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PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:22 pm 
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Well , it's a Tremolux , but it's basically the same if you remove the trem.

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Methinks it be quite different - e.g. Phase Inverter, Bass, Treble, Fixed Bias, Choke, GZ34 rectifier.

Voltage is OK for 6V6 but 400V on EL84. I guess you'd need to keep the bias under control!

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Yeah, it is a bit different. I realized after posting that it is a "brownface" and not a "Tweed". I just thought that it was interesting that Leo used EL84's for one version of his "Tremo-de-luxes".

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Technicaly speaking, running el84's in a 5e3 would be pretty simple if you could drop the voltage, no? is there anything that would really needed to be changed?

I guess I could just read up on converting 18 watts from el84 to 6v6's and do some of those changes, but opposite?


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It will work if you change the cathode bias resistor to 120 - 150 ohms and drop the voltage B+ to 350. No, dont go and grab your VARIAC!!

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coco wrote:
It will work if you change the cathode bias resistor to 120 - 150 ohms and drop the voltage B+ to 350. No, dont go and grab your VARIAC!!

I ended up with a nice PT for a scratch build based on a 5e3 I'm doing, which has multiple HV taps. Perfect for a 6v6 pair OR a el84 pair... I was thinking even a switchable power section for a 5e3!


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Multiple HV taps? Sweet! :D

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Now, i know this isn't really a 5e3 (not exactly...) but i think it relate prettty closley. And, i was using stephens v6 layout to figure out how to do this...

I figured I can set it up so i have a hi/lo power switch with the HV taps before the rectifier. This way, I can run the 6v6's at either high or lower voltage. Also, having another switch to toggle between using 6v6's or el84's. I drew this up fairly quick on MS paint (im at my parents house over the eater weekend, so I couldnt do anything else!) and i was wondering if this is how it would/should be done.

The only thing im worried about is someone other than me trying to play the el84's on the higher voltage taps... Im sure I can make it clear not too.. somehow!

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247 ... ection.gif

heres the fender layout i destroyed with ms paint... any problems?


*i hope this isnt too off topic, if it is you can just move it out of the 5e3 section if you want


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