Comments on: Dummy Load

By: Bancika

Bancika — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:15:53 +0000

Sure, just make sure that you get resistors capable of dissipating at least 600W or so. Weber has 200W resistors for 15$, getting 4 of them will enable you to get whatever impedance you need by wiring them series/parallel and give you nice 800W total rating to be safe. Here’s link https://amptechtools.powweb.com/truload.htm

Cheers

By: Shelby Smothermon

Shelby Smothermon — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:17:08 +0000

Hi. One of my favorite bass players, Geddy Lee, uses a SansAmp RBI running into a Palmer PDI 05 and then direct into the PA for his live sound. I love the simplicity of this set up. Here’s my question, is it possible to build a dummy load with a line out, like the Palmer, that can handle 450 watts continuously?

By: Bancika

Bancika — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:30:18 +0000

If you want to reamp with another guitar amp you don’t need the speaker sim because you will have a real speaker. Palmer has two functions: serves as a line out tap and a speaker sim. To reamp with another EVJ you will only need some sort of line-out tap that will provide the low level signal to feed reverb and the other amp. The easiest one to make is firezog, you just need a pot and a resistor. Schematic can be found here http://www.charlestongolf.com/lineout/images/Firezog%20also%20try%2010k%20with%205k%20pot.jpg

Cheers

By: BluesXL

BluesXL — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:04:36 +0000

Hi,

I’m would like to feed the signal of an Epiphone Valve Junior Head into a reverb unit (or other post power-amp FX) and then into a second EVJ;

Would this setup work:
- speaker out of first EVJ to Palmer PDI-09
- Palmer PDI-09 speaker thru to dummy load (16 Ohm / 50 watt)
- Palmer PDI-09 (set to ‘normal’) line out to Palmer re-amping box
- Palmer re-amping box to second EVJ

What does the cab simulator of the PDI-09 do to the signal?

I would highly appreciate your advice!

Thanks,
Alex