Will Vincent st-70 upgrade


I just purchased a used beautiful Will Vincent upgraded st-70 power amp. This is my first tube power amp so I am somewhat of a novice when it comes to these units. On the top of the amp between the power supply transformer and output transformer there is a toggle switch. What does this toggle switch do? I don't want to mess with it not knowing its function.
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Showing 3 responses by marakanetz

Most likely it's a switch between triode and ultra-linear mode. Triode less gain less power more transparent. Ultra-linear nearly doubles the power with larger gain and control.
It's OK to switch even when the amp is playing so you'll find yourself better setting. If you idle the amp keep the toggle switch on triode mode once you hear the difference.
Hah, it's simply disconnects ground if there's a ground loop similar to cheater plug.