Stereomour vs. Tucker 45...?

[Paul Joppa]

...In another thread the question of a suitable Magnequest output transformer and plate choke came up. The question is at present still unanswered.

Now it's answered, Mike is not going to do a suitable transformer.

[faithintruth]

That the Stereomour is configurable as a 45 amp but 2A3's can also be rolled in is a huge option for me. Thanks to everyone for sharing.

[faithintruth]

PJ,
 Here is a quote from you:

"The design is optimized for the 2A3; to run a 45 the power supply voltage is dropped about 30 volts by increasing a power supply resistance. This resistor gets pretty hot! Significantly increasing the heat under the chassis is not recommended without changing the layout, and perhaps increasing the ventilation area - i.e. to do so reliably is not a minor alteration.

For conservative operation, I recommend running the 2A3 as if it were a 45 - much easier to do."

(The above is exerted from a January 2015 posting)
I think I'll avoid the major alterations and go for the Tucker 45