[shipsupt]

Wow, I really am impressed at how complicated you guys are still making this!  Anyway...
 
Why don't you get rid of that kill-a-watt thing and just check the voltage from the transformer with your DMM.
 
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Well iono what's up. The Kill-a-Watt has a third ground plug thingamabob, but the voltage transformer doesn't have that socket. Would that affect the readings though?
 
100 V wall wart in "wall plug"

100 V wall wart in transformer
 
 
 
There's no way a 110-130 V to 110 V transformer would read ~130 V, right?

 

 

[rgs9200m]

Thanks for the comments about the heat of KGSSs. By inboard/outboard does this refer to a separate power supply box?

 

[shipsupt]

This refers to heat sinks.  There is a version with the heat sinks on the PCB's and one with them externally mounted.
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Thanks for the comments about the heat of KGSSs. By inboard/outboard does this refer to a separate power supply box?

 

[rgs9200m]

OK, thanks again.

 

[spritzer]

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Was there a reason Justin stopped building them?

 
Lack of demand was the major issue but also lack of parts.  Input and output devices were becoming scarce and the chassis simply looked out of place next to the other amps. 
 
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Hi dyna10x and Spritzers, and others. This is my first post, mainly as I haven't owned a decent pair of headphones for nearly 20 years (showing my age)! I have just acquired an SRM1/MK2 which sounds just like dyna10x's - no voltage plug, plastic cover over socket. Mine also is wired for 100V and I also need to convert to 240V. I'd be most grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

 
With no plug at the back you need to wire it, here is the setup. 
 
100v:
Gray+White
White wire from the  ACplug+Brown+Green

117v:
Gray+White
White wire from the AC plug+Blue+Purple

240v:
Blue+White wire from the AC plug
Purple+Gray

 

[autoteleology]

Lack of demand was the major issue but also lack of parts.  Input and output devices were becoming scarce and the chassis simply looked out of place next to the other amps. 

 
Why do these parts become scarce?

 

[grawk]

because the primary use for them was tube tvs

 

[SoupRKnowva]

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What do you plan on doing to fix it?

 
I left it playing for quite a few hours, and I think it got a teeny bit better.
 
I'm also trying to figure out a buzzing issue I am having in the left channel of my KGSSHV, this is the first time I have ever plugged headphones into it, you guys don't think the buzzing and the imbalance in the left channel could be related do you?

 

[n3rdling]

isn't the kill a watt just reading the input voltage off the wall? use the dmm to read the output voltage of the step down transformer as suggested earlier.

 

[miceblue]

^ in that photo it is.
 
With the step down transformer plugged in, and with the Kill-a-Watt placed between that and the wall wart, it still measures at around 130 V, but yup I'll measure the transformer with the digital multi-meter when I get back home.

 

[n3rdling]

Smallest "Stax" tube amp?
 
http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u52613764

 

[reiserFS]

I'm going to bid it on it just for the heck of it, looks p. neat.
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Smallest "Stax" tube amp?
 
http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u52613764

 

[DefQon]

Srd-6 modded with dual triodes eh?

 

[dukeskd]

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Srd-6 modded with dual triodes eh?

I believe he just used the enclosure as I don't see any transformers. Looks neat!

 

[miceblue]

Yup. Okay the step-down transformer works after all. Iono what's up with the Kill-a-Watt thing; it might be the third grounding plug that the transformer doesn't have.
 
Phew.
 
So I can finally say the Kashimura TI-101 step-down transformer works with North American voltages.