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Okay, good. That the way I'm going to go. Thanks for the input.

Yeah, I've seen this guy before. I'm wondering how bright the LEDs would be at the voltage delivered to the sockets. Any idea?

Of course, my first thought was to simply mount Joe's board above the meters, in the same way the vintage meters were mounted. Seems like it would work, if I could find an easy way to mount it. But Joe said he didn't know and wouldn't guarantee anything with this model. I didn't want to buy the...

Sorry, I didn't make the situation clear. My amp is one of the very early 400s that uses a system completely different from the one they switched to later. The meters are lit from above and through the lens. In fact, the socket strips were glued to the faceplate — weird. I already talked with...

So the next problem was that these very early 400s came with smoked lenses on the meters. With the old fuse-type lights, you couldn't see anything through the plastic. Plus, one of the lenses was cracked. I tried to find replacement lenses, or even replacement meters, but no luck. So I put the...

Most people have no idea how little money was involved in the early days of Rock and Roll, at least here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bands struggled just to survive and would play nearly any venue for pocket-change. High schools were a common, steady gig for bands that are now legendary. This...

Actually, I'm getting some parts from Nav, who seems more than prepared and stocked with what I need. Also, you can get silkscreening done by companies that do such things, you just need to Google around your area. However, I'm not interested in the old silkscreening. I've actually begun...

Yeah, sorry to be so ignorant, but thank you very much for the help. I'll do some research tonight. Thanks again.

Do you have the specs or numbers on the bridge rectifier and snubbers? Sorry, I'm new to this, so I may ask stupid questions from time to time, or, every time. And I'm going quasi, mostly because I'm unfamiliar with the comp. configuration. Also, I'm committed now. The backplane kit I bought is...

Thanks for the input. I'm going to take your advice. But I guess I'm confused as to the transistors. However, I remember that there's something about which ones Joe recommends in the backplane literature. I'll go over it again.

Rebuild As a result of your encouragement, I started a new thread for my rebuild. Kind of goofy, but it's fun to show people what I'm doing — if anyone's interested. http://forums.phxaudiotape.com/showthread.php/7541-Resurrected-%97-Customized-WOPL-400?p=197716#post197716

So, a friend gave me his old, four fin 400 that hadn't worked in years. Additionally, cosmetically, the thing was a mess. Most of the silkscreening was worn off. The faceplate was badly scratched all over. The chassis was scratched and dented. Plus, it didn't power up in any way. So I took it...

Progress I made some progress today after Joe got back to me and answered a couple quick questions. Here's what I've gotten through, so far. I used the old hold-downs, so I didn't have to drill any new holes in the chassis (see picture), since it's been painted for a while now. When I got the...

Actually, the emails I sent to you were simply me hitting the respond arrow on the emails we exchanged when I bought the capacitors: info@whiteoakaudio.com. Is that the wrong address? It's how we corresponded during the transaction, but maybe something's different. This was the text of the first...

Patience Thanks for the encouragement and endorsement of Joe's reliability. I'm just really eager to keep moving forward, and I've been waiting two weeks. I'll relax as much as I'm able and try to display more patience.

Assistance Thank you for the great offer to assist me with my rebuild. I've seen you guys do this for others, and your eager generosity is remarkable. I'll take a couple pictures tomorrow and start a thread. And let me be clear, I'm in no way implying anything negative about Joe. In fact, I'm...

700 B Thanks guys. Yeah, the unit is fully functional. No meter problems. It's a good working amp. Anyone who had this amp would say it's a great unit, but probably could use a rebuild, which I intend to do — full White Oak. The only cosmetic issues are small scratches on the knobs. But knob...

So what do you guys think a 700B is worth these days? The completed listing Ebay prices are all over the board. I have a line on a local one (no shipping) — single owner, working just fine, no alterations, reasonable cosmetics, PL wood cabinet. The guy has a wife and kids who won't let him...

I understand your point, as well as your generous desire to support vendors who support our efforts. Thanks for explaining the situation. I agree with your position.

I'm not sure I understand what you are objecting to. The manuals are free to download, for anyone, from the site I got them from. Anyone could go there and download them for themselves. These were not purchased. They are in the public domain, free of charge. But if you want me to remove them for...