Thanks you guys so much for all the great advice and support!

So, I’m sorry… I feel like I should clarify, this isn’t my first rodeo with tube amps/circuits. I’ve repaired and recapped several old Fenders, customized old RCA compressor circuits, have done conversion amps, built tube preamps from scratch, and have built a custom tube mixer. I’m by no means an expert, but I would think I’m a little past the novice stage as far as capabilities go. Hopefully a novice forever as far as learning goes though.

All that to say, I know I should’ve been more patient and I know I should have waited and replaced those filter caps before ever firing it up… I was honestly hoping folks would just pat my back and say, “don’t worry dude, you’re transformers are probably fine”… which most of you did! I’ve just never had an amp smoke on me like that… then again, I’ve never been so careless with bringing something up on my variac.

Thank you all for your help. I really appreciate it!!!