Variac a Super Lead instead of attenuating

[Tone Slinger]

Sounded great Phil Wish I still had my Metro 12xxx

[rockgod212]

yeah here is the one I bought.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131460647951

well I took the plunge and bought a used power stat 0-132v@3 amp variac off ebay $90.00 total- not a bad price, looks nice as its already in a box type case. I cant wait to try it out with my new 50watt el34 plexi build. should be exactly what I was looking for.

I'd be curious to see the box type case. Carrying the variac around without proper casing has always kind of bothered me. Do you have a link or a pic of it?

[Strat78]

yeah here is the one I bought.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131460647951

well I took the plunge and bought a used power stat 0-132v@3 amp variac off ebay $90.00 total- not a bad price, looks nice as its already in a box type case. I cant wait to try it out with my new 50watt el34 plexi build. should be exactly what I was looking for.

I'd be curious to see the box type case. Carrying the variac around without proper casing has always kind of bothered me. Do you have a link or a pic of it?

Not sure 1.75 amps is enough, I think you need at least 5 to 10 amps for this application to be safe. Is it too late to cancel the order?

[rgalpin]

Here is the exact one Edward used and it looks mint. All things considered, the price is a steel!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ohmite-Cat-No-V ... 4ae15c27c0
Oh, I just found this old clip with a variac dialed way down with the bias calculated for a plate voltage of 380v. I remember not liking the nasally tone, but now I kind of dig it. Also, this was George's 68 kit right off the bench pretty much, what a life changer those kits were for allot of us!
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=9665912

Was that straight in? Any idea what the voltage setting on the variac was? Sounds killer. Loaded to Soundclick SEPT 2010. Is that when you did it?

[rockgod212]

why wouldn't it be enough amps, it says on the front fuse rated for 3amps? isn't that enough of a amperage rating? I saw where you got the 1.75A, but im confused about that rating and the fused rating? im not sure if I can cancel it or not.

yeah here is the one I bought.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131460647951

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Not sure 1.75 amps is enough, I think you need at least 5 to 10 amps for this application to be safe. Is it too late to cancel the order?

[rockgod212]

@strat 78, ok I think I can still cancel that variac, and I got a line on a ohmite 0-140@7.5A that's in box also, that one should work for sure then.

[Strat78]

Yeah, the three amp fuse is confusing too, but better be safe than sorry.
This one looks pretty good, he even demonstrates that it is working, sometimes the brush is shot or the center rod is bent and they can never work again in that case.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OHMITE-6-AMP-12 ... 19fd6d64a1

These things need to be double boxed or they are toast after shipping.

[rockgod212]

ok thanx, I musta missed that one. I gotta make sure I got the other one cancelled first.

Yeah, the three amp fuse is confusing too, but better be safe than sorry.
This one looks pretty good, he even demonstrates that it is working, sometimes the brush is shot or the center rod is bent and they can never work again in that case.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OHMITE-6-AMP-12 ... 19fd6d64a1

These things need to be double boxed or they are toast after shipping.

[Strat78]

Here is the exact one Edward used and it looks mint. All things considered, the price is a steel!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ohmite-Cat-No-V ... 4ae15c27c0
Oh, I just found this old clip with a variac dialed way down with the bias calculated for a plate voltage of 380v. I remember not liking the nasally tone, but now I kind of dig it. Also, this was George's 68 kit right off the bench pretty much, what a life changer those kits were for allot of us!
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=9665912

Was that straight in? Any idea what the voltage setting on the variac was? Sounds killer. Loaded to Soundclick SEPT 2010. Is that when you did it?

I found where that was posted:
http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php ... 50#p322550
Yeah, that seems like a long time ago, and we were all there too. I used to be set up in a sound proof basement so I could get away with really cranking the amp the way it should be. It was basically the 68 kit witch I changed the 2.7k to 820ohm, switched in the yellow chicklets .68's and changed the nfb to 100k with the 4ohm tap. Not sure where the variac was set but the plates were 380v biased at 50ma. Oh, and those were new scumback m75's! The first half of the clip was with a Destroyer/super70's and the second half (ATBL) is a strat with an old JB pickup. Echoplex and flanger in front no 6-band. I wonder if I put a poly pro cap in the .002 position, that usually heats up the tone like that. I think this clip sounds like your clips Rob.

[rockgod212]

very nice tone you got there. im new to the EVH tone chase, so I don't know how low I will really go, probably 110v max. but you never know.

Here is the exact one Edward used and it looks mint. All things considered, the price is a steel!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ohmite-Cat-No-V ... 4ae15c27c0
Oh, I just found this old clip with a variac dialed way down with the bias calculated for a plate voltage of 380v. I remember not liking the nasally tone, but now I kind of dig it. Also, this was George's 68 kit right off the bench pretty much, what a life changer those kits were for allot of us!
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=9665912

Was that straight in? Any idea what the voltage setting on the variac was? Sounds killer. Loaded to Soundclick SEPT 2010. Is that when you did it?

I found where that was posted:
http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php ... 50#p322550
Yeah, that seems like a long time ago, and we were all there too. I used to be set up in a sound proof basement so I could get away with really cranking the amp the way it should be. It was basically the 68 kit witch I changed the 2.7k to 820ohm, switched in the yellow chicklets .68's and changed the nfb to 100k with the 4ohm tap. Not sure where the variac was set but the plates were 380v biased at 50ma. Oh, and those were new scumback m75's! The first half of the clip was with a Destroyer/super70's and the second half (ATBL) is a strat with an old JB pickup. Echoplex and flanger in front no 6-band. I wonder if I put a poly pro cap in the .002 position, that usually heats up the tone like that. I think this clip sounds like your clips Rob.

[rockgod212]

i was able to cancel the other one and I bought the one you sent me the link to. thanx

Yeah, the three amp fuse is confusing too, but better be safe than sorry.
This one looks pretty good, he even demonstrates that it is working, sometimes the brush is shot or the center rod is bent and they can never work again in that case.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OHMITE-6-AMP-12 ... 19fd6d64a1

These things need to be double boxed or they are toast after shipping.

[Strat78]

i was able to cancel the other one and I bought the one you sent me the link to. thanx

Yeah, the three amp fuse is confusing too, but better be safe than sorry.
This one looks pretty good, he even demonstrates that it is working, sometimes the brush is shot or the center rod is bent and they can never work again in that case.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OHMITE-6-AMP-12 ... 19fd6d64a1

These things need to be double boxed or they are toast after shipping.

That should be a good one! I have one just like it and it has been working great for a couple years now. It's nice having the handle too. Now you need a vintage mxd 6-band now (box logo).

[Strat78]

yeah, that should be good.

[rockgod212]

yeah, that one is a bit pricey for me at the moment, I will look into getting one. I do have a mxr 10 band though, no the same though I know.

[rgorke]

yeah, that one is a bit pricey for me at the moment, I will look into getting one. I do have a mxr 10 band though, no the same though I know.

Yeah, not exactly the same thing but Mark Day gets some great VH tones with his. Same frequencies as the Boss GE-10...just a little less salt on your filet....