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DanHoug
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 Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: 1987 Vanagon Mystery electronics |
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| tencentlife wrote: |
My stuff all comes with full warranty and support for one year. You bought yours over 9 years ago. I haven't even sold these in over 4 years. |
sheesh. only 8 years out of warranty and you aren't going to take it back? <humor mode>
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| .... The other reported problems were almost all due to the vac tube loosening <snip> |
now THAT'S my kind of Vanagon electronics.. vacuum tubes!! probably using a starved plate 12AX7 for that delicious 'tube sound' when the the throttle is cracked open. WHHAAAaaaaaaaaa
sorry, it was a harrowing day fighting VPN issues after the local ISP put in a fiber splice for road work at the studio.
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dabaron
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:17 am Post subject: Re: 1987 Vanagon Mystery electronics |
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| DanHoug wrote: |
now THAT'S my kind of Vanagon electronics.. vacuum tubes!! probably using a starved plate 12AX7 for that delicious 'tube sound' when the the throttle is cracked open. WHHAAAaaaaaaaaa
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vintage electrons sound the best when overmodulated. added bonus , the engine bay has that killer tube glow!
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:41 am Post subject: Re: 1987 Vanagon Mystery electronics |
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| dabaron wrote: |
| DanHoug wrote: |
now THAT'S my kind of Vanagon electronics.. vacuum tubes!! probably using a starved plate 12AX7 for that delicious 'tube sound' when the the throttle is cracked open. WHHAAAaaaaaaaaa
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vintage electrons sound the best when overmodulated. added bonus , the engine bay has that killer tube glow! |
LOL!!! 
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