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Thank you so much for the elaboration! I'm just getting into soldering, bought my first breadboard, etc. I much prefer to make it to my greybeard days. I'll have a friend do this one, watch over his shoulder, and ask questions this time around. I'll be keeping a hand in my back pocket from here on o...

The Scum wrote:So - good news and bad news:The bad news: there's ~250VDC lurking in there. Bleed the B+ rail with a 100K resistor, and verify it's bled before you go in with both hands.

Eeek! Scary. Will do.
I think I might know a guy who could assist too, just to make sure I don't fry myself.

The Scum wrote:What's the voltage rating on the big cap?

250v 100uf

Thanks for the replies everyone!

Snarl 12/8 thank you! That's some sound advice! I'll give it a run through. :)

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Something I just noticed, and I'm no electrical engineer, anyone know if these are to be left blank? (The one on top says R66)

Hi everyone, I picked up a Bellari RP220 for cheap used and unfortunately channel two is really quiet compared to the other. So quiet it barely registers on an external DI meter when tapping the mic. I have tried replacing the tube and the op amp, but to no avail. The pad still works, making it even...

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