Hi guys,
I bought this amp a few months ago and with lockdown etc there wasn’t really an opportunity to try it... but it was cheap enough and came with the cab (which was the bit I actually wanted anyway really)
I took it home and tested it and the pots were crackly and there was a constant distorted tone and the sound dips in and out. The cab works well with my other amp though so that’s something!
I took it apart and got some switch cleaner into the pots and switches and the crackles have gone, but still the distorted dipping in and out. Unfortunately lack of time and feeling like I’d been sold a dud, meant I put it to one side and haven’t looked at it since.
I can’t sleep and this just popped into my head while browsing the forum.
So, what would be the next thing to try? I’m handy with a soldering iron but lack the knowledge of the inner workings of something like this. I’d really love to understand how to fault find on an amp and this seems a good place to start, as I know these old amps are considered easier to work on.
move googled it a lot and searched here and it would seem that capacitors could be the issue? Or a faulty component somewhere but how do I go about tracking it down?
I’ve modded amps before but it’s always been via very detailed instructions, so I’m sorry to say I don’t feel like I actually learned much that’ll help from those experiences!
Here’s a video of the issue:
I bought this amp a few months ago and with lockdown etc there wasn’t really an opportunity to try it... but it was cheap enough and came with the cab (which was the bit I actually wanted anyway really)
I took it home and tested it and the pots were crackly and there was a constant distorted tone and the sound dips in and out. The cab works well with my other amp though so that’s something!
I took it apart and got some switch cleaner into the pots and switches and the crackles have gone, but still the distorted dipping in and out. Unfortunately lack of time and feeling like I’d been sold a dud, meant I put it to one side and haven’t looked at it since.
I can’t sleep and this just popped into my head while browsing the forum.
So, what would be the next thing to try? I’m handy with a soldering iron but lack the knowledge of the inner workings of something like this. I’d really love to understand how to fault find on an amp and this seems a good place to start, as I know these old amps are considered easier to work on.
move googled it a lot and searched here and it would seem that capacitors could be the issue? Or a faulty component somewhere but how do I go about tracking it down?
I’ve modded amps before but it’s always been via very detailed instructions, so I’m sorry to say I don’t feel like I actually learned much that’ll help from those experiences!
Here’s a video of the issue:
