Issues [resolved]

[Markkr]

okie dokie!! That fixed that problem! The voltage tests all pass WHOO HOO

haha, my hopes were quickly dashed when I tried headphones and only sound coming from the left channel. (man I suck at this)

I found errors in my wiring of the potentiometers... corrected them... still no sound in the right channel.

ALL RESOLVED

@Paul, THANK YOU again. Your help was very much appreciated

 

[Paul Birkeland]

What exactly ended up being the issue?

 

[Markkr]

I had miswired the pots, confusing the “front” and “rear” in the directions. I pulled it all apart and rewired correctly.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

That made the 6AQ5s not glow?

 

[Markkr]

That made the 6AQ5s not glow?

The 6aq5’s started behaving after replacing the STP cables with new ones.

The channels began behaving once I corrected the pot miswire.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Ah, excellent, I'm glad you got it all sorted out.

 

[Markkr]

Thank you again!

 

[Doc B]

My hunch is that the root problem in this one was nicking the wires when they were stripped, which lead to some wire breaks just inside the insulator where they were not easy to spot. Generally this is caused by using something other than a wire stripper that is sized exactly for the wire gauge being stripped.

 

[Markkr]

My hunch is that the root problem in this one was nicking the wires when they were stripped, which lead to some wire breaks just inside the insulator where they were not easy to spot. Generally this is caused by using something other than a wire stripper that is sized exactly for the wire gauge being stripped.

Can you confirm the gauge of the wire included in the kit? I was using Hakko strippers in the 24ga spot.

 

[Markkr]

Also, new question.

The 7 pin sockets are VERY loose when tubes are inserted, the pins grab the tube just fine but the pins are "floppy" in the ceramic base. I contacted Eileen and she sent me 2 new sockets but they are exactly the same way. Is this expected?

The socket is 2 ceramic pieces, and that's where the "play" is coming from. Should I simply epoxy them together?

 

[Markkr]

see attached vid

 

[Paul Birkeland]

A drop of superglue (without the tubes in the socket) may help lock them together.  In the center of the socket is a center post that is also a rivet that is intended to squeeze the halves together.  Sometimes you can pry on that a little bit to tighten things up too.