vigilante398
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Bummer. Just checked mine.
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Looks like I have 8 enclosures to re-do, so I'll be needing to place a new enclosure order. I'll get them ordered now, I should have them ready to ship out in a few days. Sorry for the inconvenience everyoneJust realized I got 6 of the wrong drilled boxes.
These are preamp tubes, not power amp tubes, they don't run very hot. I'm not worried at all. I've done a Matchless Hotbox clone (I think I still have my personal unit somewhere), but I discontinued it as it didn't sell well enough for me to justify the time it took to keep the design updated. I don't deal with transformers and line voltage though, I exclusively use 9-12VDC inputs through an SMPS for pedals. It saves money, saves space, and I believe you shouldn't need a separate power supply for just one pedal.As someone who builds a lot of tube amps I'd be a little concerned at running a ribbon cable right on top of a tube! Don't you worry about melted insulation or noise?
BTW I think you have done an incredible job - I'm super impressed and might just buy a PCB when I have more time. Or I might wait until you do a Badcat Two-tone tube overdrive. Mercury Magnetics do an AC transformer for a Matchless Hotbox which is almost identical...