Not another JTM45 build!

the Merren OT's are fantastic. Haven't used the PT's.

 

I use the ValveStorm wire on all of my builds, it's the best that I have used.

 

Got my Valvestorm JTM45 order today. Still waiting for the Metrospec transformers and need to order a cabinet.

 

Nice, are you gonna get started without the PT and OT?

nice work bench by the way. I like the window you can look out. Is it in the house or is that a garage? Here is mine. Don’t have a window but got a 65” Samsung smart out of the trash. New mother board fixed it for 70 bucks.
Enjoy the build

 

That’s and old pic. Here is today. I have the flag over the TV when I’m not watching it.

 

PT and choke landed today! Also- measure twice, cut once. The cutout on my chassis is for a smaller PT so I'll have to mod it a bit . Oh well, it will give me something to do until everything else comes in!

Thanks to Amadeus91 for the hookup!

Merren PT and choke by jessemhopkins posted Aug 1, 2020 at 1:29 PM

 

Wow that thing looks vintage (in a good way)!

 

Yeah, I would definitely call this "big boy iron"

 

Are there any guidelines on how to space the power tube sockets? Annoyingly, this chassis does not have a cutout to hang the 32 + 32 can cap between v5 and v6 and instead is designed for both cans to mount against the wall next to the pt. Since I'm already gonna have to cut it, I might as well fix that too while I'm at it.

 

I would be tempted to mount them to the wall, but now is the time to change it. if you desire.

 

Yeah, I’m concerned I won’t have clearance above the pt, but if I do then I’ll just leave it be. I’ll have to test fit it all when I get the OT.

 

I see what you mean, that Transformer does look big.

 

That’s inside my garage and you know that I started working on it. I’ll probably put in the tube sockets and maybe wire the preamp heaters. I started populating the board today. I did this wiring yesterday.

https://www.marshallforum.com/threads/yes-another-jtm45-build.115247/#post-2013317

 

Looks good.
I bet you have room to do the cans inside. Which chassis are you using?

 

I thought that was weird, then I realised you went Mojotone and not Valvestorm

 

It’s Mojotone, I’m pretty sure it won’t fit. But we’ll see.

 

Hey everyone. Got my OT on the way now. Since the cab is an offset look but I'm doing a mid-60s style electronically, Chris Merren is doing a Drake style OT in a hammertoe shell, so it will look like an RS. Maybe that's sacrilegious to some of you but I'm excited.

Does anyone know where I can purchase a mounting bracket for the PT?

 

I'm sure the hammered finish OT will look good.
I usually get the aluminium mounting ring when I order PTs from Marstran
You can get them elsewhere.

 

I'm sure the hammered finish OT will look good.

Do you mean one of these?

They are $16 from Valvestorm.

 

Yes Neil, the finish does indeed look very nice.
Here is a Merren RS OT.