I’ve managed to make a little progress on the driver stage of the amplifier. And another project is coming along well.
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6L6 SE-UL Wiring Progress
This is just a quick post to let everyone know that I have made some progress on the subject amp’s wiring. Unfortunately, there is a complicating factor which is slowing me down.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Transformer Wiring
Today I took some time to install the signal ground bus and wire the transformers. But I also wanted to discuss a specific aspect of transformer wiring for the B+. I often get questions on this topic from people looking at the 6336 SET Amplifier. Let’s take a look.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Mechanical Assembly
The paint seemed to be good and hard this afternoon. So when I got a little free time, I decided to start assembly.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Gets Its First Wires
I’m still waiting for the top plate paint to harden. But that didn’t keep me from getting some wiring done on the chassis today.
Continue readingJumping the Gun
I know that I told myself I was going to give the paint on the 6L6 SE-UL top plate a week to harden before I started assembly. But then I thought “Hey there’s other assembly I could perform”. So that’s what I did.
Continue readingA Note on Aluminum Finish
A while back in this post, “6L6 SE-UL Primed for Progress“, I mentioned that I would no longer be painting the exposed bottom plates of projects which won’t be seen. What that statement actually meant was that I would be leaving the aluminum in a bare “as delivered” finish. Or maybe with just a little steel wool polishing. But I’m now modifying that stance slightly.
Continue readingSpray Painting and Charge Transfer
While spray painting some metal this week a funny thing happened. During the painting session, the hair on my arms began to stand on end to the extent that it was readily apparent that something strange was happening. This led me to perform some investigations.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Chassis Is Ready
After many delays I have finally finished the 6L6 SE-UL chassis. The paint is still soft but I should get started mounting parts in a week or so, as soon and the paint hardens appropriately.
Continue readingI Made A Change Today
On July 1st, 2018 I announced a small change to my website in this post: “A Little Change”. That change has now been reversed. As of today I have terminated this website’s association with PayPal.
Continue readingSome day…
I suppose by now everyone is wondering what has happened to the 6L6 SE-UL amp project. Well, so am I. Kind of.
Continue readingAugust Starts Off Busy
Sorry for the lack of progress on the 6L6 SE-UL. I really wanted to get the chassis finished off this week but several factors have conspired to keep me from working on it.
Continue readingBack to Bare Metal
After my mistake with the finish, the top and front plates for the 6L6 SE-UL are now back to bare metal. Now begins the “Great Paint Hunt”.
Continue readingThat was a Mistake!
Remember yesterday when I said “There were a couple of finish blemishes which needed to be corrected. I accomplished that shortly after the above pictures were taken”? It looks like I messed up!
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL In the Black
So the black finish has set up and I think it looks far better than the grey. So, again, as long as there’s no uproarious outcry, I’ll be going with the black. I think this finish ties the whole project together much better than the grey would have done.
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