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I haven't looked at the board to draw a diagram yet but I have new info regarding these darmed switches. I learned that one of the switches is probably a rectifier selector toggle. One choice being the original tube design and the other being the tube bypassed and pointed at the silicon diode circui...

Good idea, will do.
Stay tuned

THANX

At least you are trying. I have only one other idea from a friend who wrote this; "One of the back switches is probably for power attenuation based on the third small PC board in the rear of the chassis and the good sized power resistors onboard". He had no guess on the other one. And do you know wh...

Thanks for your input. I just put a lot more pictures of the guts here >https://imgur.com/a/LoOTRY1. Click< Just scroll on down to see more.
Thanks in advance
Bob

After educating myself as fast as possible on all things boutique I've learned a lot in a very short time and you are correct. I'm not planning on changing a thing. I noticed that if it don't say TRAINWRECK (logo) then it don't say nothing. This seems to be standard among builders so me naming it mi...

Thanks so much for your input gentlemen. I guess that the only way you identify this amps origin is this. The person who built it or someone else that was close enough to have witnessed its construction, sale or some use actually views my photos here in your forum. Then of course responds and verifi...

Hi Guys, I just registered today and this is my first post. I am NOT an amp builder although I could have been. You see my friend died recently and left me what I've been told is a "TRAINWRECK Express Clone". Identified from the circuitry pictures I posted on Reddit in the DIY Tubes Sub-Reddit. I kn...