A Thing of Beauty-Metropoulos JTM 45/100

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You are correct. Not with normal electronics solder. Plumber's solder. I use the dremmel moto tool to scuff up the back so it will stick. You have to go with a hotter setting and a bigger tip too. 750 degrees with the bigger flat head tip. Cheapo soldering iron won't work for this. The higher end Weller like George uses, or a Hakko Future Product that I use will do the trick.

Then clean up with acetone after.
 
mightymike":1lov7w6b said:
You are correct. Not with normal electronics solder. Plumber's solder. I use the dremmel moto tool to scuff up the back so it will stick. You have to go with a hotter setting and a bigger tip too. 750 degrees with the bigger flat head tip. Cheapo soldering iron won't work for this. The higher end Weller like George uses, or a Hakko Future Product that I use will do the trick.

Then clean up with acetone after.
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Cool to know :rock:
 
Carrying on with another amazing recent build by George a 12000 series '68 Super Bass with zero loss Metro effects loop and PPIV master volume with a very special pot for the MV. George says these pots are expensive @ $29 but well worth it and he will use no other for a MV control..

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George has been experimenting with aging the chassis and is happy with how this turned out!
Atomic Playboy
 
Bump there are new pictures in this thread of a '68 12000 series Super Bass with Metro zero loss EFX loop and PPIV MV..
Awesome.
Atomic Playboy
 
I just sold 12078. AMAZING amp (clips on YT see my sig). I just couldn't justify having it - but George's work is the best. It isn't sorta like having an old Marshall, it is like having a time machine.
 
Nice! Love the photos, and the gut shots are the "money shot" to me!

George likes that kind of master volume with the coupled caps. I just changed my Metro 12,000 over to a LarMar (still waiting on Sozo to send me the missing caps for the phase inverter). Hope to try it out by Monday.
 
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