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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by rake on December 07, 2025, 09:50:43 am »

It's a bit ironic. When the VPN's first became the new thing they were touted to protect people from the bad guys.
It didn't take long for the bad guys to start using them. I'm an admin on another forum and we get bombarded with
sales junk, porn & a host of other garbage. Our IT guy is constantly blocking IP's. IIRC we've blocked most of Asia and
at least half of Africa! LOL! One of the best defenses is the members. If it looks pfishy, reach out to Doug or the mods.
The faster they can act, the lower the damage.

Back to sniffin the flux!

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Cabinets-Speakers / Re: Advice on 12" speaker installation into closed box

« Last post by SEL49 on December 07, 2025, 09:28:50 am »

Watch this short video to see how easy it is to properly install threaded inserts...

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by EL34 on December 07, 2025, 09:22:51 am »

Ah yes, the UK government
I follow what is going on
It's a matter of time until the people get fed up with that crap

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by Rontone on December 07, 2025, 09:17:37 am »

Ok, I am in the dark on this?
Why can't you guys view imgur pictures

The new "online safety act", and I think imgur is classed as one of those "open" image sites where some bad images and videos get posted and shared

Buts its a bit more annoying as some normal websites got swept up in the decision process and blocked, I think there may be an appeal process as some of the sites seem to be back up now, I believe its more to do with liability, so if anyone posts content deemed harmful then the site operator can be held responsible, so especially sites originating in the UK that are small and run from home would be most at risk as I suppose they would get legal action taken against them straight away, but if its from another country I presume it would harder for them to prosecute?

Bitchute.com is from the UK but can't be viewed, yet you guys in the US will be able to view it

There's some great videos on youtube of people using computer game character faces to get past the age verification!

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Testing Bad Filter Cap with a scope for 120HZ hum

« Last post by wsscott on December 07, 2025, 08:54:29 am »

So I checked the continuity of the jacks on the tank.

The Reverb Input jack is isolated from the chassis, and only the Input jack's Tip is connected to the jack.  The ground wire is now disconnected from the Input jack that is isolated on the chassis.

With both Input and Output plugs connected to their respective jacks on the chassis and on the tank, there is continuity between the sleeves of both jacks and also continuity between both sleeves and chassis.

So even though the Input jack on the chassis is not grounded, the cable that connects from it  to the tank is being grounded by the Output Jack which is grounded to chassis.

So the grounds on the jacks on the tank must share a common ground.  Either the tank's shell or their wiring.  Maybe these jacks are not insulated from the tank chassis, and that's how it's happening.

So would that create a ground loop hum?

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by EL34 on December 07, 2025, 08:41:36 am »

Ok, I am in the dark on this?
Why can't you guys view imgur pictures

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by Rontone on December 07, 2025, 08:37:35 am »

In the UK, since September, we need a vpn to view any photos hosted by imgur.
I've not got one sorted out yet, but Merlin advised that's how to work around this current imgur issue.
Having Merlin active on this forum seems like a massive asset to me, deleting that account seems like it would be a regrettable decision.
Dunno if the imgur thing also applies to the rest of Europe 

I'm in the UK but not running a VPN, to view the imgur pictures I open another tab in my browser and paste the imgur links into https://proxypal.net/

Slightly more effort but a quick getaround

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Cabinets-Speakers / Re: Advice on 12" speaker installation into closed box

« Last post by Khristophorous on December 07, 2025, 08:30:49 am »

Yeah it is a sealed box so it is front mount. I went to Home Depot and looked at both T nuts and threaded inserts and just didn't feel comfortable with how close they would sit to the edge. It "could" work and I could probably get it right but I'd have to get it right 8 times all while making sure everything is lined up. This is my first time doing any of this. Ive always been the DYI type but that has also taught me that experience goes a long way. I'd often say to anyone around that if I had do X project over again I could probably do it in half the time and it come out twice as good. I admire that many of you have made all this your craft but my intention was never to take on a new hobby - I just really wanted a tube amp and didn't have the money to buy one outright. So you are suggesting I reach in through baffle hole, drive these screws to where the are facing out then sit the speaker over what would essentially be bolts at this point - and since the wood threads are reversed it would not back the screw out when I fastened a nut on to them. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a reply. Your profile caption fits my experience with all this to a T 

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: 1968 Fender Vibrochamp AA764 Resto

« Last post by shooter on December 07, 2025, 08:13:18 am »

where you riding a Horse with no name when you stumbled on that Sun-baked beauty??


speaking of Sun, it's about time you give it a push back across the equator, bite chilly n dark up Norte'

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by EL34 on December 07, 2025, 07:19:32 am »

I am not concerned with real members that post here
I am concerned with spammers that register on a normal IP and then a couple days later they use a VPN
I have plenty of those guys with zero post and no activity on the forum
Those guys get deleted
In your case Joel, You have 188 post
I doubt your are here to cause trouble