unclej Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 a buddy of mine knows that i'm starting to work on the tube amps and brought me an old alamo amp head that's been up in his attic for about a hundred years. it's called the "paragon bass" by alamo electronics. it's 110w and pretty cool looking. it's missing the power tubes but everything else looks surprisingly good. i've spent about an hour on line trying to find a schematic for it with no luck. anyone know of any obscure little sites that might help? heck, i'd even be willing to pay for one. he also brought me a heathkit tv allignment generator. what the devil is a tv allignment generator? it looks like it'd make a good trot line weight to me but someone might be able to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 That's going to be a tough one to find. I tried the blueguitar.org and Angela Electronics, but they didn't have anything. You may have to make your own schematic in this case. Should be a good challenge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 ...anyone know of any obscure little sites that might help? heck, i'd even be willing to pay for one... JustRadios claims to have Alamo guitar amp schematics - for a nominal fee. It might be worth a call. Compare tube counts and types before you buy - the Paragon went through several incarnations over the years, and you'll want to get the right one. ...what the devil is a tv allignment generator?... Back in the dark days before the Digital Revolution, television was all analog, and often all tube, and as such, it had to be calibrated (aligned, vertically and horizontally) periodically to keep the picture square and neat. Before you throw that thing in the lake, take a look inside - if it's a tube model, there's probably some serious iron in the power supply that's worth hanging on to. Even if it's solid state, there's some geek nostalgia value, so it might make a great Ebay item. Of course, if you don't feel like fooling with it, you can just ship it to me, and I'll dispose of it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Gotta love the internet. If you can think of it, someone probably has a webpage on it somewhere with a way to get the info you need. The problem is actually finding it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 thanks lk. i e-mailed the specs on the alamo to just radios and we'll see what they have. i opened the tv allignment generator and what a trip. it is indeed a tube mode. six of them in fact. all american made and all testing good. i love the old selector switches and big clunky looking resistors and caps and such. you could get to every single component on this thing if you had to test/replace it. i have a feeling that once i learn my way around these tube amps it's going to be as much fun as working on my old trucks..'72 and '78 chevys. i know what all of the parts are under the hood and there ain't a computer anywhere in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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