What are people using to cover their amplifiers while they are not in use? My wife is concerned with dust. I would love some kind of glass or nice plastic cover so I can still see the amplifier. Any ideas?
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ramon68
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Dust Cover for ST-120
ThatSoundsGood- Posts : 1
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ramon68- Posts : 118
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You could buy a custom made Plexiglas cover for 300 to 400 dollars or make your own by buying Plexiglas sheets cut to your desired dimensions and glueing them up yourself.
Option 2 would cost under 100 dollars. That's my planned route to make a custom lid for my Linn whose factory lid is not tall enough for my Origin Live arm.
Option 2 would cost under 100 dollars. That's my planned route to make a custom lid for my Linn whose factory lid is not tall enough for my Origin Live arm.
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If you have an original type Dynaco ST-70, VTA ST-70 or VTA ST-120, you can use any original Dynaco ST-70 tube cage to cover your amp. It will fit just fine. You can also use a new production Dynakitparts.com tube cage for a cover for the three mentioned amps. This cover protects the tubes and although it is perforated, it also does keep some dust off the top of the amp.
See photo below ..
Bob
See photo below ..
Bob
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scrotuss- Posts : 21
Join date : 2012-12-16
Fit a couple of pieces of plexiglass ( or, for us cheapskates, simply brown cardboard) to the insides of the cage and you're dust-free as well!
peterh- Posts : 1869
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Yes and this will burn fine with a thick black smoke.scrotuss wrote:Fit a couple of pieces of plexiglass ( or, for us cheapskates, simply brown cardboard) to the insides of the cage and you're dust-free as well!
Don't cover the cage with anything !
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scrotuss- Posts : 21
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The original post was asking for a dust cover for when not in use. But you do bring up a point- accidents will happen. Reminds me of the saying: Making good choices comes from experience: experience comes from making bad choices. Maybe just a spray of air-in-a-can now and again (when the amp is off and cooled) is the safest.
BryceJ- Posts : 23
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My wife got a couple of makeup brushes from the dollar store to use to dust my amps. Works great, when they are turned of and cold of course.
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