Cheap Chinese 5E3 Build - Transformer Help and How to Build Without Instructions

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024

Komentáře • 20

  • @davidhigginbotham5198
    @davidhigginbotham5198 Před měsícem

    Well, I wish you lived in Colorado... lol When I got mine the PT has 17 wires in total sticking out of both sides. I think I found the Primary for 0-110 but thats as far as I got. I feel like an idiot. Im actually thinking of just ordering a different PT...

  • @paulaorr7825
    @paulaorr7825 Před 2 lety +1

    This is very helpful. I was stumped also. So, the top row black is ground, and the two greens are the high voltage. Everything else, capped. On the bottom row, black is ground., the two yellow wires are 6.3v to the filaments. The black and white wires are 5v for the heaters. The green is capped. Can you add a video showing the wires as they have been installed?

    • @lowheadroom
      @lowheadroom  Před 2 lety

      Glad it helped out! Yes I can. I'll work on that and notify you when it's complete.

    • @lowheadroom
      @lowheadroom  Před 2 lety

      I’ve uploaded the video with a diagram showing exactly how it’s wired. Hope this helps

  • @kq6up
    @kq6up Před rokem

    How is the silkscreening on chassis?

  • @BuckJoFiden
    @BuckJoFiden Před rokem +1

    I just paid premium for a Stewmac 5e3 kit.
    It had thorough instructions , the kit was top quality, and when I accidentally swapped some resistors , I had help within 24 hrs to rectify the problem. The cabinet quality is top notch and the finished amp sounds incredible. I put it together in 10 hrs.
    You have to ask yourself is saving a few bucks worth all the bullshit drama.
    I’ve been playing a long time and I’m a tone snob.
    Good luck

    • @lokispeicher8103
      @lokispeicher8103 Před rokem

      Yer more than just a tone snob dude

    • @BuckJoFiden
      @BuckJoFiden Před rokem +1

      @@lokispeicher8103 😍😘

    • @d.harris8635
      @d.harris8635 Před rokem +1

      why dont you just buy an amp if you don't like learning about details

    • @pavure
      @pavure Před 11 měsíci

      He's offering information on the details.
      Why didn't you just buy a completed 5E3 amp rather than a Stewmac kit.
      According to your logic you got the same bullshit drama.

    • @BuckJoFiden
      @BuckJoFiden Před 11 měsíci

      @@pavure
      I dunno, because I can use a soldering iron and a multimeter?
      And because it was 500 cheaper for me to build one? Because I was bored? So many reasons.
      But I wouldn’t go to the trouble of trying to source all the components myself. Fuck that.

  • @TonePriest
    @TonePriest Před rokem

    Who does this? Who put the colorblind guy in charge of wiring the transformers at the factory?

  • @alanlyons1195
    @alanlyons1195 Před 2 lety +1

    You have 2 different transformer videos. In this video, your very last green wire (to the right) is on top layer. In your newer transformer video (5E3 Part 1) , your very last green wire is on bottom layer. Any way to confirm the proper green wire needed?

    • @lowheadroom
      @lowheadroom  Před 2 lety +1

      Hey there. There will be a green wire on both the top layer and bottom layer on the right. The green wire on the bottom layer is going to be cut and capped. This green wire is paired in with the white and black wires (5v and 0v). A helpful tip: After I selected my wires to be cut and capped, I taped each wire end down to the table so that no wire ends could touch and hooked the brown and black primaries up. All the center taps (black wires in this case) hook to the green wire on the power cable. I then plugged it in and turned my meter to AC volts and took readings. If you skip this step, make sure to leave a little slack in the wires you cut and cap in case you find something got crossed. Does that help?

    • @lowheadroom
      @lowheadroom  Před 2 lety +1

      Just to note I did review both videos and it looks like the transformers were built in a slightly different fashion. On this old video the green wire to the far right was on the top layer and was a high voltage wire. In the new video the green wire on the far right is not high a voltage wire. But they both reside in the same layers. The green wire on the bottom layer with the white and black wires will be cut and capped. The green wire on the top layer will be kept. And the test I mentioned above can help. but be very very careful if you test the wires before cutting. It’s very dangerous

    • @alanlyons1195
      @alanlyons1195 Před 2 lety +1

      @@lowheadroom Very helpful. Thank you.

  • @paulorr7471
    @paulorr7471 Před 2 lety +1

    I cannot find the Mable Audio documentation. Did they take it down from their web site?

    • @lowheadroom
      @lowheadroom  Před 2 lety

      @Paul Orr - here is the link : www.manualslib.com/manual/832160/Mableaudio-5e3.html