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Just finished rebuilding this Heathkit AA151 not as nice as the Fisher X100. It does have the cool 60's factor...

I'll need a few copies. Excellent...

Don't know why I love this song so much but ApeMan by The Kinks lives in my head rent free this week... This video and song is really cool.. A reference to Debra Pager snake dance scene..

I rebuilt a Fisher X-100 which is a PPEL84.. I like it so much I am rebuilding a Heathkit AA151 which is also PPEL84.. I love the green one... TOO COOL.

Ahh bummer. I'm in little rock.

Where are you in Arkansas? I see one big cap and two small elextrolytics...

why aren't they pushed into the corners?

If you are to the point in your system where your worrying about "line noise" than I suppose you have made it. However worry about line noise feels like audio hypochondria to me..

But it does keep the hum down.

If the power supply in your gear isn't good enough to clean this up what is the point? In my diy stuff the power supply is the biggest part.

I don't like to poke around a live amp. I just clip in enough multi meters that I don't have to move probes around. Then I turn the amp on take measurements turn it off. Then drain all caps before working on it again.

This is very helpful.. https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/tubes-valves/30172-safety-practices-ultra-voltage.html

I was so paranoid about seeing the electric blue jesus that I studied high voltage safety for years before working on a tube amp. I don't regret it and treat everything with respect.

Reform the caps get it working if possible then pass it on to a high end collector with deep pockets. 8-) I'm thinking of doing a WE91A clone or as an interestring experiment the WE42A.

The more original the Western Electric amplifier and "working" the higher the value. If I had a WE piece of gear I wouldn't lay a soldering iron to it. I'd sell it asap.

i had some roached damaged crossovers in my belles. I used some russian polystyrenes... They are great...

Here is another one from the shelf. It is an old Knight which had circuit boards in terrible shape. I gutted it and we kept only chassis tubes and iron. My friend Chris designed it as a PP triode EL37 with lots of bells and whistles. It is designed to be a little more gentle on the EL37s. It is silent even on Jubilees. I'm only worried about the wiring going to the internals of the power transformer. The rectifier tubes are two mullard gz34's...

Got the green jewel today. It really ties the amp together.

It was a facebook ad I paid 200 for the x100 and a tuner. Met him in a parklot and didn't get robbed lol... I found a site that did rub off lettering but it isn't cheap. Should look good. Trying to clean up some logos.

That is awesome. That on/off/pots/combo thing does not age well and mine was broke. The guy on ebay sold me that and the Jewell for the frontpanel... The hayseed caps are so good they are now my go to for vintage gear. I have two Fisher tuners I am about to start on as well... I love the Fisher X100. It sounds great. Now I am looking for a way to do the frontpanel lettering and trying to talk a friend into building a wood cabinet for it.. Post some pics!!!!

I've found I can live with most audio devices short term. Just keep listening the long term listening is what seals the deal..

I know about the new one but I love the asthetics of the Trumpet. I love the construction and shielding... Good stuff.... Great score....

Dammit Joe this has always been on my list of Tube Phono Preamps. Do you have any pics of the inside?

No just wouldn't have been quite right.

This Fisher X100 wasn in rough shape. It had a few blown resistors. The faceplate had been butchered in the 90's so I went ahead and cleaned and polished it. I think it is brass.. Maybe... Nothing fancy here just replaced the electrolytics with some from Hayseed Hamfest and replaced the rest of the caps with WIMAs. There isn't much room so no space for fancy stuff. I still need to put lettering on the faceplate and open to suggestions on that and I'd like a nice wooden cabinet for it. The EL84 are russian tubes I inherited from @Daddy Dee so I hope he is smiling on me for this one. This Fisher sounds really good. Now to restore the tuner. I like the fancy mesh for the power cord..