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"No, really. I'm already nuts. I just learned several new ways to avoid increasing th…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 2, 2016 to Combo Amp Build	113	May 27, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"I think this is why the original electronic amplifiers were built with very simple c…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 1, 2016 to Combo Amp Build	113	May 27, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Paul, Have you thought of just Velcroing the back door on? It's gonna get in the wa…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied May 1, 2016 to Combo Amp Build	113	May 27, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"So which one of these does it resemble?: http://www.petervis.com/Electronics_Kits/T…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 21, 2015 to TDA2030A Amp	14	Jul 23, 2017 Reply by Gary Stenzel
"Mike, Further to my last...check under the "Performance, .." forum for a thread cal…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 10, 2011 to pics n tips	7	May 28, 2012 Reply by Shaun
"Take at look at the C. B. Gitty amp kit (click on the ad to the right of this page,…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Sep 10, 2011 to pics n tips	7	May 28, 2012 Reply by Shaun

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Ron "Oily" Sprague's Discussions (3,192)

"No, really. I'm already nuts. I just learned several new ways to avoid increasing th…"

"I think this is why the original electronic amplifiers were built with very simple c…"

"Paul, Have you thought of just Velcroing the back door on? It's gonna get in the wa…"

"So which one of these does it resemble?: http://www.petervis.com/Electronics_Kits/T…"

"Mike, Further to my last...check under the "Performance, .." forum for a thread cal…"

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