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Offline JohanH

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6G2 Layout check
« on: August 10, 2019, 10:09:45 am »
Hi! Im new to this forum and pretty new to building tube amps. Ive built a Princeton Reverb, and now Im kind of itching to build a 6g2. I found a layout at TDPRI which I have modified with a new bias board, switch on both Hot and Neutral and a new ground bus. Does this look right to you?

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Re: 6G2 Layout check
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2019, 10:54:51 am »
Your bias board looks fine. Your power switch is fine ***IF*** the switch contacts are oriented vertically. I don't like the ground buss. I would cut the board buss between B+2 and B+3 caps to separate the preamp ground from the power ground.
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Re: 6G2 Layout check
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2019, 11:01:50 am »
Your bias board looks fine. Your power switch is fine ***IF*** the switch contacts are oriented vertically. I don't like the ground buss. I would cut the board buss between B+2 and B+3 caps to separate the preamp ground from the power ground.

Great, thanks for the feedback!
I'll look into it and post a updated version soon :)

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Re: 6G2 Layout check
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2019, 11:52:10 am »
Better this way?
I changed power cord colours and PT wiring after transformers I'll be using.
Also added a Artificial CT for the heaters, since the 290CAX has none.
Redid the power switch and ground bus.


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Re: 6G2 Layout check
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2019, 07:18:36 pm »
I built a 6G2 recently - that's pretty much the layout I used except I used a 2x32 cap can for the power amp and a 20 UF cap for the preamp. I had to fiddle with the resistors in the bias circuit to get the right range. Great sounding amp. Have you started the build?
Mac
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