7AM AEST Saturday Morning Live Stream

Tune in and relax to the soothing sounds of my semi-conscious ranting.
Equipment:
Soldering:
Pace MBT station w/SX100 & PS-90 handpieces
Hakko 474 w/815 handpiece
Hakko 936 w/907 handpiece
Hakko FX-888D w/FX-8801 handpiece
Quick 861DW hot air station
BOFA fume extraction unit
Loctite Multicore solder (C511 / 362)
Test Equipment:
Fluke 11, 175, 177 & 179 handheld DMM's
Tektronix 2236 analog oscilloscope
Rigol DS-1054z digital oscilloscope
BK Precision 4017A sweep / function generator
BWD 160a function generator
HP 6236B triple output DC power supply
Kyoritsu 3132A insulation / continuity tester
Video equipment:
Overhead cam: Panasonic HC-V785 w/Audio Technica AT9946CM mic
Handheld cam: Panasonic DC-G85 w/Olympus M.Zuiko Pro 12-40mm f/2.8
On location cam: Panasonic DC-GH5s w/Panasonic-Leica 9mm f/1.7 & 12-60mm f/2.8
Capture card: Magewell HDMI USB
Editing: Adobe Premiere Elements
Hand Tools:
Wiha, Felo, Stanley screwdrivers
CK & Engineer cutters / pliers
RS Pro wire strippers
Sidchrome & Gear Wrench spanners, sockets & shifters
Veritas planes & chisels
Materials / Consumables:
JJ's / TAD electron valves
Elixir / Ernie Ball / D'Addario / Rotosound strings
Electrolube & DeoxIT cleaners, lubricants & chemicals.

[@leighsayers2628]

Hi Brad ..do you ever see Strauss valve amps ?? Any opinion ..I'm.thinking of buying one ..maybe ...

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

There are two eras.
The super old ones: built in Australia, often hacked up by multiple people and require significant rebuilding.
The new ones: built in China to a ridiculously low standard, to the point where every connection requires retermination and resoldering, and that's not even taking into account the terrible component quality. Avoid.

[@firemanmick]

I remember hiring Strauss amps and PA's back in the 70's from Nova Sound in Moorabbin. By that stage, most of their hire amps were solid state amps that sounded pretty awful, but they did have a competitor in Cheltenham called Black Power that was far worse - their stuff used to routinely burst into flames - fun times!

[@leighsayers2628]

@@firemanmick haha 😆..thanks for that info ..

[@leighsayers2628]

@@BradsGuitarGarage thank you ..great info

[@colinsapp]

TAD tubes are indeed garbage