The wiring on the 6AQ5 inside the LA2 is a real pain. Those 7 pin sockets are really tight. Especially those big green heater wires.
The 6AQ5 is nothing more than a 6V6 in a smaller bottle. The pinouts are different, but electrically, they are very identical. So why not splice in a beefy octal in place of the wimbly wambly 7 pin?
That's what I did. Here are a few shots, before and after.
This is how the point to point wiring looks on your typical 6AQ5:
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod2.jpg
And this is how it looks with the 6V6
Tons O Room:
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod3.jpg
See what I mean?
So if you are starting one of these bad boys, do your self a favor and go for the 6V6GT/octal setup.
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod1.jpg
Pass the Lazertran, will ya?
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod4.jpg
The 6AQ5 is nothing more than a 6V6 in a smaller bottle. The pinouts are different, but electrically, they are very identical. So why not splice in a beefy octal in place of the wimbly wambly 7 pin?
That's what I did. Here are a few shots, before and after.
This is how the point to point wiring looks on your typical 6AQ5:
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod2.jpg
And this is how it looks with the 6V6
Tons O Room:
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod3.jpg
See what I mean?
So if you are starting one of these bad boys, do your self a favor and go for the 6V6GT/octal setup.
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod1.jpg
Pass the Lazertran, will ya?
http://vacuumbrain.com/The_Lab/TA/LA2/la_mod4.jpg