You and Jim echo what was my feeling as well. Really no way to do a "quick and
easy" reconfiguration, but sometimes you just need that final sanity check
before diving into the shallow end of the pool.
Paul
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:19:23 -0500
From: Jeff Blaine <KeepWalking188@ac0c.com>
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] 3-500z substitutes
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I second Jim's advice.? I know from personal experience how a "simple
tube swap" can turn into the creeping-spend project from hell.? I think
I have the only $3K SB200 on earth - that sits on the shelf now
collecting dust as it's too unreliable and I've got tired of working on it.
Swap a decent tube in (the 400 are easier to find cheap), fix the few
problems back to OEM and be done.? The AL80 is a good amp overall.?
Worth the restoration.
In any event, good luck!? If nothing else, it's a great learning
experience although given your inventory of tubes, maybe you are not
hearing anything you don't already know.
73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
www.ac0c.com
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