Tube Amp Rebuild (and Mod)

Step 2 What's involved in a rebuild?

--A recap job
--New tubes
--Addressing safely issues

It all boils down to a lot of soldering....

Original cost: ~$100 USD.

Upgrade cost:

New tubes: ~$20
Components: ~$20-$45 (depending on what's needed.)

Parts and supplies

--New tubes

Tubes availability can be an issue. But many manufacturers continued making tubes long after they were considered obsolete. And Russian-made tubes are still produced today.

Generally, N.O.S. tubes from US or European sources are preferred (N.O.S. or "new-old stock" means: manufactured previously, but never placed in service.)

--New capacitors
--New resistors (optional)
--A terminal strip or two
--New cord/plug/fuse holder/grommet (optional)

Tools

--Soldering iron (30W--your wimpy 15W is no good here.)
--Soldering supplies--solder, desoldering tool, etc.
--needle-nose pliers
--Pop rivet tool/rivets (optional)
--Drill, dremel, etc. (optional)

--Schematics. Tacked to the inside of your amp, or online schematicheaven.com.