in case anyone here is interested in the notorious "balance control" in some Magnavox console amps

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Snapped a few photos of a stereo Magnavox 6V6PP console power amp modified for standalone operation. The "trick" on some of these amps (taught to me by folks on the "Magnavox" Yahoo group as well as some nice AA folks -- see link below) is to replace the missing "balance" control (750 ohm pot) with a pair of grounded 390 or so ohm resistors to complete the feedback loops for the two channels. Without these little guys, the amp works but with very little gain.
Thought this might be of interest to some here(?):

Here's a close up of the added resistors (those are the two 6EU7 sockets to the left of the grounded terminal strip):

all the best,
mrh

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Topic - in case anyone here is interested in the notorious "balance control" in some Magnavox console amps - mhardy6647 11:11:50 03/03/07 (2)

thanks !! i have a couple of those in - snkby 16:08:17 03/05/07 (1)

original resistors and electrolytic can (nt) - mhardy6647 18:10:42 03/11/07 (0)

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