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what is the most up to date bom for the starving student?

post #1 of 7
4/25/11 at 7:26pm
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sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this im new to the forum.

 

i want to start building the starving student but theres a few different materials lists and im not sure which one to use. as far as i can tell the kit isnt available so i wont be using the production board. what do you guys recommend?

thanks

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post #2 of 7
4/25/11 at 7:34pm
The original plan had tubes that are nearly impossible to find anymore (yeah I looked a month or so ago when I wanted a tube amp).

I know there are numerous mods that have used different tubes, but I am not sure of any down to the minor details tutorial on those mods. I gave up on it and have since been considering SS more and more.

That's not to discourage you or anything, I'm just saying that with older tube projects, a lot of times the tube used becomes nearly impossible to find unless you follow mods and alternate methods of building them
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post #3 of 7
4/25/11 at 7:41pm
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i actually got ahold of a pair of the 19J6 tubes from www.vacuumtubesinc.com there in the mail. im thinking im just going to go with what looks like the original bom from www.pmillett.com/starving.htm

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post #4 of 7
4/25/11 at 11:39pm

The one at DIYforums is pretty up-to-date, I used it this summer with modifications for 12AU7 tubes and I don't think much has changed besides personal additions.

 

http://www.diyforums.org/SSMH/SSMHbom.php

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post #5 of 7
4/25/11 at 11:59pm

There's an active thread on the starving student, which contains what you want to find.

 

The link given above has the schematic and current BOM for the hard-to-find 19J6 tubes.  Search the other starving student thread for a post from the_equalizer for easily available alternate tubes.  The tube socket and two resistors change, IIRC.

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post #6 of 7
4/27/11 at 7:34am

I would use the diyforums.org BOM


http://diyforums.org/SSMH/SSMHbom.php

 

 

Keep in mind that the power caps were chosen because of space concerns w/ the PCB.

I would change those for Panasonic FM caps of the same value.

 

Other than that, everything is good.

 

 

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post #7 of 7
4/27/11 at 10:15am
Thread Starter 

alright sounds good thanks for the advice guys

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