it cuts down on weight and overall needed space for the part.

fffreddy, could you get me some good close up gut shots of your interstellar overdrive?

Lastly: We owe so much to Russ Allee its insane!
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chicago_mike:

I actually don't own an IOD (I was gassing for one for a while). I found that pic (very low res)on the internet somewhere quite a while back but I can't find it anymore (just spent about 1/2 hr trying). Here's a link to a schematic if that helps.

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Maybe someone else on the board that has an IOD can get you a closeup. sorry about that.

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#90
That nearly looks Mil-Spec.. wow.. that is perfect wire routing.. I need to get more history on these babys..
Does anyone know why there is a dye over each solder joint on the HIWATT? is it anti corrosion or it it a sort of seal to verify if anyone post factory has messed with it.. Thanks

Very cool Assembly on that amp...



Sonic Skip said:
Early Hiwatt 100. A work of art, which I unfortunately sold. However, I have another, albeit not quite as pretty!
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#92
svtb15,
In fact, The legendary Harry Joyce, who wired and signed that amp, was evidently a government certified Mil-Spec wiring technician. I believe the purple dye was applied during final inspection, to make sure they didn't miss anything.


Regards,
Skip
 
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Inside of my mid 90's Basic Black (the big box branded Mercury Magnetics has the date 3-15-95 written on it)- OT, there is a humming from the black cylindrical things next to the big box ... are these filter capacitors? And should I be worried about the hum (other than it is annoying)?

Cheers.
 
#99
Sonic Skip said:
Early Hiwatt 100. A work of art, which I unfortunately sold. However, I have another, albeit not quite as pretty!
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I think the Harry Joyce era Hiwatts, at least the ones he personally wired, were works of art. As close to mil spec as practical, IMO truly the way to build a "forever" amp; very orderly, everything in its place without surprises, easy to maintain and repair. Not exactly conducive to mass production, very (skilled) labor intensive and can add quite a bit to the initial cost of the unit.
A level of craftsmanship rarely seen even in vintage gear, and very few current manufacturers build to this standard. In fact the only one I can think of off the top of my head of is Reeves.

You should have kept that one! ;)
 
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