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valvewhiz · January 19th, 2010, 12:13 PM

Hi All,

Here's my AC15 clone, :

A copy of a 1962 AC15 I had in for repair, and at the moment have on loan!

The voltage selector is home made from Paxolin and plug parts, I wasn't going to pay $50.00 off ebay for one!

AJH

SamBooka · January 19th, 2010, 07:38 PM

ok.. you cant just throw that up there without details and beaver shots ;)

Where did you get the front panel, what is Paxolin etc etc.

From the ehem.. ONE pic it lookps pretty impressive tho :)

ThermionicScott · January 19th, 2010, 10:16 PM

I can't see anything!

"Beaver shots"?

- Scott

valvewhiz · January 20th, 2010, 05:37 AM

Did Someone ask for more pictures!

The BLC between the jack sockets stands for "Blind Lemon Chitlin" which is the alias of the person in the States who has the chassis made for the amps he builds.

This picture shows the other side with the tagboards mounted ready for component placement and wiring, I'm using vintage Carbon Composition resistors as in the original AC15's.

Mains transformer and smoothing capacitor fitted, shroud on mains transformer is only a temporary one - new one ordered! Power chassis has been Bright Nickel Plated and Passivated and looks much better.

All control panel fittings in place, note vintage indicator lamp, tagboards fitted and component placement started.

The mains transformer and heater connections.

The preamp panel heater wiring.

The lower tagboard nearly fully populated with components.

The wired up input jacks and trem speed switch.

Tag panels and other wiring nearly completed, waiting for some more components! Wiring needs tidying up!

Mullard Valves in place along with my reconstituted 1960's Radiospares Smoothing Choke.
Big hole where the output transformer should be (The expensive bit!)

Naff picture of underside of chassis!! few more components added, waiting for wirewound resistors!

The underside of the Preamp - note vintage mains lead with
real mains lead colours!

The control panel

The view from the opposite side.

The underside of the power chassis

Here's another picture with the protective film removed:

The Black and gold Escutcheon came with the chassis, but I wanted one
the same colour as the original 62 AC15 as in the first post, that one came from Australia from Glen, it was the last one he had in stock!

Paxolin is the old English name for what they call SRBP these days - I'm showing my age

AJH

richon · January 20th, 2010, 08:37 AM

espectacular!!!!!

would you be kind and post a video of the amp¿? (sounding)

winny pooh · January 20th, 2010, 09:00 AM

super cool man, hope you have plenty of ventilation for that one, always an issue with the older voxes...

Jahmbie · January 20th, 2010, 09:48 AM

Beautiful job!

tubescent · January 20th, 2010, 10:26 AM

respect!
what schematic/layout are you following?

valvewhiz · January 20th, 2010, 01:55 PM

The circuit is the version 3 edition, and the layout is a copy of the 1962 AC15 I have here!

rangercaster · January 21st, 2010, 01:42 AM

brilliant !!! you should consider designing and marketing your work !!!

valvewhiz · January 21st, 2010, 09:22 AM

I've had many requests from members of the Shadows music community over here for me to build amp copies for them.

I am involved in modding modern Vox amps to give the old Vox sounds,
particularly the AC30CC and AC15CC series.

I also built a copy of an original AC4 circuit into a Pathfinder cabinet!

My plan is this year to build an EL84 based 15w amp "Plexi Style" using an
EF86 in one channel.

AJH

January 19th, 2010, 12:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
valvewhiz TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Birmingham England Posts: 12	1962 AC15 Clone Hi All, Here's my AC15 clone, : A copy of a 1962 AC15 I had in for repair, and at the moment have on loan! The voltage selector is home made from Paxolin and plug parts, I wasn't going to pay $50.00 off ebay for one! AJH

January 19th, 2010, 07:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
SamBooka Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Montreal Age: 42 Posts: 1,153	ok.. you cant just throw that up there without details and beaver shots ;) Where did you get the front panel, what is Paxolin etc etc. From the ehem.. ONE pic it lookps pretty impressive tho :) __________________ I used to be DH82c but I changed so the 'copters wont spot me

January 19th, 2010, 10:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
ThermionicScott Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SW CR IA US NA PE Age: 32 Posts: 5,156	I can't see anything! "Beaver shots"? - Scott __________________ Wound thirds are my anti-wank.

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richon Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Viña del Mar Posts: 268	espectacular!!!!! would you be kind and post a video of the amp¿? (sounding) __________________ Watch my Blog with DIY Tube Amps and Boutique Effects from CHILE : www.richon-caster.blogspot.com

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January 20th, 2010, 05:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
valvewhiz TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Birmingham England Posts: 12	Did Someone ask for more pictures! The BLC between the jack sockets stands for "Blind Lemon Chitlin" which is the alias of the person in the States who has the chassis made for the amps he builds. This picture shows the other side with the tagboards mounted ready for component placement and wiring, I'm using vintage Carbon Composition resistors as in the original AC15's. Mains transformer and smoothing capacitor fitted, shroud on mains transformer is only a temporary one - new one ordered! Power chassis has been Bright Nickel Plated and Passivated and looks much better. All control panel fittings in place, note vintage indicator lamp, tagboards fitted and component placement started. The mains transformer and heater connections. The preamp panel heater wiring. The lower tagboard nearly fully populated with components. The wired up input jacks and trem speed switch. Tag panels and other wiring nearly completed, waiting for some more components! Wiring needs tidying up! Mullard Valves in place along with my reconstituted 1960's Radiospares Smoothing Choke. Big hole where the output transformer should be (The expensive bit!) Naff picture of underside of chassis!! few more components added, waiting for wirewound resistors! The underside of the Preamp - note vintage mains lead with real mains lead colours! The control panel The view from the opposite side. The underside of the power chassis Here's another picture with the protective film removed: The Black and gold Escutcheon came with the chassis, but I wanted one the same colour as the original 62 AC15 as in the first post, that one came from Australia from Glen, it was the last one he had in stock! Paxolin is the old English name for what they call SRBP these days - I'm showing my age AJH

January 20th, 2010, 09:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
winny pooh Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South London Posts: 4,750	super cool man, hope you have plenty of ventilation for that one, always an issue with the older voxes...

January 20th, 2010, 10:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
tubescent Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: england Posts: 168	respect! what schematic/layout are you following?

January 20th, 2010, 01:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
valvewhiz TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Birmingham England Posts: 12	The circuit is the version 3 edition, and the layout is a copy of the 1962 AC15 I have here!

January 21st, 2010, 01:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
rangercaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: portland, or Age: 55 Posts: 4,053	brilliant !!! you should consider designing and marketing your work !!! __________________ "Unum saltum et siffletum et unum bumbulum"

January 21st, 2010, 09:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
valvewhiz TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Birmingham England Posts: 12	I've had many requests from members of the Shadows music community over here for me to build amp copies for them. I am involved in modding modern Vox amps to give the old Vox sounds, particularly the AC30CC and AC15CC series. I also built a copy of an original AC4 circuit into a Pathfinder cabinet! My plan is this year to build an EL84 based 15w amp "Plexi Style" using an EF86 in one channel. AJH

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