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need advice about getting started buildind tube amps

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Posted on October 27, 2001 at 15:14:47
Krisgel
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Joined: June 13, 2001
 Over the summer I built my first tube amplifier kit, the Welborne Labs Moondogs 2A3's. I enjoyed building the amps and they turned out great. However, in building the amps I was simply following the directions with no real understanding of how the amps worked. My goal is to one day be able to design and build my own tube amps from scratch. How do I go about obtaining the knowledge and skills to obtain this goal?

Thanks,

Adam

 

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Thick rubber gloves, Wellington boots and adequate life insurance :0) [nt], posted on October 27, 2001 at 15:28:25
chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com
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Re: need advice about getting started buildind tube amps, posted on October 27, 2001 at 17:17:03
Andy N


 
Simple: read everything here, and on the Joelist, even though it sounds like a foreign languge. Build a few kits, build a few from raw schematics (you'll be surprised at how much guidance a pre-punched chassis represents) and sooner or later it will gel into a working knowledge of tube design. Re-reading things after 6 months will also shed light on things you didn't understand the first time around.

This stuff is all picked up by repetition, and by doing it again and again.

 

Re: need advice about getting started buildind tube amps, posted on November 11, 2001 at 15:21:12
weinstro


 
What is the "Joelist"?

Thanks,

Rob

 

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