Another addition to my AWA valve PA family. I hesitated on this one at first—mainly because the power stage is a bit of a beast, and I’ve already got two from the same line. But the price was right, and apparently I have no resistance when it comes to valve PA heads.
This one’s a 50-watter from the mid-sixties, with a particularly complex output stage—rumoured to resemble a McIntosh hi-fi design. I’ve no idea how it actually works yet, so there’s some learning ahead… or I might just leave it alone and enjoy the mystery.
- 2 x mic inputs, 1 x phono / radio input with tone control
- 12AX7 preamps, EF86 mixer, 12AX7 phase inverter, with a 12AU7 driving the 7027A in the power stage
- Solid state rectifier / voltage doubler ~500V B+
- Fixed bias, with rear panel access to bias controls
- Optical compressor / output limiter driven from an OT wind, applied to the EF86 mixer across all input channels
- Bass cut switch
- Power transformer marked 52481A
- Output transformer: unknown.
AWA MODEL PA1002B, 50W VALVE AMPLIFIER
These photos are from the eBay listing - I'll add a few more when it arrives.
I should have looked more carefully at the photos. That's red plate on one 7027 and the other doesn't have much getter left.
AWA PA1002 SCHEMATIC
ACCESSORIES & ADVERTISING
As these were primarily intended for commercial use, a number of configurations are accessories were available - including preamps removed, so the amplifier could be used in a large distributed system.
FURTHER READING
Manual and installation instructions
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