Re: Small amp

["IronMan Mike Curtis" <ironman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> <Overheating Blues Jr>

A lot of the less expensive modern tube amps use cheap printed circuit
boards (which is why they're cheap - it costs a lot to handwire an amp), and
have similar problems.  You can put a fan in the back to cool things down.
But you're going to have other problems with these amps.  PCBs don't hold up
well to the extreme vibrations of a loudspeaker, nor the rigors of road
usage and such.

I recommend a periodic "tuneup" at the shop, where the tube sockets and
other stress points are resoldered, hardware tightened up, egc.

Tube retainers (like those used in Marshall amps) are likewise useful,
especially for octal base tubes like 6V6, 6L6, etc.


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