Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

goodbye Strombergs….
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hello Webers…..
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throw these in there while at it….
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Improvements for sure. But the Prince still lurks.

 

[Gaolee]

For any of you that want to delve into the rabbit hole, search about clutch explosions in front engine dragsters

they changed the tire compounds in the late 60s, causing the cars to hook and blow through the clutches, usually at the top end of the track. Some cut the cars in half at speed

the slipper clutch technology only caught up after a rash of drivers were sacrificed to the 1320’ god

There is more than one reason I always liked corners.

 

[JIO]

Just found this on our record shelf. Gonna have to spin it sometime:
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I am currently reading the official biography of Dusty "Dancing With Demons" and I just watched this overview of someones "Best 10 Dusty TV performances". It struck me what a professional she was performing. Her moves and hand gestures could have been patented/trade-marked! That and her "Panda" eye makeup and big hair which she was known for. She is truly an icon of a female singer in the '60-'70s. She did have a brief "return" with the Pet Shop Boys in the '80s... but she owned the '60s. Yes.., I idolize her - I do that with supremely gifted artists.

 

[JIO]

Friday night B-movie recommendation - so of the time!

 

[JIO]

There is more than one reason I always liked corners.

Me too!

 

[Gaolee]

There is more than one reason I always liked corners.

Dusty had antecedents.

 

[SubHuman]

I am currently reading the official biography of Dusty "Dancing With Demons" and I just watched this overview of someones "Best 10 Dusty TV performances". It struck me what a professional she was performing. Her moves and hand gestures could have been patented/trade-marked! That and her "Panda" eye makeup and big hair which she was known for. She is truly an icon of a female singer in the '60-'70s. She did have a brief "return" with the Pet Shop Boys in the '80s... but she owned the '60s. Yes.., I idolize her - I do that with supremely gifted artists.



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JIO a Big Dusty fan here and an interesting (too often) History with a sad ending in the Music Machine.
I also like Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart’s homage to Dusty’s famous song…

 

[JIO]

Dusty had antecedents.

No question - all artists riff off those who came before. Some do it just ok - others excel at it and take it to another level. Dusty was no exception and would never have denied her influences. She did a lot to bring black American music to the UK hosting Ready Steady Go.

 

[JIO]

JIO a Big Dusty fan here and an interesting (too often) History with a sad ending in the Music Machine.
I also like Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart’s homage to Dusty’s famous song…

Awesome - never seen/heard this version. Hard not to want to tribute her. Yes, the book already has alluded to her life's end. Not unfamiliar territory.

 

[SubHuman]

Friday night B-movie recommendation - so of the time!

Love the B movies. I’ll put this on the big screen and enjoy tomorrow night…beats the news!

 

[JIO]

Love the B movies. I’ll put this on the big screen and enjoy tomorrow night…beats the news!

You'll love it - it's so LA in the late '60s! I'm sure it's a favorite of Tarantino's - SPOILER : Dodge content - even their motor-boat (1:11) is a Chrysler .

 

[Miles_ONeal]

For any of you that want to delve into the rabbit hole, search about clutch explosions in front engine dragsters

they changed the tire compounds in the late 60s, causing the cars to hook and blow through the clutches, usually at the top end of the track. Some cut the cars in half at speed

the slipper clutch technology only caught up after a rash of drivers were sacrificed to the 1320’ god

I remember all that going down.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I know if two resistors are wired in parallel, the value will be reduced by 1/2. Two 2K ohm resistors in parallel equals 1k ohm. I do not know if that equation applies with capacitors.



Actually I think it is, otherwise it may have blown way up and came down who knows where…

Caps and resistors are opposite in that way. Caps in parallel add, just like resistors in series add. I’ll dig up my intro to electronics math for tube amp geeks if anyone wants it.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Pinky similarities..............

And legs.

 

[JIO]

You are correct on your assumptions. As to why, they may have just had extra .022 caps, or perhaps switched from .022 to .04x.

If you look closely - it reads .02Z ...not .022 - does that mean it's .02k? not .022k? If so, it would be .04k combined, at least mathematically.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The one I got to play with was sort of copper/ brown color and definitely had a 455.

That’s the color I recall seeing a couple in.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

If you look closely - it reads .02Z ...not .022 - does that mean it's .02k? not .022k? If so, it would be .04k combined, at least mathematically.

Ah, yes, back when cap values were basic - .02 instead of .022. Z was someone’s idea for referencing uF - microfarads. I don’t recall the rationale.
So yeah, .04uF but what’s the tolerance? A really tight tolerance was 5% - this was probably 20% or at best 10%.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

If you look closely - it reads .02Z ...not .022 - does that mean it's .02k? not .022k? If so, it would be .04k combined, at least mathematically.

.02uFd or 20nFD or .00000002Fd
the Z is for the tolerance which unlike in most cases is asymmetric. the capacitance can be the .02uFd +80% or -20%. hence “asymmetric”….in contrast, if the same capacitor had a J instead of a Z it’s tolerance would be +-5%.
clearly, the Z tolerance caps are the cheapest and not meant for mission critical applications……
as an interesting side note, no two Marshalls from the Jim Marshall period sound the same because in an effort to cost reduce the product, 20% tolerance resistors were used throughout…..

 

[JIO]

.02uFd or 20nFD or .00000002Fd
the Z is for the tolerance which unlike in most cases is asymmetric. the capacitance can be the .02uFd +80% or -20%. hence “asymmetric”….in contrast, if the same capacitor had a J instead of a Z it’s tolerance would be +-5%.
clearly, the Z tolerance caps are the cheapest and not meant for mission critical applications……
as an interesting side note, no two Marshalls from the Jim Marshall period sound the same because in an effort to cost reduce the product, 20% tolerance resistors were used throughout…..

The definitive explanation - thanks Chucky! So how would that effect "tone" in this application?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

The definitive explanation - thanks Chucky! So how would that effect "tone" in this application?

because one end of the caps is grounded (shunt connected) the bigger the capacitance the lower the cutoff frequency meaning more attenuation of the higher frequency components resulting in a darker sounding response….
.02uFd is smaller than .04uFd meaning the .02uFd fitted bass will sound brighter than the .04uFd equipped one….