Members ej Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 I'm thinking about grabbing a Peavey Windsor as a project amp. I can snag the amp for The kit is for a 50watt amp. Would I be about the use the iron from the Windsor for the 50watt power section of the plexi clone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveiJobzz Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Assuming the windings are the same, yes. I believe the Windsor runs at similar transformer specs to a Plexi. Not sure 100% though since I don't have a schematic to look at for reference. I think the transformers are small and low quality though. I'm not sure you'd WANT to use them. Plus you'd need to buy a choke anyways since the plexi needs one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ej Posted December 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by SteveiJobzz Assuming the windings are the same, yes. I believe the Windsor runs at similar transformer specs to a Plexi. Not sure 100% though since I don't have a schematic to look at for reference. I think the transformers are small and low quality though. I'm not sure you'd WANT to use them. Plus you'd need to buy a choke anyways since the plexi needs one. Yeah, I couldn't track down any specs on the Windsor trannies. If I do it it probably would be better to just go with new iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 pfft...Ceriatone kit...you'll save money in the long run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drewl Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 You'd be better off buying some old POS {censored} amp from the 60's or 70's that has great parts inside and building it into a Plexi.For an example, an old bandmate had a '69 Gibson Super medalist that sounded like ass and was built like crap.I used the trannies and parts to build an incredible sounding marshall 18w clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elder Things Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 The layout in the Windsor is decent, although you will be working with a routed circuit board. As a bonus, a lot of the circuit is copied from Marshall JCM800 2203. Off the top of my head I believe some of the resistor values are altered and there's a concertina PI among a few other differences. I love salvaging vintage iron but your Windsor will be the correct size chassis and correct sockets. You can use the xfrmrs before upgrading them if they don't hack it for tone. You're also getting a head cabinet with the Windsor as well. If you buy a vintage amp on ebay, anything goes as far as what you're going to be able to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wookieslayer Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 this thread reminded me of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zozobra Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Triode electronics sell a few marshal clones cheap and they come with magnetic components transformers. May be worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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