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Other Stuff => Effects => Topic started by: RH53 on February 11, 2013, 02:21:01 pm

Title: 6G15 Reverb kit build in a National NC-57 Ham Radio?
Post by: RH53 on February 11, 2013, 02:21:01 pm

I'd like to ask the advice of you experts out there, and to me that's almost everyone, on my first build attempt, at least with tubes, I have done a few guitars and several soild state effects boxes. So don't laugh to hard if I ask some simple questions if the build goes on. I picked up a non-working late 1940's National Ham receiver a few weeks ago to put in my guitar room / den. I started thinking what could I do with it to make it usefull to me, I have wanted a stand alone reverb for sometime, so I started checking into it.


(http://i.imgur.com/4cLPTG2.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/rRwvefh.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/h4NE6Km.jpg)

I found a few kits for the Fender, 6G15 unit and thought this maybe a good match for this project, so I started by gutting the receiver.

(http://i.imgur.com/97tyRE0.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/vxaWQbZ.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/yPr3mHe.jpg)

For my first question: are there any problems putting this reberb unit into a metal case, eather for safety or problems with noise, as all the ones i've seen are in a wood housings.

Second question: the size of the case 16 1/4"/10 1/4"/8 1/2" will limit me to a 9 1/2" reverb tank unless I mount it externaly of the case, possible an antenna? Will a 9 1/2" tank sound much different than a 16 3/4" tank, any recomended tanks for the build?

Thanks for any information

Robert

EDIT by sluckey... fixed links to pics.

Title: Re: 6G15 Reverb kit build in a National NC-57 Ham Radio?
Post by: RH53 on February 11, 2013, 02:26:48 pm

Oh I see I had my first problem, the photos didn't show up, I used IMGUR and added the HTML link between the 2 img bars what did I do wrong?

Robert
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