A "Retro" JTM 45/100 build

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Well, thought it maybe time to make a start, have most of the nos parts required, just need to find large body RS Made in England pots and RS 1K 5 watt wirewound resistors, so if anyone know where to find these please let me know.
The idea is to build a JTM45/100 as close to a vintage one, so hope all the experts will chime in an offer advice, so for the moment here are a few images.
 

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Excellent start! Can we see more pics of the RS wire rolls?
 

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Excellent start! Can we see more pics of the RS wire rolls?
RS wires are 14 strand with 0.0076" dia strands as used in old Marshalls, left to right differences wire are the O.D dias, 0.070", 0.060" and pink wire from a 1959 Marshall year 1970 which is 0.084 dia which came with the pots.
I'd trade these pots for large RS pots.
 

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So in a "66 JTM45/100, what wire colours did they use ? on pin 6 from V4 to V5 to V6 to V7.
What was used on pin 3 V4 to V5 and PIN 3 V7 to V6 ? was this dependent on the primary wires to the OT ?
 

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So in a "66 JTM45/100, what wire colours did they use ? on pin 6 from V4 to V5 to V6 to V7.
What was used on pin 3 V4 to V5 and PIN 3 V7 to V6 ? was this dependent on the primary wires to the OT ?
The OT primary link wires (pin #3) tend to be blue for amps in the 6XXX range and red afterwards. Sometimes Marshall ran a red link wire for V4 to V5, and a black wire for V6 to V7.
The link wires for pin #6 vary. Popular choices are: green, blue, red, black, and orange.
 

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Very nice idea, will be following with interest. Most of the large style pots aren’t hard to find if you can settle for used ones that aren’t labeled RS but are otherwise exactly the same. The 5k and 25k are the ones that are somewhat hard to find.
 

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Very nice idea, will be following with interest. Most of the large style pots aren’t hard to find if you can settle for used ones that aren’t labeled RS but are otherwise exactly the same. The 5k and 25k are the ones that are somewhat hard to find.

I'm looking.....................
Yes, there are AB and some RS pots that have a different internal, this type is almost impossible to modify.
 

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I thought all those Allen Bradley large pots were the same, R/S branded or not? I’ve never taken any of them apart though…
 

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I thought all those Allen Bradley large pots were the same, R/S branded or not? I’ve never taken any of them apart though…
If you look closely at the shaft where the threaded part is, you'll see a groove with a sort of circlip, this is what secures the assembly on the AB pots, some RS pots are the same as AB, one other pot is the Clarostat with Made in England which is same as a RS Mage in England which can be stripped down like images shown.
 

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