Pepco tube amp - Thread summary

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From :

http://www.guitarscanada.com/Board/archive/index.php/t-106.html

HI, I'm new here and hope to get some info on my new vintage 5 watt ARC tube amp. HELPlofu

fraser

04-20-2008, 04:18 PM

Made in montreal by pine electronics(pepco) in the sixties and early seventies. pepco made a number of amps, all similar- but with different badge names, like pine, regal,arc, riviera etc.

if it has only one transformer youll want to put in an isolation transformer so you wont get bit- they can be a bit dangerous-

ive got a few-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/fraserkaro/pic002-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/fraserkaro/pic004-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/fraserkaro/pic003-2.jpg

04-20-2008, 04:30 PM

Any idea how much an isolation tramsformer and 3 prong conversion would cost?

04-20-2008, 04:53 PM

i paid about $20 per transformer-

hammond isolation transformer, 169QS, primary 115v, secondary 115v

i walked into my local electronics store, and they ordered em in for me.

i simply bolt the iso tranny to the bottom of the cabinet, cut the old 2 prong wire so that it reaches the tranny, them hook it up- then i cut the one end off a 3 prong pc power supply cord, and hook it up-

White and black to transformer black leads. Original two power leads from chassis to transformer red leads. Power cord Green lead to amplifier chassis.

cant imagine it bieng expensive, only takes 10 minutes- id charge $20 if it was me for the work-

does your amp have just the one transformer? and do 2 of the tubes have numbers like 50l6 and 35z5?

if its got 2 transformers, then you just wire a 3 prong cord like the old one, with the green wire going to the chassis-

some applicable infos here-

http://www.netads.com/~meo/Guitar/Amps/Kalamazoo/Mods/safe.html

CSA # LR19952 identifys Pepco made equipment.

Marlin Tube Amp 1x8 Canadian made by PEPCO (Pine Elecrtronics).

Tube compliment 12AX7A, 50C5, 35WA . Again the CSA LR 19952 ID's Pine and it is an 801 Chassis

Arc Guitar Amp. Model 801. Made in Canada in the 70's. This has an 8 inch spk. and was made by Pine Electronics. CSA # LR19952.

From:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Pepco/Riviera+750+Head/10/1

We used these piggy back Riviera amps as kids in the `60's and early `70's. Personally I had three of them over the years. At one time, Simpson-Sears used to sell these under the Lark name as well as the Riviera name. They usually came with a single 15 cabinet, were one channel(volume, treble, and bass) , two inputs (guitar and bass) and a standby switch. These things has a reputation for being loud and rugged. A friend described how his fell off the stage prior to a gig and landed on the dance floor. Some of the tubes bounced out of it and the face plate was bent. Stuck it back together and it worked perfect! About 1973 or so a buddy of mine purchased a new Riviera amp from a local music shop in Bedford, Nova Scotia. This one was a super deluxe two channel four input job with a six ten cabinet! They also sold a 4 channel P/A head. I think that all of these amps used the same 2x 6V6, 2x 12ax7 and 5V4 tube arraignment.