Terminal 1 measures high in voltage test [resolved]

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Offline Universe Man

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on: August 14, 2021, 06:01:29 PM
I measured terminal 1 as instructed and got a value of ~125v. Any suggestions? Passes resistance test and both LEDs and tubes turn on.

I’ll add that terminal 2 measures in the acceptable range.
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Reply #1 on: August 15, 2021, 05:37:31 AM
Can you post some build photos?  What are the voltages on terminals 1-10?  You can't have both terminal 7 and 9 have acceptable voltages with 125V on terminal 1.

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Reply #2 on: August 15, 2021, 06:50:23 AM
1 120
2 160
3 0
4 161
5 118
6 0
7 128
8 0
9 126
10 0


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Reply #3 on: August 15, 2021, 09:12:04 AM
Quote from: Paul Birkeland on August 15, 2021, 05:37:31 AM
Can you post some build photos?  What are the voltages on terminals 1-10?  You can't have both terminal 7 and 9 have acceptable voltages with 125V on terminal 1.
I checked over all the joints a couple times and they all seemed okay. Unless there is something I’m just missing repeatedly, which there might likely be, I’m not sure what could be wrong.


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Reply #4 on: August 15, 2021, 09:41:24 AM
Posting photos may help.

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Reply #5 on: August 15, 2021, 09:43:24 AM
Quote from: Doc B. on August 15, 2021, 09:41:24 AM
Posting photos may help.
I put a couple in a reply above


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Reply #6 on: August 15, 2021, 10:24:39 AM
Quote from: Doc B. on August 15, 2021, 09:41:24 AM
Posting photos may help.
Do you think more angles are needed?


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Reply #7 on: August 15, 2021, 12:46:04 PM
If you pull the 6080 and run the amp with just the 12AU7, what voltage do you get at terminal 1?

Also, can you carefully measure the DC voltage at A3?

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Reply #8 on: August 15, 2021, 02:56:04 PM
Quote from: Paul Birkeland on August 15, 2021, 12:46:04 PM
If you pull the 6080 and run the amp with just the 12AU7, what voltage do you get at terminal 1?

Also, can you carefully measure the DC voltage at A3?
1 is 152 without the tube

A3 is 2v


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Reply #9 on: August 16, 2021, 07:11:10 AM
Looking back over this with fresh eyes, your voltages on 1 and 5 are too high.  This would have me more suspicious that you have a bad solder joint on the green twisted pair of wires running between the octal socket and the 9 pin socket, and you aren't getting the 12AU7 all the way hot because of that. 


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Reply #10 on: August 16, 2021, 12:44:01 PM
Quote from: Paul Birkeland on August 16, 2021, 07:11:10 AM
Looking back over this with fresh eyes, your voltages on 1 and 5 are too high.  This would have me more suspicious that you have a bad solder joint on the green twisted pair of wires running between the octal socket and the 9 pin socket, and you aren't getting the 12AU7 all the way hot because of that.
I touched up those joints but t1 still goes up then settles around 122
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Reply #11 on: August 16, 2021, 01:04:06 PM
Is the 12AU7 glowing up top?

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Reply #13 on: August 16, 2021, 01:11:28 PM
Can you double check that you didn't get a 12AT7 by mistake?

Something just isn't adding up here...

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Reply #14 on: August 16, 2021, 01:16:46 PM
Quote from: Paul Birkeland on August 16, 2021, 01:11:28 PM
Can you double check that you didn't get a 12AT7 by mistake?

Something just isn't adding up here...
Box says 12au7, tube text is worn down a bit and harder to interpret. Might look like it says At or something? What do you think?


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