18 watt Post 5

Ordering wire today. Have pretty much everything else wrapped up as far as coming. May pick up another amp handle from somewhere. Have a cheap one...but we ain't to cab building yet. Deburred the chassis, got some screws for the standoffs and lock washers to go with them. Did forget to order hole covers for the 6v6 holes. Don't know if I will, I might just play the amp like it is for a while, and then order some 8 pin sockets and put in a differenct tail resistor and cathode bias resistor ( I think that is the two i change out)...and be able to use both el84s and 6v6s in the amp..not at the same time though).
6V6's have a mellower sound, about the same power, less chimey. If i think the amp is too bright...might be a good option. Have heard some 6v6 Lite IIb's on the web, some sound good, some don't. But that is the same with el84 versions too...you sometimes have to tweek them to get them to do what you want by changing values of resistors and caps...remember i am new at this, so i will probably screw it up once or twice.
Enough of that....have a great day.
k

18 watt post 4

Today I go to Home Depot. I plan to get a deburring tool, some screws, lock washers. some other misc. stuff. Since I don't have a board mask or drill plan, I think I will go ahead and order my stuff from Mouser and Antique Audio so I can lay the caps (bigger pieces) on the board to get an idea of how much space to leave.
I need the deburring tool to clean up some of the edges on my chassis...they are pretty sharp and i really have no desire to get a cut.
More later.

18 Watt Post 3

Postman came today and brought me a box of goodies! What came in today you ask?
Board material, turret lugs, spst switches for power and standby, standoffs, washers, ground rings, chicken head knobs (my favorite), rubber grommets, a turret staking tool, an impedance selector switch. switchcraft jacks for input and speakers. Well I felt like a kid in a candy store.
Will work on drawing off a board mask so i can drill and stake the turrets next weekend. Will post pics when i get it done. Once completed I will order my other board componentes and wire.
Watch for board pics soon.
kw

Swimming...just keep swiming

Sorry no post last couple days. We had a swim meet here in Bainbridge at the City Pool. I am still exhausted. What started out nice, turned very sour. Our computer went bonkers and deleted a whole team. So we had to manually add them back. Fun, except that on the computer the people order didn't match the heat sheets and everything had to be manually checked. We got through it, made some mistakes and had to fix them, but we survived. This was the first time I have ever done a meet by myself, I hope the next one goes smoother or I won't have any hair left.

Waiting on board parts for the 18 watter...hopefully the little brown sata will come see me soon.

about some new sites i put links to.

I just placed links for three new sites in my sites I like area.

www.ax84.com is a great how to forum for amp building. There are a lot of knowledgeable folks over there. My first amp was a FireFly designed by one of the guys over there. The P1 or P1ex are both great amps to start building with.

www.18watt.com is a forum for building the 18watt marshall amp and its derivitives. There are also some sister forums for Push/Pull amp and Single ended amps...again a lot of nice folks who know a lot about building amps.

www.gracechurchga.org is the church I attend and the praise band I play guitar and mandolin for. We are in Bainbridge Ga...find yourself in the area, drop in on Sunday at 10:30...

that's about it for now.....
k

18 watter post 2

Here is my 18 watt Lite IIb chassis with the transformers sitting on top of it as they will be later bolted down. Later tonight I plan to go online and order my board, turrets, standoffs and an impedance selector switch from a vendor. I will then begin building my board. Once completed I will order the electronic parts to populate the board with. Thanks to Dockery amps for the prompt service.

Watch for pics of the board as I get it started. My hopes are that documenting all this will possibly help someone else who is thinking about or doing the same thing.

Have a great evening.

k

june is here and i can't believe it

It just doesn't seem right for June to be here already. Could someone please make the year slow down...I don't want to start Christmas shopping yet!
Seriously though, it does seem to fly by. My grandma is turning 93 on the 11th. Thad turn 8 in July. Christie turn 4 in August...that just don't seem right.

Parents are down now keeping the kids while Di does summer school. Dad is building a new swingset for the kids. All wood and very heavy...don't think Thad can flip it.

Still waiting on tranny number two so i can figure out the dimensions of fiberglass board to order for my 18 watter....(see post 1 on the 18 watter). Hope it comes in today and I can place my order for board, turrets and standoffs. We shall see what the postman brings.