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Old 10-17-2008, 09:32 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Re: Just Got New Tubes For My DSL 100
Holy moly watch out for red plating a tube when the bias wanders up high like that.
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I couldn't handle it after a few minutes. I got whiplash during the cleans (from almost nodding off) and then thought the dog was howling during the first part of the distortion.

He pretty much lost me with the tongue thing right off the bat though to be honest.
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Re: Just Got New Tubes For My DSL 100
At the risk of sounding stupid. I'm assuming turning counter clockwise will "cool" the side.

I'm obviously way off balance here, One at 180 one at like 10
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Holy moly watch out for red plating a tube when the bias wanders up high like that.
Ya I new it was a bad sign.
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I'm having a bitch of a time finding a screw driver lol Last reading I took was like 15 and 140 on the other side LOL

And ya I'm using a DSL 100.
Be careful, at those #'s you could red plate and mess your amp up.

It takes very small, I mean VERY small adjustments 1 side at a time because the reading will see-saw. In other words when you bring one side up the other will go down, so you have to get the idle balanced so they're even on each side.
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Re: Just Got New Tubes For My DSL 100
Smaller turns at a time. Very small turns. Take the one that is at 180 and turn it clockwise. Which way did it go?
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I couldn't handle it after a few minutes. I got whiplash during the cleans (from almost nodding off) and then thought the dog was howling during the first part of the distortion.

He pretty much lost me with the tongue thing right off the bat though to be honest.
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Re: Just Got New Tubes For My DSL 100
K i've got the left at like 79 and the right at 5-10. Way out of whack but I feel a little more safe now.
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Move the right one counter clockwise. What happened?
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I couldn't handle it after a few minutes. I got whiplash during the cleans (from almost nodding off) and then thought the dog was howling during the first part of the distortion.

He pretty much lost me with the tongue thing right off the bat though to be honest.
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Re: Just Got New Tubes For My DSL 100
I'm around 55-65. So I'm making some progress I think...

Now to get them to about 80...

Update: 84.7 and 87ish.
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Good.
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I couldn't handle it after a few minutes. I got whiplash during the cleans (from almost nodding off) and then thought the dog was howling during the first part of the distortion.

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Re: Just Got New Tubes For My DSL 100
I'm going for 85. Or is that close enough?
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Get them closer to each other, you're almost there! 85 is a great number!
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I'd do 80/85. In between there.
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I couldn't handle it after a few minutes. I got whiplash during the cleans (from almost nodding off) and then thought the dog was howling during the first part of the distortion.

He pretty much lost me with the tongue thing right off the bat though to be honest.
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Holy moly watch out for red plating a tube when the bias wanders up high like that.
Sorry about that bro, I kept saying almost the same thing like a delay, but more like an analogue!

Looks like we saved an amp from blowing!
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Re: Just Got New Tubes For My DSL 100
Ive got it 85.1 Left and 85.1 Right. It's very sensitive.
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Old 10-17-2008, 09:59 PM   #75 (permalink)
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Nice. Check it out by now playing through it and see what you think. If it's breaking up too soon for you cool it down. It will drift some in the next few days as you play it so check it again and see where you're at and enjoy the new tubes!

Which tube kit did you get btw?
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Sorry made a bit of a typo, guess I got excited I'm reading

88.3----87-2

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Sorry about that bro, I kept saying almost the same thing like a delay, but more like an analogue!

Looks like we saved an amp from blowing!
High 5 man!
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I couldn't handle it after a few minutes. I got whiplash during the cleans (from almost nodding off) and then thought the dog was howling during the first part of the distortion.

He pretty much lost me with the tongue thing right off the bat though to be honest.
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Sorry made a bit of a typo, guess I got excited I'm reading

88.3----87-2

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That's high imo. Dial it back just a tiny tiny bit so you get closer to 84-85 each side.
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Its probably gone up a little the hotter the tubes get. Adjust down to where you want it. You know how it works now. Personally I would cool it down to 80 or 85 and see how it sounds. Its up to you.
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I have at 86.5 and about 86.1. Is that ok?
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Time to rock bro!
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Time to rock bro!
Thanks guys, Wouldn't have known what the heck to do. When I saw 140 or whatever I thought the thing was broken until I saw the other one at 15. Crazy thing is that's BEFORE I made any kind of adjustment, Dunno what the deal with that was.
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I bet that side that went to 140 got nice and hot eh? You could probably hear it sizzle and crackle!
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Anytime man. Give that thing some love!
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The one side was up to 180! Whoo Hoo!!!!!!!! I felt the heat here!
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I bet that side that went to 140 got nice and hot eh? You could probably hear it sizzle and crackle!

Well it felt hot and I was wondering if that was normal well before I took the readings. Then when I saw the reading and realized it was 180(lol), I new I was in trouble and raced around the house looking for some kind of screw driver and got it down to like 40 each and then started adjusting. But thanks for the help, It came easier after I realized what was going on and how sensitive the screws are.

And the tubes are 4 JJ ECC83 S and 4 Svetlana EL34's
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And I just checked them again and they are 83.9 and 84.1. I'll loader up and prolly check it in 3 days or so
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Man never got to blast the amp yet but I had it on last night and man these tubes blow the stock ones that were in it away, which I think were Groove Tubes and Marshal factory ones?. It sounds better at lower volumes for sure.
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