Bottlehead Forum

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: smittyny on November 08, 2024, 03:50:22 PM

Title: Vertical wall mount?
Post by: smittyny on November 08, 2024, 03:50:22 PM

Are there any technical reasons not to mount a Moreplay preamp vertically on a wall? It is a piece of art, after all.  ;D
Assuming I secure the faceplate so it doesn't fall off, will the 6v6 work horizontally? Enough airflow?

I took a quick look at the 6v6 rca manual but didn't see anything on orientation.

Title: Re: Vertical wall mount?
Post by: Paul Birkeland on November 08, 2024, 03:55:06 PM

You have to be kind of careful doing this with tubes that have suspended filaments like 2A3s, 300Bs, 45s, 845s, 211s, etc, but a 6V6 isn't going to care about that.  Be sure to maintain a gap between the wood base and the wall so that air can move around and circulate inside the chassis, which is critical.