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    18W TMB blown fuse

    Thanks llc, I shouldnt have to be told to use a lightbulb limiter at this point... but I do. Zero excuses to not have one and a couple builds on...
    Post by: esbrian, Feb 12, 2021 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    18W TMB blown fuse

    I was playing my 18W TMB the other night with the indicator light removed and the socket floating in the chassis. Started getting a little...
    Thread by: esbrian, Feb 12, 2021, 3 replies, in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    When does DIY become more important then playing

    I was never much of a player - started late and never put in enough time to be very useful on guitar. I think I had been playing for 10 years...
    Post by: esbrian, Oct 29, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    Galanti MM OT2

    Uploaded by: esbrian, Aug 11, 2020, 0 comments, in category: Member Galleries
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    Galanti MM OT1

    Uploaded by: esbrian, Aug 11, 2020, 0 comments, in category: Member Galleries
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    Galanti Minuteman?

    I cant remember whether it is marked, I'll have to take a look. It's about the size of a ping pong ball, and one side of the secondary is bonded...
    Post by: esbrian, Aug 10, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    Galanti Minuteman?

    Good point @tubegeek, I tried another tube before I started soldering on it, but not since replacing caps. The trem started working (as well as...
    Post by: esbrian, Aug 9, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    Galanti Minuteman?

    Well I replaced all the electrolytics, most of the coupling caps, the LFO caps, gave it a makeover (at my wife's request - this amp is for her),...
    Post by: esbrian, Aug 9, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    Galanti_Minuteman_200809a

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    Galanti Minuteman?

    Tubegeek I dont think I was following your logic before... the guitar volume pot sets the input impedence in that case, right? The kalamazoo 1...
    Post by: esbrian, May 16, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    Galanti Minuteman?

    ok, downloaded DIYLC and used it to build a cleaner schematic:Galanti_Minuteman_200515a by esbrian posted May 15, 2020 at 4:35 PM Like I said...
    Post by: esbrian, May 15, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    Galanti_Minuteman_200515a

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    Galanti Minuteman?

    well in a plausible defense of the Galanti design team, there isn't much reason to believe it left the factory this way... I'm inclined to rewire...
    Post by: esbrian, May 13, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps
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    Galanti Minuteman?

    Tubegeek, maybe I am missing something, but it looks to me like if you plugged into input 2 there is no longer a ground reference to the grid?...
    Post by: esbrian, May 13, 2020 in forum: Shock Brother's DIY Amps