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Re: Kitty Hawk

12/20/1999 12:11 AM
Mike Burgundy	Re: Kitty Hawk I tried posting a while ago, but the server apparently was too busy and I saved it as a txt file. here goes: (oh, and if the GL is identical to the M1, I have the schem) I own and love an M1 with hardwood cab. I know about the vulnerable Xformers, I know of one person who had his OT fried, and replaced with a Fender one. Mine is still just fine, replacing the transformers is not something I feel is necessary when they are not developing problems. The standard pots are cheap and plastic, you may want to replace those with the good stuff. Same goes for tube sockets (ever had to wiggle a preamp tube after transit?), replace those with ceramics, even goldplated if you're a perfectionist. The channelswitching relay (also uses a couple of opto's, btw) in this amp is connected with very thin wire, and held in place above the PCB on a big glob of hotmelt glue. Not very neat, mister Roy. But these can all be taken care of, my Xformers are doing fine, and the amp sounds marvellous in class A (with Svet 6L6's), clean channel. I'm not impressed with the gain modes, but that can be modded. Hope it helps. Oh, it might take some time, but the guys at KH Europe (on the net) were very courteos and sent me a schem of my amp and it's bigger brother, the M3. Hope it helps.

12/20/1999 12:11 AM

Mike Burgundy

Re: Kitty Hawk

I tried posting a while ago, but the server apparently was too busy and I saved it as a txt file.
here goes: (oh, and if the GL is identical to the M1, I have the schem)
I own and love an M1 with hardwood cab. I know about the vulnerable Xformers, I know of one person who had his OT fried, and replaced with a Fender one. Mine is still just fine, replacing the transformers is not something I feel is necessary when they are not developing problems.
The standard pots are cheap and plastic, you may want to replace those with the good stuff. Same goes for tube sockets (ever had to wiggle a preamp tube after transit?), replace those with ceramics, even goldplated if you're a perfectionist.
The channelswitching relay (also uses a couple of opto's, btw) in this amp is connected with very thin wire, and held in place above the PCB on a big glob of hotmelt glue. Not very neat, mister Roy.
But these can all be taken care of, my Xformers are doing fine, and the amp sounds marvellous in class A (with Svet 6L6's), clean channel. I'm not impressed with the gain modes, but that can be modded.
Hope it helps. Oh, it might take some time, but the guys at KH Europe (on the net) were very courteos and sent me a schem of my amp and it's bigger brother, the M3.
Hope it helps.

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Farrow Mike, if the guy whose OT fried was... -- 12/21/1999 1:29 AM