RE: SS rectifiers for 5y3 types.

Posted by Michael Samra (D) on September 20, 2007 at 19:14:42

In Reply to: SS rectifiers for 5y3 types. posted by Another_Mike on September 20, 2007 at 06:27:09:

Mike
Its been my experience to stay with the tube the unit was designed with..Don't forget these tubes were all available at the preamp was designed as were solid state diodes and being its a nice sounding preamp I would assume the engineers chose the 5y3 for good reason..You can go with military or industrial version of the 5y3 like Jim says but that would be about it.Remember a preamp isn't producing and any real power output so there is no sense getting crazy thinking your going to produce some euphoria with a simple rectifier change..You would have to do a complete circuit overhaul to make it worthwhile.

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Topic - SS rectifiers for 5y3 types. - Another_Mike 06:27:09 09/20/07 (20)

RE: SS rectifiers for 5y3 types. - Michael Samra 09/20/0719:14:42 09/20/07 (0)

RE: SS rectifiers for 5y3 types. - Jim McShane 16:16:45 09/20/07 (7)

RE: SS rectifiers for 5y3 types. - Another_Mike 10:36:58 09/23/07 (0)

Bendix 5Y3WGTA or 6106 - FenderLover 19:08:13 09/20/07 (5)

RE: Bendix 5Y3WGTA or 6106 - Jim McShane 05:13:37 09/21/07 (4)

RE: Bendix 5Y3WGTA or 6106 - FenderLover 06:36:54 09/21/07 (3)

RE: Bendix 5Y3WGTA or 6106 - Jim McShane 08:11:02 09/21/07 (2)

thanks - FenderLover 12:00:39 09/21/07 (1)

RE: thanks - Jim McShane 12:30:20 09/21/07 (0)

RE: SS rectifiers for 5y3 types. - Eli Duttman 16:10:49 09/20/07 (0)

DON'T do that! - g.r.hughes 07:01:01 09/20/07 (9)

RE: DON'T do that! - zarniwoop 06:24:06 09/21/07 (0)

Actually, 5Y3's heat up instantly, too.......... - Alpha Al 07:38:58 09/20/07 (6)

a filament has to heat the thing....... - g.r.hughes 10:43:20 09/20/07 (0)

RE: Actually, 5Y3's heat up instantly, too.......... - Another_Mike 08:10:10 09/20/07 (4)

No Don't do it because - lovetube 17:10:25 09/20/07 (0)

it'd be nice to use plug-in & 5AR4 sub - FenderLover 10:55:08 09/20/07 (0)

RE: Actually, 5Y3's heat up instantly, too.......... - Tom Bavis 09:30:02 09/20/07 (0)

RE: Actually, 5Y3's heat up instantly, too.......... - Ron Oehlert 09:12:29 09/20/07 (0)

RE: DON'T do that! - Another_Mike 07:19:59 09/20/07 (0)

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