Willsenton R8: Fixing Lead Dress and Grounding Faults.

In this 2 part video, I show how to follow best practices with the wiring, both with lead dress for the tube heaters, but more importantly how to correctly lay out the grounding using the "Star ground" method. This also resolves what I consider a major flaw with how the output tubes are grounded.

This is a video series about the popular Willsenton R8 KT88 EL34 Push Pull tube audio amplifier. We will go through the repair this amp needs, testing and reviews of the amp as delivered, and then work on modifications to improve the sound quality and durability.

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