Steinhart TVP200 mono blocks restoration

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Mars

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I am restoring a set of Steinhart monoblocks. The job is quite extensive: the metal enclosure was repainted and the electronics upgraded. I took some photos. I cannot locate the "before" photo of the complete unit. Here are some shots from the restoration process:

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First job was to strip the old paint. (Next time I would rather manufacture a new set of brackets)

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Here is the painted brackets with transformers mounted again

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Tube sockets were added to neaten up the wiring and improve tube changes.

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tube side

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blocks running in

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I would like a schematic for this unit.

The circuit configuration is a Williamson ECC82 input/phase inverter with ECC82 cathode followers driving the eight PL519's.
The differential driver has a CCS on the long tail side.
Curious aspect: the differential driver gets it's plate voltage from the cathode followers following it. There is 400V over the ECC82 differential driver, but the ECC82 measures fine after decades of us. I would like to know how to adjust this voltage to a more reasonable 250V without compromising the block's output power. Any ideas?
 
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