copper1281734000 Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Could someone point me in the direction of a variac to use with my amp. I have a Traynor YCV50 Blues (50 Watts) and i want to use a variac as an attenuator. Any Help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 try a search on ebay for variac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cGil Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Unless you're willing to pretend you're loaded with money like Eddie Van Halen and can afford to throw in a new set of tubes every time you turn on the amp, I'd stay clear of using a variac as an attenuator. It'll drop your heater voltage to the point where your cathodes will be stripped of metal and leave your tubes dusted with it inside the glass. That ruins the tone, and it's just altogether a bad idea. Sorry. Not recommended. Gil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copper1281734000 Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Unless you're willing to pretend you're loaded with money like Eddie Van Halen and can afford to throw in a new set of tubes every time you turn on the amp' date=' I'd stay clear of using a variac as an attenuator. It'll drop your heater voltage to the point where your cathodes will be stripped of metal and leave your tubes dusted with it inside the glass. That ruins the tone, and it's just altogether a bad idea. Sorry. Not recommended. Gil...[/quote'] Oh, thanks. I thought I read somewhere that you could use it as an attenuator. Thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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