tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post4763232665532481425..comments2024-03-28T10:17:09.019+00:00Comments on La Révolution Deux: So you wanna build a Dumble Overdrive Special?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172133688955122237noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post-65127274331810120782021-01-15T21:18:07.507+00:002021-01-15T21:18:07.507+00:00(Me again)...So from a quick glance, looks like he...(Me again)...So from a quick glance, looks like heaters are in fact AC; so much for my "strong hint". However, even still, there can be a valid reason to use different colours for the two heater wires, as this allows one to manage the phase of the AC going to adjacent tubes. It's a fine point, but some have suggested you can reduce hum a little by not just connecting the heater phases randomly (as they used to do, with the two twisted green-or-whatever wires). Still, I'd probably choose some other "favourite colours" than black & red, due to the aforementioned implication of DC power (and the usual use of red for B+, i.e. high voltage). Schematics and voltmeters are your friends.industrial_baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477249328492552872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post-58943059157975438282021-01-15T20:51:44.217+00:002021-01-15T20:51:44.217+00:00Interesting... Where do you get this accepted sta...Interesting... Where do you get this accepted standard from? I've seen all kinds of colours used for heaters, and other functions, working on various tube gear from many different decades. Basically, you should never assume anything; it gets tiresome from repetition, but there are plenty of ways to injure yourself or ruin your gear any time you open up a tube chassis. But from basic principles, if I saw heaters wired with two green wires (or any other single colour), I'd tend to guess that the heater power is AC; seeing red and black would, conversely, be a strong hint that heaters are powered by DC. So maybe there's method to the madness?industrial_baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477249328492552872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post-84936652191823671962017-03-30T04:59:31.111+01:002017-03-30T04:59:31.111+01:00This would be a fun project from scratch. Chasis a...This would be a fun project from scratch. Chasis and all. Take the challenge to find the parts somewhat locally. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223824129322463873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post-82672287087998463262017-02-23T12:31:54.811+00:002017-02-23T12:31:54.811+00:00its been a few years since your post in 2014, but ...its been a few years since your post in 2014, but I checked with Ceriatone and they have a 'distributor' list. I called a couple of the distributors here in Massachusetts, and they didn't have Ceriaton'es on their web site, but did say they could get them, so they have some kind of deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post-26410425571483348742016-05-16T13:26:16.534+01:002016-05-16T13:26:16.534+01:00It appears as thought the heater wiring was red an...It appears as thought the heater wiring was red and black on this build... it's suppose to be green... people should stick to the accepted standards instead of their favorite color. It makes troubleshooting safer and easier. Mark Rakemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405560875565105179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post-68112759665007840372014-08-30T01:19:22.935+01:002014-08-30T01:19:22.935+01:00I am sure Ceriatone makes a great kit, the only is...I am sure Ceriatone makes a great kit, the only issue with Ceriatone is that shipping will cost you a mint. The kit is 1255 with the head cabinet and weighs 44 Kg for all components. My guess is that with packaging you are closer to 50 Kg's total. The lowest price shipping charge they have for 50 KG's is $375 bucks which is nuts. Plus you will have to pay import duties on it as well. It is due to the fact they are in Malaysia, if Ceriatone really wants business to take off they should setup some sort of warehouse in the US to have his kits shipped out of the US.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114246024225930139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8126694935311992807.post-80350678807545486882013-08-05T11:24:09.547+01:002013-08-05T11:24:09.547+01:00awesome!awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com