Thread: JCM 900 6l6 to EL34 Conversion problems
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Old 07-01-2009, 03:50 PM   #29 (permalink)
Ken
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Re: JCM 900 6l6 to EL34 Conversion problems
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Originally Posted by dmnall View Post
Harp,
I am not an expert and I had to do some looking into, if the OT is the culprit and is causing the whole chassis to get hot, that is not a good sign and what I have been reading 100 - 120 degrees f is usually where they will be working and anything 130+ degrees f is showing a sign it is about to die... Plus Mercury Magnetics sells replacement OT and PT for $ 250 each, so it is not too bad to replace them....

Cheers,
Charlie
To reiterate my thought...you'll be WAY more into this amp money wise than just buying a used DSL...and even if you fix it it's still just a JCM 900...

Ken
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