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Re: Dynaco MKIII as a Guitar Amp?

5/17/2000 11:04 AM
Uncle Ned	Re: Dynaco MKIII as a Guitar Amp? >One of my two Dynaco MKIII's just vented its >filtercaps and fried the output transformer. You sure it toasted the output transformer? Better double check this. Very unusual to blow both at once, or to blow the OPT at all. I >still have one good one (needing a cap job) and >was wondering if anyone has ever used a Dynaco (WITH PREAMP) as a guitar amp. You partly answered your own question, basically, a 60W Sunn is a Dynaco Mk3 with a preamp. No coincidence. The front panel socket on a Mk3 is wired for and supplies enough current for a Dyna PAM-1 or Heath WA-P2 mono preamp, which you ought to be able to pick up for dirt money. Pop out the "mic" input and stick in a 1/4 jack,or use a 1/4 to RCA adapter, you'll have gain out the wazoo, maybe too much.

5/17/2000 11:04 AM

Uncle Ned

Re: Dynaco MKIII as a Guitar Amp?

>One of my two Dynaco MKIII's just vented its
>filtercaps and fried the output transformer.

You *sure* it toasted the output transformer?
Better double check this. Very unusual to blow
both at once, or to blow the OPT at all.

I
>still have one good one (needing a cap job) and >was wondering if anyone has ever used a Dynaco (WITH PREAMP) as a guitar amp.

You partly answered your own question, basically,
a 60W Sunn *is* a Dynaco Mk3 with a preamp.
No coincidence.

The front panel socket on a Mk3 is wired for and
supplies enough current for a Dyna PAM-1 or
Heath WA-P2 mono preamp, which you ought to be
able to pick up for dirt money. Pop out the
"mic" input and stick in a 1/4 jack,or use a 1/4
to RCA adapter, you'll have gain out the wazoo,
maybe *too* much.