Got my AC30 iron today...

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Got my AC30 iron today...

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IT'S ON!
I'll be building the AC30/4 circuit that's in the download section using the "vintage" official Vox iron and my '69 Super Beatle chassis and cab...sweet rocking will soon be in order!
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Ready for show & tell at the next ampfest?
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for sure!
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Re: Got my AC30 iron today...

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WesKuhnley wrote:I'll be building the AC30/4 circuit that's in the download section using the "vintage" official Vox iron
Where did you get the iron from? I'm after some decent AC30 iron, although I want it in a standup format.
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CE Distrobution. www.cedist.com only the OP and choke are stand up. I chose the 'vintage' Vox iron cause it was the cheapest, not the best. I'm not too hip on spending $500 on MM iron...
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Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at theirs.

Between them, JMI, MM, Heyboer and a whole load of others, there's a fair bit of choice to wade though!
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WesKuhnley wrote:CE Distrobution. www.cedist.com only the OP and choke are stand up. I chose the 'vintage' Vox iron cause it was the cheapest, not the best. I'm not too hip on spending $500 on MM iron...
Cheers for the link but they say they only sell to distributors and tradesmen etc... Shame that. I could be convinced to build an AC30...
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Wicksy wrote:
WesKuhnley wrote:CE Distrobution. www.cedist.com only the OP and choke are stand up. I chose the 'vintage' Vox iron cause it was the cheapest, not the best. I'm not too hip on spending $500 on MM iron...
Cheers for the link but they say they only sell to distributors and tradesmen etc... Shame that. I could be convinced to build an AC30...
I am a vendor. You pay shipping and I'll send em too you.

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"Vintage" AC-30 xfmrs

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These vintage style AC-30 transformers offered by CE are surplus from the Vox AC-30 HW edition amps, made by Schumacher I believe. I've bought a bunch of the sets in the past for some of my own builds and thought I'd mention that I found several of the PTs that buzz. Loose windings and/or laminations that would physically vibrate under loaded conditions. Thankfully, I returned the bad ones for a refund, but it was still a pain in the ass to go through.
Could these have been seconds included with leftovers or possibly just damaged in transit? Beware.
Hopefully I'm not too late with this post.
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