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do you have shields on the tubes that require them. ie: 12ax7`s? is the chassis naked under florecent light source while its making noise?
to me it sounds like an outside source.
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Do you have the 100ohm resistors used as the CT for the heaters?

Can you psot a pic of the input wireing,make sure the inputs have a good ground. Sometimes the ground end is ok,but the wiring to the input jack ground can look good but have a cold solder joint,or not making good contact.. Does either channel work?

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Plexi wrote:Do you have the 100ohm resistors used as the CT for the heaters?

Can you psot a pic of the input wireing,make sure the inputs have a good ground. Sometimes the ground end is ok,but the wiring to the input jack ground can look good but have a cold solder joint,or not making good contact.. Does either channel work?

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Richie is absolutely right on the 100 ohms off the filament runs. Without a CT the amp will buzz.

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NewGuitar wrote:Thanks.

What does this mean?
Richie is absolutely right on the 100 ohms off the filament runs. Without a CT the amp will buzz.
Sorry, but you're talking to a complete Newbie or dumb a$$ here when it comes to tube amps.

How do I wire this up? Can you send me a pic or schematic or point me to another post that shows this?

Thanks

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If your power transformer does not have a center tap for the 6.3 volt heater run ( mine does not ) you will have to put a 100 ohm resistor from the each wire to chassis ground. This creates a virtual center tap.

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Re: Input jacks. Both ways work, but the insulated jack is more mechannically sound since it's ground is secure even if it becomes loose.
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