Yes, great idea! My superdrive can be a rattling SOB when I open her up. Not sure why they didn't come stock with the amp. I use the rubber tube dampened with good luck on mine....that is with NOS holland amperex 84's. Couldn't find a new production 84 or 5u4 that didn't rattle inside of her. The tube building process of the 50's-60's is unfortunately a lost art. I've been stockpiling for a while. There's nothing wrong with some good ol' tube hoarding!
Do you use a road case?+ Quote
I'm not getting any tube rattle but I do find that I was getting a static/hum last week and it went away after I reseated the powertubes.
My amp gets hauled around a lot and I think some tube retainers could help.
Do you use a road case?
I can dig it. I bought a road case for a vintage brown Concert. At the first gig I opened it and the original 5881's were smashed to pieces..no retainers!No road case.
I use Tuki padded covers on two and the cheap vinyl cover on the other.
If I used road cases I would have the room to put them in my car.
Alligator clip pin 1 on your v1 tube socket to the chassis. That will discharge your caps. I ALWAYS do that any time I'm inside of an amp. Let me know how they work for you. I may install them on my sd18.OK, I looked at my Budda chassis and it has little bolts & nuts holding the tube sockets in.
I'm wondering if this is a do it yourself project?
I'm really good at repairing things but I don't want to mess anything up or electrocute myself.
I installed some on an older amp. Usually, there are two nuts on the inside of the chassis that are epoxied or glued into place after the tube socket is installed. If those get moved, or dislodged, be prepared to reach inside the chassis to re-install them.
Alligator clip pin 1 on your v1 tube socket to the chassis. That will discharge your caps. I ALWAYS do that any time I'm inside of an amp. Let me know how they work for you. I may install them on my sd18.
I installed some on an older amp. Usually, there are two nuts on the inside of the chassis that are epoxied or glued into place after the tube socket is installed. If those get moved, or dislodged, be prepared to reach inside the chassis to re-install them.
Good job
Nice job! Those are the same ones I've used... I like them a lot better than the wire ones. The problem with the nuts is exactly what I warned you about...Same thing happened to me... PITA!