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RCA BA 6A Compressor schematic

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3/4/2003 2:33 AM
gary oliver	RCA BA 6A Compressor schematic Forgot to put subject.Im looking for a schematic for RCA BA 6A compressor, found one on the net but is simplified has no component values does anyone no where or how i can get one or any info on it would be good.And has anyone had a go at making a fairchild 660 looks a bit of a beast that one

3/4/2003 3:51 PM
Jakob Erland	Gary, If you find it, please post it, as there's a lot of people that would like to see it..! Jakob Erland

3/4/2003 4:01 PM
kent s.	I've seen that RCA schem too. That's one that I'd be interested in as well. As far as the Fairchild is concerned, the last time I priced 6386 tubes they were about $80-$90 each (when available) and there are something like 12 of 'em. That's a little too rich for my blood once you add tranny's and such. kent

3/4/2003 10:17 PM

The schematics out there chaps cant remember where thought but theres no component values i searched on yahoo and found it, ive read that its a lovely bit of kit would love to play with one.Ill keep looking youl be the 1st to no if i get hold of it.As for the fairchild i didn't no the tubes where that expensive, im in the UK il see if anyone is giving them away over here. The trannies are availible from Sowter over here.

3/5/2003 12:30 AM
Don Symes	Those Farichild units are said to go for some $20kUSD these days. If knowledgeable pros are dropping that kind of coind on vintage hardware, they must be something amazing. ... wonder what a first-rate clone might fetch.

3/5/2003 11:25 AM

Exactly Don the tubes & trannies are quite a lot of doe but nowhere near the 20k price tags.I was thinkin of makeing a mono version and using an existing power supply till its up & runnin.Only thing is Brian Sowter of Sowter transformers was telling me he knows someone who biult one from the net schematic and it doesn't work, because the schematic is wrong?Be a shame to spend all that cash if yr not sure if its gonna work.

3/5/2003 4:16 PM
carlo	the simplified BA-6A schematic Gary mentioned can be found here... http://www.waltzingbear.com/Schematics/RCA.html although, originally, i found it in this article... http://www.prosoundweb.com/recording/articles/fletch/part2.shtml

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