Being a retired amptech your channel is THE BEST channel on KZbin for content of its kind.
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend, I will continue to provide good content
@bso6371gt Жыл бұрын
My pro reverb trans spewed out all over and still works.
@natureandphysics4033 жыл бұрын
Terry reminds me of expert pet doctor Granville Bennett from the James Herriot stories. The worse the animal, the more Granville wants the case!
@theguitaramptech3 жыл бұрын
Another great video Terry. Thank you. Mercury magnetics are too expensive to get to Australia. Thankfully, Hammond has a local distributor here, and I have found their products to be excellent and very diverse.
@andrewwilliss65003 жыл бұрын
Mercury Magnetics over hyped and over priced garbage. Marketing lies telling gullible people that their power cords will give superior tone - absolute snake oil. Shame!
@thomasburnett47123 жыл бұрын
I know Uncle Doug and many other amp techs will be heartbroken that Classic Tone Transformers went out of business too!
@brich29293 жыл бұрын
I am.
@lljsullins91813 жыл бұрын
@@brich2929 Same here. Planned on a Twin Reverb build and doubt that it will happen. Others are too expensive.
@ionut53503 жыл бұрын
@@lljsullins9181 there is always the alternative of winding your own. It sounda daunting but once you do it once or twice its no big deal.
@stephenbarlin23142 жыл бұрын
If you can’t stop Tony playing then you know you’ve fixed it.
@edwardhannigan63243 жыл бұрын
Nice repair and information with expert tips..Awesome channel..Ed..U.K..😀
@chrisbarrett51323 жыл бұрын
Those burned out transformers could well become the only source of replacements in the future. As the production of new replacements becomes uneconomic, I believe there will be a demand for originals to rewind for the people who continue to want proper amps.
@guppybill3 жыл бұрын
I had a 64 princeton. My uncle Dave "fixed" it for me once. Shocked the hell out of me when I touched my strings. Thanks uncle Dave. Dork. I got a permed mullet out of it though.
@noslen9547 ай бұрын
I love watching these old fender amps being repaired.
@Bleats_Sinodai3 жыл бұрын
Bummer that ClassicTone is going under! At least here in Brazil we have Schatz, who makes replicas of most tube amp transformers, and also do custom ones (my Honeytube amp uses a custom O.T. from them).
@Finom13 жыл бұрын
Bless you for sharing your wisdom with us and always providing great educational videos. You are a Humble and Honorable man.
@cheycasters3 жыл бұрын
Terry, your an asset to the Tube Amp Community!!! and a Treasure!!!
@SteveHacker3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Thanks for making a longer video and now beginning to step up and actually show your work and teach! Outstanding! Much better! Please keep it up! The longer, the more teaching, and the more work shown, the better! THANKS! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@abeck55983 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I watch your channel all of the time I love your humor I also have a "snozarimus"!! for heavy solder joins. I have just completed a Princeton Reverb amp AA1164 and it sounds great, I now have the bug and want to build a 62 fen... clone similar to the amp you have just repaired . Can you tell me what schematic is appropriate for this build. Regards Tony .. Aus..
@umajunkcollector3 жыл бұрын
Where did GHOULARDI come from? PORTUGHOUL! Big Chuck is getting close to 88 years old, Ernie Anderson died long ago. Dick Goddard died recently at 89 of Alsheimers.
@edwardmonsariste40503 жыл бұрын
Does Hammond have direct replacements for Fender and Marshall? Last time that I checked into Hammond (years ago), their output transformers had weird speaker taps. Did they ever fix that, as in simple 4,8,16ohm taps for use with a normal 3way switch?
@electrolytics3 жыл бұрын
Relax, sit back...light up an Old Ghoul......muah ha ha.....!
@richgriffith55413 жыл бұрын
Where do you get the $6 clippers? I bought a pair from China and they broke the first time I used them. Love your videos!
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
They are made by Hakko, Check TEequipment www.tequipment.net/I just bought a case for $4.71 ea
@566hank2 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t you just cut the red/white instead of connecting to a terminal strip?
@jeffadams55103 жыл бұрын
15:30 when you soldered that 1 ohm resistor to the tube socket pin, it was really thin. So much it looked like it broke free when soldering the other end to the chassis. Towards vids end it still looked thin....
@kendavis80463 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Any chance you could ever do a video, even if just a discussion, with Uncle Doug? I love his stuff as well. I watch you both. [EDIT] And I think I am right in the middle of the average of your ages. But that is a state of mind! :-)
@mobicus13 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Happy Bday to your Mom!
@sethgross39043 жыл бұрын
Are you from Battle Creek mi!?! I’ve been watching your channel for a while now and never knew!! I’ve got a 5150 that’s acting kinda funny.
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I live in the Pennfield area
@noahpavey65043 жыл бұрын
Out of habit I realized I was holding my breath while those solder fumes were going up at the camera😂 Great repair video!
@jima3129 Жыл бұрын
I have a computer fan attached right on my soldering station that I run off a 10.8 volt battery from an old stick vac. Sucks those fumes right away from my face. It's zip tied to a metal angle plate, and stuck on there with a couple ;of magnets. Works a peach!
@wadereynoldsgm3 жыл бұрын
Mojotone has made in USA drop in replacement power transformers for popular Fender amps including the blackface Princeton. Not sure how good they are or who makes them.
@brich29293 жыл бұрын
Heyboer makes them.
@dhpbear23 жыл бұрын
Maybe that 70uF filter cap did in the transformer?
@kxmrock3 жыл бұрын
The Snoz don't take guff off'a old/cold solder make sure to keep that hungry Iron fed
@robinosborne2663 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video Terry, always a pleasure to watch you at work.
@electrolytics3 жыл бұрын
Tony!! You riffin' out some Hot Tuna? Expecting a huge bass line to come in behind ya there.
@andybonneau92093 жыл бұрын
Nice riff from Tony. Great job from Terry, as usual.
@blues613 жыл бұрын
Always fun and informative watching your amp repairs. Whenever you say "snozzaramus", even when it's not in frame, I hear a deep maniacal laugh... :-)
@esmeecirolozano7618 Жыл бұрын
Hahha yeah 😂😂😂
@rmy39183 жыл бұрын
Better than NEW thanks to U : )
@strangequark4203 жыл бұрын
Portughoul! That's the first time I noticed that ... ha!
@steveh12733 жыл бұрын
what tube pin and the pin's function did you connect the 1 ohm resistor to ground for bias measurement, the cathode?
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
Pin 8 on each 6V6 to chassis
@Parkwoodparkenfarker3 жыл бұрын
Mercury Magnetics or maybe Heyboer for replacement transformers?
@ScottyBrockway3 жыл бұрын
Heyboer for sure.
@umajunkcollector3 жыл бұрын
Terry the Fendermeister
@regortex33643 жыл бұрын
Man you do nice work, I’ve learned so much, can’t thank you enough for sharing. 10/10
@p_mouse86763 жыл бұрын
I am a bit confused about ClassicTone because their website is still up and running, with no mention of anything at all? Hammond basically has the same models
@matthewf19793 жыл бұрын
No, Hammond does not have the same models. Classictone made exact replacement transformers, similar to the much more expensive Mercury Magnetics transformers.
@p_mouse86763 жыл бұрын
@@matthewf1979 I don't understand? Hammond has the same models also spect and having the looks of the original parts (as much as possible)?
@matthewf19793 жыл бұрын
@@p_mouse8676 if you look at the specs, they’re wildly off. Most of the Hammond transformers have an overbuilt high voltage secondary that supply amps with voltages beyond original specs. That is detrimental to performance, especially when it can damage circuitry not designed to deal with 50 + vdc over component ratings. If you build a clone or something, that’s ok, but old amps have 450vdc electrolytic caps and 400vdc & 200vdc coupling caps.
@tomasjones37553 жыл бұрын
Thx for nutha fine repair! Curious, about the filter caps. Your are correct, in that Fender never put a 70/40/40mfd in such a an early small amp.Your unit looks like a 6G2 chassis ; orig spec was 30/30/30. I wouldn't be surprised if the excess filter value contributed to the transformer's early demise. I also agree with the high moisture being a factor.
@umajunkcollector3 жыл бұрын
Funny thing T man, when I was a youngins, CDs beat rekees, got rid of vinyl. Solid state beat tubes, hated distorted tube stuff, went transistors. Still prefer digital and solid state, but oh that old time tube sound with vinyl snap crackle and pop, lol. On the other hand, an old restored tube AMPEX RtR, reelers are still fantastik! Perhaps you'll restore a nice Ampex reeler someday... ?
@divingduck1545 Жыл бұрын
I sure appreciate your sharing your knowledge with novices like myself. Thank you !!!!!
@anthonysilva53123 жыл бұрын
Hammond has a great line or Fender spec replacements. I used their PT in my ‘57 tweed build.
@thomaswestfall8093 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday to your Mom! Great video as always....
@putzengiler3 жыл бұрын
Nice job..the power transformer went on my '67 Ampeg B15N recently ..Luckily ,Chris was able to re-pot the the original transformer...
@KC9KEP3 жыл бұрын
I supposed the information is too "sensitive" to publish here .. But does anyone have any suggestions: How much would you charge for such a repair? Parts mark up? Labor rate? :-)
@douro203 жыл бұрын
Getting transformers from New Sensor may be problematic for a while since their transformers were made by Magnetic Components and their sister company Marvel.
@erwinroman42173 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and subscribed! I have a '68 Dripedge "Blackline" Pro Reverb. Love it but the background hiss and sputter are getting worse. I'd welcome thoughts on where to start looking. Thanks.
@dwightjt3 жыл бұрын
Yes to hell with originallity and collectabillity f that. Thanks for makeing it safe and sounding Great again. (Collectable shit on that way overpriced crap. Just make it good and playable again. Usability Is much better than crap and GREED Terry U do very good work thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@kendavis80463 жыл бұрын
Terry, I had a fellow band mate way back in 1980 or '81 that bought a Princeton with a crappy cabinet. He had a local cabinet maker in San Antonio build him a replica cabinet in birds-eye maple, and had the amp worked over as well. But as a sometime woodworker, that bird cabinet was to die for. Not a bit of Tolex, just the gorgeous wood. Sorry for multiple comments, but perhaps that feeds the algorithm twice? Still love your channel, and thanks.
@chrischwaz77883 жыл бұрын
This is probably not the best place to ask this question but I recently got a fender oil can echo /reverb 3 it looks a lot like the inside of one of these amps it a 1968 more question is does this one have the death cap?
@chrischwaz77883 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if this unit the fender echo reverb 3 has a death cap
@ericedelman2 жыл бұрын
I recently did a dumb thing and smoked the PT on my 1980 Deluxe Reverb. I have a Hammond drop in replacement on the way. Do I need to change all the caps under the cap cover when I install the new PT?
@TheStimpy603 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a fan of your channel and work for a while now Terry and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve built one Tweed 5E3 and loved it. I always suspected from some comments you were a USAF trained guy. I would be interested to know more about what you did in the service. I was trained at Keesler AFB, and then served 3 years at Minot AFB in the 70’s. One of my instructors had the best description of an amplifier circuit... makes big stuff out of little stuff 😆
@sski3 жыл бұрын
Awesome refurb, Terry! always fun to hear the 'Snozzesaurus' audio clip. You know stuff's getting real when that's on.
@wa4sw8273 жыл бұрын
What is the wattage of the Snozeramus?
@brich29293 жыл бұрын
Same question I have
@LookingForEntertainment1123 жыл бұрын
All of them
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
The Ungar tip is model 4033 47-56 watts
@Splattle1013 жыл бұрын
The leads on the OT look new. Is that a replacement OT?
@Splattle1013 жыл бұрын
@@brich2929 WTF are you talking about? D-Lab changed the POWER transformer. He said nothing about the OT. I am commenting that the leads on the OT (inside the chassis) look new.
@MrMrjauregui3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday to your mom Terry!!
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, spent time with her today, good memory
@redtapemusic3 жыл бұрын
You did not twist together the heater supply and HT leads to the rectifier to reduce hum, as they were originally? Was that intentional, or an oversight ?
@waynegram89073 жыл бұрын
What is the difference in the 12AX7 LONG Plate compared to short Plate? What did you use on the bottom of the bias pot to make it not more on the chassis?
@66g0yy3 жыл бұрын
Hello, was wondering, if you accept amp,work in this vain,to be sent to you ,obviously I can send you all info but up your alley, and was very curious, about be a customer, any way, love your show, d,lab coffee mugs, good merch lol, take care
@tomk1tl393 жыл бұрын
Another great vid from Terry....if/when you ever retire, you will not have any problems getting bored for sure !
@gri72 жыл бұрын
im having a similar situation. i have a smell out of mine and dead audio not even a hum. but its old 1961 so i figured just musty old smell from being in old storage. my tubes and pilot light still light up. would that happen with a dead power transformer? if not i have to loot at the output section.
@dambuster63873 жыл бұрын
Hammond do replacements for Fender not sure which ones ? I was looking at there site a few weeks ago and noticed replacements for fender amps.
@cBroadbo3 жыл бұрын
I know all the vintage amp guys would rather see you test the blue molded caps before removing them, and only take them out if they are indeed leaking or out of spec.
@dwightjt3 жыл бұрын
Hwahwahwahyahyahyahyayakyakyakhyak Hyakyakyak. Snozeramis to the rescue again.
@johnmccabe76453 жыл бұрын
Very nice Tony! Dime that volume and back off the guitar volume to clean it up! That was beautiful
@BenState2 жыл бұрын
When your playing makes the squirrels go for the trees :)
@djefferson56693 жыл бұрын
Nice amp cradle! Can anyone point me in the direction of plans to make this particular design of cradle?
@Kenman5403 жыл бұрын
Mercury Magnetics are the best transformers IMO.
@johnmarshall3903 Жыл бұрын
Overhyped and overpriced. They would be my last resort.
@ScottyBrockway3 жыл бұрын
People with vintage amps shouldn't be running them on 120 volts when they were designed for 110-115 volts, it's a common issue these days when a lot of power coming out of the wall is sometimes 125 or higher.
@infectionsman3 жыл бұрын
A fused variac and digital voltmeter is a must
@Bob-ir2bj3 жыл бұрын
I built a bucking transformer for my old tweed deluxe years ago. It drops my line voltage down to 114. Cheap and easy way to reduce voltage.
@timmooney75283 жыл бұрын
I have never seen a transformer burn up. Thanks for finding some new and interesting failures to cover.
@jasonjurczyk6923 жыл бұрын
It looks like you have the power switch on the neutral wire. Is there a benefit to doing it that way?
@cheycasters3 жыл бұрын
MERCURY MAGNETICS Terry!!
@cchavez2483 жыл бұрын
Mega money....!!
@cchavez2483 жыл бұрын
@Rob S I've heard some who swear by them but I really haven't had any experience with them. BTW, I have not seen any notices on Classic Tone's FB or website annoucing their closing.......
@brich29293 жыл бұрын
@@cchavez248 twice the price or more
@audiotechlabs46503 жыл бұрын
So who will we get transformers from now that Classictone is going away? I depend on you and Uncle Doug and others to let us know of changes and how to deal with them. If you have another supplier/manufacturer for transformers, lets us know. Great repair of this jewel, and of course having Tony tickle the strings to let us hear how she sounds. Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
@GenerationXT3 жыл бұрын
Maybe Hammond or Edcor.
@rakentrail Жыл бұрын
I sure hope that's not Mrs. D-Lab's toothbrush!
@scole9013 жыл бұрын
what about mercury magnetics tone clone.
@dalecostich87943 жыл бұрын
squirrel stole the show at 26 minutes in....i own a Princeton 65 and appreciate the vid KC7IVJ
@tomk1tl393 жыл бұрын
LMAO.....I saw that too....good catch ! I have a 65 Princeton RI......almost tempted to rewire the whole thing with P/P. Went thru two (2) sets of 6V6's even tho they were properly biased, I believe one of the tubes in each set were defective....started to internally arc...made a hell of a racket. I installed 'Amp Doc' tubes and have not had an issues since !
@dancraver38153 жыл бұрын
Lindstrom are expensive cutters
@salmonjan111 Жыл бұрын
Chuck Berry is still alive?
@moorec10535 ай бұрын
26:33 ...... GO Mr Squirrel..!!! 🙂
@chrisdebarge71383 жыл бұрын
Did I see a black squirrel in the yard at the very end of the video? Rarer than a 62 Princeton!
@ianbutler19833 жыл бұрын
Chris, I live in NE Ohio and they are all over the place. It makes me laugh because when I attended Kent State University in the 1980's they were always talking about how rare their black squirrels were. They even had a Black Squirrel Festival as if they had sole rights to them. I don't know, maybe they have spread out over the years.
@ne2i3 жыл бұрын
Blackface Squirrel
@regortex33643 жыл бұрын
@@ne2i - that’s our Prime Minister 🇨🇦
@chrisdebarge71383 жыл бұрын
@@ianbutler1983 I've seen, I think, 3 in my whole life living in New England, and I'm not young.
@DeathCapAmplification3 жыл бұрын
Terry, it is a shame about Classictone. However I really like Hammond transformers for these jobs and building clones. They offer a wide variety for these old fenders. There are others too but hammonds perform well, they are labeled great, won’t break the bank, and offer a huge variety of replacements. They are easy and fast to get from Mouser.com.
@russellhltn13963 жыл бұрын
I hope that epoxy never turns loose. I'd hate to have that metal pot moving around that close to the terminal board.
@jimtalltheislandbrothers66393 жыл бұрын
When Terry said he used epoxy the same thought went through my mind. If It did go loose there would be fireworks. I am sure he has used this method successfully in the past though. Another great video.
@davidwhitson45583 жыл бұрын
Hammond has a full line of transformers. Antique Electronics stocks them
@drteknical65713 жыл бұрын
They're a good company! When I re-capped and re-tubed my Heathkit W-4B Williamson amp, I used components from them. Great parts, great service, and fast delivery!
@chokkan73 жыл бұрын
Terry, I've been a fan since well before you repaired my '59 Fender Deluxe chassis; very nice job on this one, as always...
@jchabalk3 жыл бұрын
I had that same set of wire cutters for several years - i used them for a few build and misused them much more than i've seen you lean on yours. But then one day i figured they'd be perfect for trimming my strings during a re-string. wrong. that wrecked them
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
Yep, I agree, they are great cutters for soft wire. You can buy them in cases of 10 for less than $5.00 ea!
@jchabalk3 жыл бұрын
@@d-labelectronics They're well worth it. I bought 2 more sets after i wrecked those, and a proper set of hardened cutters for my strings - so i didn't have to use the ones that are part of the string winder anymore. Love your videos - i always learn something new.
@johnsimms39573 жыл бұрын
Good job Terry.
@yorktown73953 жыл бұрын
Could you find a specialist to rewind that original transformer? Be nice to keep the matching codes even if you’d have to wait while they did the work.
@ne2i3 жыл бұрын
There was one called TRS but he retired and sold the company.
@brich29293 жыл бұрын
Mercury Magnetics has a rewind service. Yes, its pricey.And slow.
@ne2i3 жыл бұрын
The guy from bluenote bought it but still havent seen anything from him yet.
@matthewf19793 жыл бұрын
I still don’t agree with replacing the output tube grid coupling caps. They should be tested at their rated voltage, and replaced if they fail. Yet, it’s not me doing the work and if the customer is happy, that’s what matters. Thanks for sharing your work Terry!
@kengevers87383 жыл бұрын
Nice job, Terry
@AntonioCavicchioni3 жыл бұрын
Sounds very good! Greetings to the guitar man!
@cBroadbo3 жыл бұрын
Sure hope the owner gets the original PT rewound, or at least holds on to it and keeps it with the amp.
@soundcityec3 жыл бұрын
Hello! where Can I get an iron like that? how can I search the web for it?
@basurofobo3 жыл бұрын
Ungar, look for it in eBay
@hestheMaster3 жыл бұрын
At 9:38 we get to hear Ghoulardi! At 11:48 wouldn't it be better to twist the two center tap wires together then solder them to the chassis? Excellent idea on using a double ended screw post terminal board for all those wires. They won't be going anywhere but where you solder them. Like the wire dressing you did in the chassis because it should eliminate any induced hum. All in all you have excellent restoring techniques Terry . I guess that's why I appreciate all your amp repair videos! Sad about Classic Tone going bye, bye. Oh, and happy birthday to your mom! Steve
@d-labelectronics3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir, I enjoy your kind support. I wont let you down
@brich29293 жыл бұрын
@@d-labelectronics Terry, what wattage and model number is Snozeramus?
@Rzzmtzz3 жыл бұрын
Cool. You turned it into an export model.
@coldfinger459sub03 жыл бұрын
I never played a guitar. But you make me want to rebuild my first tube guitar amp. Enjoy the Tony C test of approval at the end