1960 RCA RS-189B STEREO TUBE HIFI AMP part 2 - LET'S REPAIR! - EPISODE 42

Today the Tone Priest continues the exorcism on his beautiful point-to-point hand wired 1960 RCA RS-189B 2.1 single ended stereo tube HiFi amplifier. After investigating the audiophile / HiFi community for a week, the path to riches and fame never seemed so clear.

- RCA RS-189b MANUAL: http://akdatabase.org/AKview/albums/userpics/10007/RCA%20RS179A%2CRS183A%2CRS189A%2CRS189B%2CRS194A%2CRC1192C%20SAMS.pdf
- Load line calculator: https://www.vtadiy.com/loadline-calculators/loadline-calculator/#calculator
- Tone stack calculator: http://www.guitarscience.net/tsc/princeton5e2.htm#RIN=38k&RT=250000&RV=1M&R1=100k&RL=1M&C1=0.01u&C2=0.01u&C3=20n&RT_pot=LogA&RV_pot=LogA

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People we like:

The Squishy Guitar Project: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdOIsOWKupFbet1zQ8zr5Rg
Uncle Doug: https://www.youtube.com/user/Stratosaurus1
Brad the Guitologist: https://www.youtube.com/user/electrictoothsyndrom
Rob Robinette: https://robrobinette.com/Amp_Stuff.htm
Mr. Carlson's Lab: https://www.youtube.com/c/MrCarlsonsLab/videos
Blueglow Electronics: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueglowElectronics/videos
Johan Sageborn: https://www.youtube.com/user/JohanSegeborn
Matthew Scott: https://www.youtube.com/c/MatthewScottmusic/videos
Dave's World of Fun Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXNPo7CtnzzZ9A4GyQ6Tog
Jim Lill: https://www.youtube.com/user/JimLill45/videos
REXYLAB: https://www.youtube.com/c/REXYLAB/videos
SCAR-MY-GUITAR: https://www.youtube.com/user/scarmyguitar
ElectroBOOM: https://www.youtube.com/user/msadaghd
? and the Mysterians: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjhU5qFWhHFiIwHSurCvLw/videos

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This and all Tone Priest videos are for edu-tainment purposes only. Guitar amplifiers can have lethal voltages in excess of 700 volts. Capacitors can retain a deadly charge even when an amplifier is turned off and unplugged. Videos are not instructional nor do they advocate anyone doing any kind of repairs on their gear. Nobody should do electrical work on anything for any reason ever. Keep your hands and belongings inside the car at all times.

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