Sutton's Phased Linear White Oaked 1000 Rigg

[laatsch55]

1.2 mill, small bills, Blond, 5'6" 36c.

 

[speakerman1]

When do you want it?

Larry

 

[laatsch55]

this afternoon at the Rozet yard.

 

[speakerman1]

You just stay there and wait. It will be there in awhile.

Larry

 

[ksrigg]

Hey Lee, Just use the old faceplate. Doesn't bother me at all. All you need then is one 700B meter to make the cyclops into a bifocal....that might be easier than trying to retrofit, and silkscreen and all the other stuff you will end up wanting to do. But you are the master...I'm leaving it up to you but that is just my take on it. I am not that particular....finding one meter sounds easier than all the retrofitting, etc.....

I am just appreciative of all you are doing to get this baby running and cranking out sweet beautiful clean WATTAGE...REALLY appreciative....

 

[laatsch55]

Old faceplate it is then, I'll put 400 mmeters in it then, you'll have the only 700B with bottom swingin meters!!

 

[laatsch55]

started to ready the Ser I for the B plate and other stuff. A little history on this amp. It was put into service at Media Sound in SoCal by the sound engineer who also had a part of the studio. It had performed for a lot of years and has been repaired a bunch. A log was kept by writing on tape stuck to the inside of the chassis. I bought it on E-Bay and struck up an e-mail conversation with the guy. It was some interesting stuff. I did find out when a recording engineer leaves the studio, his mics and mic pre's leave with him.

 

[ksrigg]

Also when a drummer leaves a gig where ya leave your kit behind, the drummer typically takes his cymbals, mikes, and always the stick bag. Trivia!

This beast look as though she has been ridden hard and put up wet. Can't wait to see what you do to her. I can't wait to hear the magic. What board does she have? Whe White Oak board replaces the 14 A/B and the 20, or just the 14s?

 

[laatsch55]

All of the above and with(as in jer's amp) the PL-0171 with the addition of some 2N3403's on the chassis, a 700 Ser I becomes a "B". So Joe can now say the White Oak board really is universal to all 700's but the Serirs II's , and ya know for the non-complementary it'd probably work for those too.

 

[ksrigg]

What are the differences in the 700 and 700B other than the cosmetic? Is the trannie the same? I know the heat sensor on the iron is a difference. Will the 20,000uF caps fit in the 700? What else is different?

 

[laatsch55]

And yes Sutton this puppy is rough also, the chassis is not that much better. I'm now thinking I will fab a better patch on the sides of the B and go with it.

 

[laatsch55]

tranny is the same, the same basic schematic is the same, the board layouts were different. As they made more the caps went from 5900 to 7500 to 9800mfd. the 22,000 mfd's fit fine. I have noticed the tranny sits deeper in the B chassis than the Ser I's (on some) there are spacers to to bring the tranny out of the chassis further. on the ones with a deeper set big caps may interfere with the meters, but can usually be made to fit. No problem on this B as it has the recessed curves in the tranny case for the caps to set in. he 22, 000' s fit very nicely. When I finally do one of my "B"'s I'm going to take advantage of Joe's independent power and grounding design of his board and take a tranny out of one of these junkers, redo the chassis to hold 2 separate power supplies consisting of a 700 tranny for each channel with 4-22,000mfd caps and a 35 amp BR for each side. Kinda like a Spec 4 on steroids. Withe Joe's board you can actually drive each channel independent of each other, crosstalk should be non-existenmt. not that it's a factor now, but can you imagine?? A big fat tranny on each outside back corner with a trunkfull of caps??

 

[speakerman1]

The 700 ser.1 was 350 WPC the 700B was 300 Wpc also.

Larry

 

[laatsch55]

Larry, my service manuals on the Series I's state 345 into 8 at less than .25% dist., typically less tha .01. Power at clipping at 450 watts into 8.

The 700B manual states 345 into 8 but don't have a published " Power at clipping" spec.
In my experience they test the same within 10 watts.

 

[speakerman1]

I'll have to look. For some reason those numbers stuck in my head. LOL Not enough stuff going on in there. LMAO

Larry

 

[laatsch55]

RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ksrigg]

So you still going to go with the 400 meters or the 700B meters? Anybody got an extra B upside down meter you'd part with? I am assuming the other one works, Lee?

What is everyones opinion on LED's......white or blue? I'm leaning white, cause the blue in the logo, plus the originals were white..........what say you all?

 

[stuwee]

I say white

 

[ksrigg]

I like the white, but I've never seen either one in person. I think the blue might be a little too much. Here is a pic or two of some of my other stuff....

Some is vintage tube, some solid state, and one is the latest project, the M-125 by VTV.

I can't dig back to the Unity Horns yet, they are behind the Maggies and some other stuff. I'll dig them out though. I just gotta get some help and a dolly to get them moved..

 

[laatsch55]

DAYAM DUDE!!!!! And you wanta 40 year old amp to replace all that???