Members ksl Posted June 27, 2020 Members Share Posted June 27, 2020 Hi all,,, I'm in need of a funny looking 250 ohm, 5 watt resistor that goes across one of the filter cans... here's a pic, & what do they call it, & will ANY 250 ohm 5 watter work? I don't want to get the wrong thing. Thanks again ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 28, 2020 Members Share Posted June 28, 2020 I think resistance is resistance. Obviously current tolerance is a factor as well as impedance tolerance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted June 28, 2020 Moderators Share Posted June 28, 2020 that is one of the worst handwire jobs I've seen in decades. What is that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ksl Posted June 28, 2020 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2020 It's a Bogen HE-10 mono P.A. amp, very cool small amp, to be modded. This is how it was done in the 50's, and I've seen a lot of worse factory jobs, like Bell & Howell, and Masco ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 28, 2020 Members Share Posted June 28, 2020 Looks like a death trap that belongs in a museum. Just gut it and put improved modern tech inside if you're nostalgic for the look of pre-amazing PAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ksl Posted June 28, 2020 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2020 If I wanted modern technology stuffed in there, I would have simply purchased some modern technology. I have that in my Mesa, 54's Gibson, Budda, Morgan, Vox, Egnater, & a modded Masco pa amp that sounds unbelievable!! Modding doesn't always translate to a total gut-job,,, To a qualified modder, a few choice value changes can take an amp built for amplifying 8mm sound from 60 yr old family outings, to a true vintage sounding rocking guitar amp that could do anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 29, 2020 Members Share Posted June 29, 2020 cool. Can you play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ksl Posted June 29, 2020 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2020 Not all that well...🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 29, 2020 Members Share Posted June 29, 2020 I fall well into the suck zone but my point is it's how well a player navigates the idiosyncrasies available that distinguish guitar amp "toan". Grumpy today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ksl Posted July 1, 2020 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hey 1001GEAR,,, honestly, I've been playing since I was 8, 1963. But, each day still brings something new, even if I don't practice... My home is in the pocket, locked in w/the bass & drums, & stepping into leadwork as it's called for... What a waste it would be if I couldn't play, but owned such vintage & boutique amps... Guitars are cool, but perhaps to your point, I get my sound from my fingers & amp choice, & navigate rather well through those idiosyncrasies. Peace & be well ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 1, 2020 Moderators Share Posted July 1, 2020 I have rewired a few old Bogen PA amps over the years, but like I said, the worst I'd seen in decades, because it has been since around 1985 when I did the last one. When I played bass in the late 60s/early 70s, I had a modified 75W Bogen PA [from a closed Woolworth's store] and a 1x15 [from an old school projector]. I did a few rebuilds and upgrades in the ensuing years, but they became much harder to find by the end of the 80s. Not all manufacturers were quite so 'sloppy'...Magnatones from that era, for example, are meticulously well wired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 8 hours ago, ksl said: Hey 1001GEAR,,, honestly, I've been playing since I was 8, 1963. But, each day still brings something new, even if I don't practice... My home is in the pocket, locked in w/the bass & drums, & stepping into leadwork as it's called for... What a waste it would be if I couldn't play, but owned such vintage & boutique amps... Guitars are cool, but perhaps to your point, I get my sound from my fingers & amp choice, & navigate rather well through those idiosyncrasies. Peace & be well ~ Were the same age. I've been paying attention to music since 2 or 3 and what I hear from pop/rock/insert custom sub genre, is not so much music but 'the gig'. Just sacrastic like that; keeps me honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 2, 2020 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2020 whippersnappers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted July 2, 2020 Members Share Posted July 2, 2020 35 minutes ago, daddymack said: whippersnappers.... We oan teh ideyull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 2, 2020 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2020 oh, and that resistor may be an ancient wire wound config, but I won't swear to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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