quick attenuator question.

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Picked up a hot plate 8 ohm attenuator a while ago love the idea of line out for direct recording. WHen I use it with my twin jet head heats up big time when useing it on the load setting is this normal? Yes there is a speaker cabinet connected and no the the volume is not maxed it is about 10 o clock. Sounds great through the line out but with the head heating up I don't want to damage anything. Is there something I am doing wrong.

Thanks for any help, cheers.
 
the amp will def get a bit hotter but for the love of god, don't run a twin jet into a hot plate.

check out the ultimate attenuator or something from Weber, like a Max (load based not resistor based)
 
oh! that sucks. Thanks for the input I guess I should have done more research before buying it. Whats the difference on resister and load as far as the twin jet is concerned? Plus when I use the direct out I have it on the load setting is that not a true load. Thanks for the response I really did not want to make the mistake of damaging the amp.

Cheers
 
Yup as soon as I found that pic I had to use it. It is Toronto I remember fondly. Bogner is serious mojo as for a all out high gainer it has the most character and retains a chewiness I find addicting.
 
My opinion the Torpedo Live is the best but it won't reduce the volume into a speaker unless you run it into a power amp then speaker.

As far as recording or headphone use….Torpedo Live :yes:
 
Attenuators are for pussies & dentists that play blews ... :D
 
jlbaxe":36r910ry said:
My opinion the Torpedo Live is the best but it won't reduce the volume into a speaker unless you run it into a power amp then speaker.

As far as recording or headphone use….Torpedo Live :yes:
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Hi jlbaxe,
I thought the TNTL's inner Power Amp Simulation would do so !!!

Does it then mean that I cannot reduce the volume by connecting my guitar --> preamp + amp --> TNTL (with power amp simulation on) --> 4x12 cab: and have a moderate volume in home studio by controling the volume output of TNTL ???

Thank you for your advice anyway.
 
Yeah you can't control your volume out to speaker. Its best for FOH, recording and using headphones
 
You can either shunt an attenuator in between the front and end while using the TNTL, or look into the Re-Load by the same company.

Outside of this - check out Friendman's STFU dual channel attenuator, or the Rivera Rockcrusher.

Peace
 
Clpether":1q92levi said:
Picked up a hot plate 8 ohm attenuator a while ago love the idea of line out for direct recording. WHen I use it with my twin jet head heats up big time when useing it on the load setting is this normal? Yes there is a speaker cabinet connected and no the the volume is not maxed it is about 10 o clock. Sounds great through the line out but with the head heating up I don't want to damage anything. Is there something I am doing wrong.

Thanks for any help, cheers.
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You dont need a cab hooked up while on the load setting. It wont hurt anything if you do, but the load setting does load the amp. Amps get warm/ hot when you use them. Is 10:00 on the amp thru a cab loud? If the heat buggs you, aim a fan towards the back of the amp.

The Hotplate can get hot with loud amps. It has an internal fan that comes on as needed. Nothing wrong with Hotplates. They work fine if you know how to use them.
 
Is the head heating up more than it does just through a cab? That isn't normal. The Hot Plate should get hot. At 10 o'clock volume there should be nothing wrong with using a Hot Plate. People used them for years. I ran a SLO through one for quit some time with no issues ever - and my volume was set about 6 - or 2 o'clock.
 
What I'm reading here is "when I use my TwinJet head"....it (being the HP)..."heats up" yada yada.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think it's not the head he speaks of, but the HP. And ya, there's a reason they're called hotplates :lol: :LOL:

If it's the head that's heating up - could be as simple as realizing when you do crank things up, things get warm. The tubes get hot, the fire starts breathing, and things get sweet. 10 o'clock shouldn't elicit fireplace radiance, but I've had my amps at 10-11 o'clock for hours and after that amount of time - the whole headshell is hot.

It is what it is me thinks :dunno:
 
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