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  @djdancing200013 күн бұрын

  Do you have a sound comming from the relay at the back on idle?

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  @greenharvestproductions6743Ай бұрын

  The transformer and that you go the rectifiers. You might want to check those replace the rectifiers. Also, it can be the capacitors that controls the fan. Don't know if that one has a fan. Please let me know. Gunny, USMC

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  @greenharvestproductions6743Ай бұрын

  Did you replace the rectifier?

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  @davejones5745Ай бұрын

  Widow maker....but that's ok! Plug into an off board 1:1 transformer and your good

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  @stratokev2Ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @michaelorton9887Ай бұрын

  7868 is one of my fave sounding tubes

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  @stratokev2Ай бұрын

  Yes!

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  @LilFella67Ай бұрын

  Like the rear bathroom (away from the kitchen). Great design.

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  @stratokev2Ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @user-xg3jt3oj9v2 ай бұрын

  No shower?

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  @stratokev2Ай бұрын

  No! There is room in the back, but we don't need it as we always camp at campgrounds that have showers. Thank you!

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  @estellescott92922 ай бұрын

  Beautiful build. I would need a shower space

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  @stratokev22 ай бұрын

  Thanks! We debated putting in a shower, but we always stay at campgrounds that have showers, so we decided against it.

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  @analmendoza862 ай бұрын

  Love the bench to sit and read the bible 🙏🙏

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  @stratokev22 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @trr52912 ай бұрын

  The Toastmaster brand is unfortunately built cheaply. These used be great products back in the day. Now a new company builds them cheaply. I have 4 Toastmaster products in my house. They are reliable just cheaply made. I put a scratch on my Toastmaster toaster just cleaning it.

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  @bartonsky4 ай бұрын

  Looks nice, curious what size trailer is this?

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  @stratokev23 ай бұрын

  Thank you! It is 8 1/2 x 20. 7 1/12 tall.

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  @cloeducationtv4 ай бұрын

  Very Nice!

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  @stratokev23 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @lwilton4 ай бұрын

  Interesting. Some random comments from someone about the age of that radio: I was amused that you referred to it as a "stereo". Almost everyone would these days, that term is ingrained in our consciousness. But it isn't stereo, it's mono. Stereo sets wouldn't start to come along until the early 1960s. The little white tube with wires wrapped around the ends is a very low value capacitor, on the order of several picofarads, or, as they would have said in those days, "micro-microfarads", abbreviated mmf, rather than the pf we use these days. Absolutely no reason to think that it would be bad. The burning you saw on the cap near the orange replaced cap doesn't necessarily mean that cap was bad. What happened was that the original of the replaced cap got hot and burned up. What you are seeing is collateral damage on the other cap, but that discoloration would probably not have been enough to cause problems with it. (All the paper and electrolytic caps were likely bad now and needed replacing. But when the fried cap was replaced with that orange cap originally, the other paper caps were likely still usable.) The back-to-back bumblebee caps were obviously a replacement at some point in time. Probably another paper cap that went bad. Probably not done at the same time as the orange cap replacement. The way the wires were twisted together shows a real amateur did the repair, as does the mismatched foil ends of the caps.

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  @stratokev24 ай бұрын

  Thank you for the comments!

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  @anthonyoviedo80934 ай бұрын

  great work

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  @stratokev24 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @douro204 ай бұрын

  I have an inverter made by them. It's supposed to produce 200 watts, and I believe the operating frequency is somewhat higher than 60 hertz. It uses a mechanical chopper.

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  @DR-mp4gv4 ай бұрын

  i just picked one up on freecycle and it is a gem. I may replace the metal front with cloth.

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  @stratokev24 ай бұрын

  Nice!

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  @heatfield83764 ай бұрын

  It's working, the volume drop is normal cause it acts as resistance/clipping. If you put it before the transformer, with the right resistance set up, it should work similar to a tube, but with a tiny opto compression aspect.

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  @NeedhamJohn20115 ай бұрын

  4 months of no machine! Was searching to buy a new one, and was going to throw this one away. This FIXED IT!!!! Thank you!

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  @stratokev24 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @suppeccnole67875 ай бұрын

  Lifesaver! I didn’t have the same volume problem but I needed to know what the inside is supposed to look like to figure out what was wrong with mine. It seems like there are no pictures of the inside of these radios on the internet, only this video. Thanks so much!

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  @stratokev24 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @yodoglover4003 ай бұрын

  There was an instruction sheet that came with these radios. I have one of almost all that were made. On the back of the sheet is a schematic. The one in this video is prob a BD 109. I have about 4 of these cathedral radios. All still working. I haven't used them heavily.

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  @stratokev23 ай бұрын

  That is amazing that a schematic was actually included in the manual. You don't see that very often. Thank you!

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  @yodoglover4003 ай бұрын

  I bought the repro radios when they came out because I liked the old radios, but they were too expensive and most didn't work. So I got the closest thing. 😄

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  @joe153D5 ай бұрын

  If you connect the negative feedback to a switch like that… (I’m not electrical engineer so I know nothing about this) but is it possible to use a 1/4” jack to use a fender style footswitch to activate it like a boost switch?

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  @stratokev25 ай бұрын

  Yes, I'm sure you could do that.

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  @shawncolwell20296 ай бұрын

  How has that brand held up? About to do an install on mine.

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  @stratokev26 ай бұрын

  The unit has been great! Coming up on 3 year anniv of installing it. No problems. The heat does have difficulty when the outside temps are below 40F. We just use an electric radiator style heater when it is really cold out. Like the mini split so much we have also installed the same unit in a sunroom.

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  @shawncolwell20296 ай бұрын

  @@stratokev2 When below 40* do you mean staying warm or getting warm? If you use the additional heater to get temperature up will the mini split maintain?

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  @stratokev26 ай бұрын

  When the outside temperature is below about 40F the unit seems to run longer and louder than usual. It gets warm and maintains the temp but working harder than normal. When it is that cold outside we turn the unit off and use the radiator heater.

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  @skullheadwater98396 ай бұрын

  have you ever heard of a tuner?

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  @stratokev26 ай бұрын

  Ha!

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  @flaggism6 ай бұрын

  Thats a 10 inch speaker i think or i have the wrong amp.

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  @stratokev26 ай бұрын

  You are correct. It is a 10 inch speaker. Thank you!

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  @jonathancorbett98276 ай бұрын

  Definitely my favorite layout, looks like you could/can be comfortable. A lot of these just seem like it would be "non cozy" lol. Don't get me wrong people do beautiful and creative work with great skills and imagination but for me this is "IT". Sorry for rambling i hope you guys are enjoying it...

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  @stratokev26 ай бұрын

  Thank you. We love it too! Yes, we are getting a lot of use out of it. 5 trips in 2023. Planning our 2024 trips now.

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  @travelingrnnurses17 ай бұрын

  Next time please BACKUP! Thanks

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  @stratokev26 ай бұрын

  Yeah, I should have used a wide angle lens. Thanks!

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  @pedrosanchez3487 ай бұрын

  DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO FIX THE HOT WATER IS NOT COMING OUT. THANK YOU

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  @fastsetinthewest2 ай бұрын

  How about those little k cup 6, 8, 10 oz buttons? My 8 went bad and now 10 is bad. I hope you got it fixed

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  @ArizonaMMJ7 ай бұрын

  used to love my AD30. Loud lil amp for sure. Wish they didn't put that metal screen on it

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  @ricardoa28947 ай бұрын

  What a shitty video, the worst video ever seen

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  @Dave-sw2dm8 ай бұрын

  So, why did you buy a ramp door trailer? Also, what size is the trailer?

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  @stratokev28 ай бұрын

  We bought a ramp door because that was the only one I could find at the time for size we wanted. It is a 20' x 8.5' with 7' high ceilings.

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  @jonathanhorne65038 ай бұрын

  Electro Harmonix markets a 7868. They work well. Beware though, the pins are larger since it’s a MAGNOVAL base. Once you use one you’ll can never go back to USA tubes. But, it’s not too hard to replace a socket (usually) so your decision is ok. It’s not a collectable amp. It doesn’t look like you used shorting jacks and a 33k Ω resistor on the jack. Add those and you’ll tame some noise.

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  @stratokev28 ай бұрын

  Ok, I will try that. Thank you!

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  @christopherball79378 ай бұрын

  Dude you make me nervous.. do me a favor. Next time you have Chinese food. Save your chop sticks. It will save your life. Probing around in high voltage with out a chop stick.. remember the one hand rule

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  @stratokev28 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @kennethquintini6588 ай бұрын

  I'd change all the old capacitors for sure, old caps dry out and leak

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  @kennethquintini6588 ай бұрын

  I've got a Bogen chb35a converted to guitar 🎸 circuitry, the 7868 stays clean until about 7 and has a nice overdriven tone, i have a pair of Electro-Harmonix 7868s and i saved the good american made pair from the 60s, enjoy the 10🔊👏👍👌🎸

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  @stratokev28 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @erin190309 ай бұрын

  Consider this instrument is 60 years old and in great value condition. The caps in this box were not used long term, but just short termed testing. A great find.

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  @erin190309 ай бұрын

  I first used these standards in 1962 at RCA Labs in Princeton.

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  @davidringo13999 ай бұрын

  good amps for SS

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  @user-um9yl9ll4u10 ай бұрын

  Thank you! That was the problem

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  @williambock182110 ай бұрын

  I had one of these. Not a bad amp. This first version didn’t have a separate reverb button. That’s it’s only problem really. Glad you saved this one! The plastic washers on the grill go under the metal as spacers. The vibrating should stop.

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  @stratokev210 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @jamesbarnhart439510 ай бұрын

  Thanks, that fixed it.

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  @spencerjohnson342410 ай бұрын

  Thanks 👍 that did it For me to😅

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  @evanwindom326511 ай бұрын

  Is the front end of your trailer rounded? Did you have to shim out the front wall to accept the air handler inside?

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  @stratokev211 ай бұрын

  Yes, the front of the trailer is rounded slightly. On the inside the curve is not very deep and mounting bracket for the air handler unit is pretty flexible so I didn't have to use any shims.

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  @evanwindom326511 ай бұрын

  @@stratokev2 Hey -- thanks a ton for getting back to me. I think mine will be similar, though my trailer isn't as wide so the curve is a little more pronounced.

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  @user-zc9fx5qf1g11 ай бұрын

  Mine is pumping it's just not getting hot or cold

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  @silenthomerecords11 ай бұрын

  do you have a 3-prong power cable on there? and if so, did you put it in?

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  @stratokev211 ай бұрын

  No, it does not have a 3-prong power cord yet. I need to do it.

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  @wetspotswimwear119911 ай бұрын

  I really wanted to see your build...but it was the most painful 11 minutes ever

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  @stratokev211 ай бұрын

  LOL

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  @patricecarr110929 күн бұрын

  😂😂😂

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  @jeffhowell3310 Жыл бұрын

  Meet in the middle, with the trim piece and find a neutral ground color of a different color. I would not do white, i would make it another color as an accent piece. Cool build.

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  @stratokev2 Жыл бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @GlendaNorris-qx3in Жыл бұрын

  What size is your trailer? Yall have everything you need for a nice trip, yet it doesn't look cramped. Great build.

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  @stratokev2 Жыл бұрын

  The trailer is 8.5' x 20'. 7' tall. Thank you!

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  @GlendaNorris-qx3in Жыл бұрын

  This is the first time I have seen someone use an ironing boars for a table base. GREAT IDEA, I love it.

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  @stratokev2 Жыл бұрын

  Yes, the table was supposed to be a temporary solution until we found something we liked, but we are still using it. Thank you!

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  @lawrencepatricio5776 Жыл бұрын

  I think its genius.

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  @AdamRainStopper Жыл бұрын

  I can't help but think how, for what this would have fetched on ebay from some audiophile, you could've then grabbed like 2 or 3 old Hammond (AO-35 or AO-44 or similar) reverb amps and made 2 or 3 different guitar amps out of them, though there is a limit to what you can do with those without completely rewiring the tube sockets and rebuilding the entire signal path from scratch, whereas these old PA amps are basically already clean-ish guitar amps and with those separate preamp tubes for each mic input, it would actually be rather easy in the future to cascade the phono stage into the first mic input stage, then into the second, and get a monster of an amp out of this thing, all in a day's work, so I guess it's worth it.

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  @stratokev2 Жыл бұрын

  Yes, someday in my spare time I should attempt to route the phono and mic inputs as you suggested. The amp is already loud, that would make it insanely loud. It would be great I bet.

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  @AdamRainStopper Жыл бұрын

  @@stratokev2 So, let's say you cascade phono to mic 1 to mic 2, you already have a volume control for mic 2, it would act more or less as your master volume, so you could at least squeeze it a bit before the phase inverter, giving you tons of front end gain and controllable volume.

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  @AdamRainStopper Жыл бұрын

  I tried once, first, to rescue an ntire M100. A dude in the most rural place in CT was literally gonna throw it away, offered it to me when we'd been bullshitting about guitars on a forum somewhere. He even told me the names of several famous people who used the same model in the studio (as if I needed convincing). So, dad had a truck, and the guy had a forklift, getting it ON the truck was no problem, we just had to push from one end and pull and guide from the other, then tie it with ratchet straps. It was trying to wheel it down my homemade ramp that was the problem. After 2 hours of hurting ourselves, we both looked at each other and said "it's time." We stepped back and let it land. It toppled multiple times. The tonewheels and start motor already needed work, so I'd planned on having the amps and speakers (2 P12s and a P8) as a backup plan to make it worth the trip. It was worth the trip. Basically all I did with the AO-44 is exactly what you did without the adding in a pedal up front part. I just jumped the input hot lead to the grid of the first tube, because that stuff at the beginning is all to make it dark, otherwise the reverb tank would feed back a bit. The transistor was an afterthought, the other reverb amps in Hammonds don't have that. But I ripped out the stuff the transistor was there to push through, so I ripped out the transistor too. Oh, and I also disconnected the NFB loop. Mine is, as a result, even louder and brighter than yours. I love it though, I have a Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic, which is a little on the dark side if you push it beyond a moderate dad-rock crunch, but it sounds pretty well balanced through my stripped down AO-44. I'm terrified to add a tone stack unless it can be something dead simple, fully passive and maybe with a relay that would bypass it completely if it's annoying me one day. I considered adding a 12ax7, the PT is more than capable of handling one or two or 4 additional tubes. But again, I am afraid to ruin it. I'd need to set it up to be easy to revert it back to how it is.

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  @stratokev2 Жыл бұрын

  Great story regarding the M100 rescue attempt. I have also incurred injuries while moving a Hammond.

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  @AdamRainStopper Жыл бұрын

  @@stratokev2 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘩..... The main injury that day was frustration at having worn ourselves out just to end up failing to get it down safely anyway. It was like slow motion, once that thing went down and flipped over. The inside of the cabinet is like a time-capsule though, speakers and amps are almost always good.

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  @jltrem Жыл бұрын

  Bought a bass to noodle on, as I play guitar and not really bass and picked up one of these to use. It's just a beginner bass amp but I think it's pretty good for guitar, which is what I ended up using it for. Works good with pedals.

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  @stratokev2 Жыл бұрын

  Yes, works good with pedals too. I have another one with a broken input jack that I need to fix. Seems to be a common issue.