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In Reply to: RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions posted by Ping on April 14, 2015 at 20:36:43:
I'm sorry, but I don't think this is good advice.
Over 50% of those resistors were out of tolerance - do you really want to leave those in there?
Do you really want to leave those tired sockets and 50+ year old PVC wire in there, especially keeping in mind that it has been BAKED? It's WARM under the hood of a Deuce.
Do you really want to leave the broken fuse cap, the corroded RCAs and the tired speaker connections in the amp?
Where do you intend to get a reasonably close set of NOS power tubes? And what are you going to do when the intermittent bias winding solder joint in then power trafo lets go and takes out your $600-$800 power tubes - and maybe more?
Have you ever heard one of the Citations after they've been properly redone? You would be about the first to say musical performance hasn't made significant improvements. I've posted pics here of a Cit II amp I built for a Grammy winning jazz bassist - he says it's the best amp he's EVER heard.
I appreciate you taking the time to post and contribute, but honestly when the YOUNGEST Citation II was produced over 50 years ago "band-aid" approaches are inappropriate. Keep in mind that amp has much more in common with a Ferrari or a Porsche than a VW or a Chevy. And high performance gear needs more care than others. The amp deserves it!
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Follow Ups
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Jim McShane 12:05:48 04/15/15 (51)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Ping 17:03:27 04/15/15 (50)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 21:07:37 04/15/15 (45)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Ping 18:47:48 04/16/15 (44)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 00:19:07 04/18/15 (2)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Jim McShane 09:17:30 04/18/15 (1)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 12:56:13 04/18/15 (0)
- I call BULLSH_T! - Eli Duttman 14:20:48 04/17/15 (0)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Jim McShane 09:19:29 04/17/15 (39)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Ping 11:56:56 04/18/15 (36)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 21:41:24 04/18/15 (27)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Ping 10:13:13 04/19/15 (4)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 03:27:06 04/20/15 (0)
- Tough crowd... - Triode_Kingdom 13:47:50 04/19/15 (2)
- RE: Tough crowd... - Eli Duttman 20:15:01 04/19/15 (1)
- RE: Tough crowd... - Triode_Kingdom 06:41:39 04/20/15 (0)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Triode_Kingdom 22:34:11 04/18/15 (21)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 09:54:41 04/19/15 (20)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Triode_Kingdom 11:19:41 04/19/15 (19)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Jim McShane 14:23:44 04/19/15 (2)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Triode_Kingdom 15:38:05 04/19/15 (0)
- The MFA 120 used Citation II output iron - Freo-1 14:28:29 04/19/15 (0)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 11:37:22 04/19/15 (15)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Triode_Kingdom 12:06:39 04/19/15 (8)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Michael Samra 13:11:27 04/19/15 (7)
- Depends how beat up it is... - Freo-1 13:23:28 04/19/15 (6)
- RE: Depends how beat up it is... - Jim McShane 14:34:20 04/19/15 (5)
- Not a big fan of the voltage doubler, nor the HEAT they generate - Freo-1 14:42:06 04/19/15 (4)
- Wow..The Mac Mc240 and the Mc75s and the Mc225 are all doublers - Michael Samra 04:40:16 04/22/15 (1)
- Good Information - Freo-1 16:53:34 04/24/15 (0)
- RE: Not a big fan of the voltage doubler, nor the HEAT they generate - unclestu 15:08:46 04/19/15 (1)
- RE: Not a big fan of the voltage doubler, nor the HEAT they generate - Triode_Kingdom 15:44:28 04/19/15 (0)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - jazbo8 11:45:07 04/19/15 (5)
- Not true - Triode_Kingdom 12:53:47 04/19/15 (4)
- RE: Not true - hennfarm 23:43:06 04/19/15 (0)
- RE: Not true - jazbo8 14:14:34 04/19/15 (0)
- Very true with the old kit amps like Eico ,Heathkit and Dynaco. - Michael Samra 13:29:31 04/19/15 (1)
- Also Scott, Fisher, HK, Sansui, Pioneer, Stromberg, etc. etc. - Triode_Kingdom 14:12:35 04/19/15 (0)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Jim McShane 12:55:49 04/18/15 (7)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Ping 07:57:58 04/19/15 (6)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Jim McShane 15:57:55 04/19/15 (5)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Ping 23:18:57 04/24/15 (0)
- Design philosophies - Triode_Kingdom 18:43:34 04/19/15 (2)
- RE: Design philosophies - Jim McShane 19:44:24 04/19/15 (1)
- RE: Design philosophies - Triode_Kingdom 05:56:04 04/20/15 (0)
- Excellent response - Freo-1 16:46:19 04/19/15 (0)
- well, that sums it pretty well...:) - PakProtector 18:19:14 04/17/15 (0)
- RE: HK Citation 2 rebuild questions - Eli Duttman 14:12:26 04/17/15 (0)
- TROLL!! (nt) - Eli Duttman 17:33:24 04/15/15 (3)
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