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Offline tacklebox455

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model t power tubes question
« on: July 05, 2013, 08:59:44 pm »
i'm sure its been asked before but i done a search and could not find it.

the question is on the vintage model t one can use 6550 or kt88 but what about kt77,kt66,6L6 ect........not sure if the trannys could handle such a change
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Offline EdBass

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Re: model t power tubes question
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2013, 10:54:42 pm »
The trannies are plenty robust enough to handle the them, but you would need to redesign the circuit to utilize those tubes. Amplifier circuits are designed around the tubes, and while the KT88 and 6550 are pretty much interchangeable, the others you mention are different animals from them entirely.

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Re: model t power tubes question
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2013, 08:52:25 pm »
dont wanna go in a rewire a vintage amp so i will leave it be, thanks for the fast reply Edbass
1975 Sunn model T
2007Crate Blue voodoo BV 120(mercury magnetics upgraded)
Randall RT 503
Jet City JCA 22H
Creepy fingers harakiri superfuzz
Creepy fingers doomidrive
Earthbound Audio supercollider
Malekko Plus Ultra 213