WTD : Tube Buffer

[Lawrence001]

I sold the x10 last year.

[Bigman80]

I sold the x10 last year.

Haha. Not to worry. Alan is on the case.

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[nthall]

I make them out of old tube RTRs. I find them for $40 or less all the time. The circuit is already built, you just have to take it out, build a new enclosure, and recap it.

Selling the leftover tubes will usually leave you with more than you spent.

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[Bigman80]

I make them out of old tube RTRs. I find them for $40 or less all the time. The circuit is already built, you just have to take it out, build a new enclosure, and recap it.

Selling the leftover tubes will usually leave you with more than you spent.

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Ok, that's interesting. I'll have a look into it.

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[nthall]

You can do it without modifying the machine. Just use the input for recording ran straight through. Most of them have motors that are always on, so it's better to add a switch to the motor. I usually just strip the machines.

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[Bigman80]

You can do it without modifying the machine. Just use the input for recording ran straight through. Most of them have motors that are always on, so it's better to add a switch to the motor. I usually just strip the machines.

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Been looking on eBay lol. Sounds intriguing.

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[nthall]

Been looking on eBay lol. Sounds intriguing.

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I usually find them at record stores. Some of the old portables have some killer tubes in them too. Nobody wants the stuff, so they're usually glad to sell them cheap.



I pulled that out of a portable I paid $30 bucks for. The woofer out of it went for almost $600 on eBay. I haven't decided what to do with the mono block yet. Those tubes are extremely rare.

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[Bigman80]

Wow ! So you're making money and getting loads of cool items lol. Right ! I'm on the lookout now haha

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[Firebottle]

Trouble with the situation over here Nathan is the 'elf & safety brigade insist anything to be sold undergoes a PAT, so a lot of stuff that might have been available in thrift stores just gets junked instead

[Bigman80]

Trouble with the situation over here Nathan is the 'elf & safety brigade insist anything to be sold undergoes a PAT, so a lot of stuff that might have been available in thrift stores just gets junked instead

Ah, pat. Spent 6 months PAT testing in a factory when I left school. What a ball ache.

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