songsmith1950
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I am in Moon! First of all if you are checking your filter caps, and you are VERY sure they are discharged, use the ohm meter. Good electrolytic caps will first dip down to zero or very near and then increase in resistance as they charge. If there is no dip they are bad. If there is no rise they are bad.
As far as the speaker goes I would get a Weber signature 8 to go in it but I would also install a jack so it can be run to an external cabinet. You would not believe what a Champ into a really good speaker or cab sounds like. Even into a good 8 it can be something really nice. I would keep the original though just in case you want to sell it someday. People are touchy about that.
I bet the original tubes are still just fine. Champs didn't really burn up output tubes very quickly at all and preamps are sometimes good for the life of the amp or longer. The rectifier tube should also still be fine.
Did the guy replace the power tranny or the output tranny? If it works it is probably fine anyway, but just for knowing.
Oh, ladies who solder are certainly keepers! Protect Mrs. Moon at all costs. Just make sure you program the phone for 911 to save time.
This can be fun.
Tom
Songsmith
As far as the speaker goes I would get a Weber signature 8 to go in it but I would also install a jack so it can be run to an external cabinet. You would not believe what a Champ into a really good speaker or cab sounds like. Even into a good 8 it can be something really nice. I would keep the original though just in case you want to sell it someday. People are touchy about that.
I bet the original tubes are still just fine. Champs didn't really burn up output tubes very quickly at all and preamps are sometimes good for the life of the amp or longer. The rectifier tube should also still be fine.
Did the guy replace the power tranny or the output tranny? If it works it is probably fine anyway, but just for knowing.
Oh, ladies who solder are certainly keepers! Protect Mrs. Moon at all costs. Just make sure you program the phone for 911 to save time.
This can be fun.
Tom
Songsmith