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I'm guessing power. I've done outdoor gigs where the power was literally just a 15 amp circuit through 2 one hundred foot 16 gauge extensions. The power was 102 volts. Some amps don't like that.. ;-) Another was generator fed, and was an even less overwhelming 97 volts. We refused to use our amps for that one.
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Then you don't get around very much. I see it fairly often and hate dealing with the mess. (Extra charge)Using caution is a good thing. In the 40 years of doing electronics, I have not seen any contact cleaner damage a circuit board. The exception would be if it is powered up at the time. Not a good idea.
It could be dirty jacks or it could be that as it warms up the circuit board expands
just enough to cause an intermittant connection at a hairline crack in a solder joint
Sometimes it only takes a little dirt or corrosion to stop an otherwise good amp from working.
I recently saved one with a single squirt of Deoxit in a switch.
just enough to cause an intermittant connection at a hairline crack in a solder joint
Sometimes it only takes a little dirt or corrosion to stop an otherwise good amp from working.
I recently saved one with a single squirt of Deoxit in a switch.
That little sucker died completely this time. At the very beginning of a band rehearsal, before I even played one note. It won't even turn on. Checked the fuse once I got back home and it is fine.
Aaargh!
Aaargh!
A blown fuse isn't a problem, it's a symptom of a problem. The best thing to do when a fuse blows is take the amp directly to the shop before the real problem causes a failure.That thing doesn't have a gain control and the volume was maybe at 10 o'clock max. And I don't use any effects. Of course we were outside so maybe the power wasn't so good... And there was rain... but we were covered of course. The power cord is the one that came with the amp and I never had problems with it.
Yes I did say "again" but the first time it was just a fuse. But now I got to the point where I just fear it might crap out on me again. And yeah I know it's time for a new amp but I just don't have the dough.
Somewhere, some component let out the 'magic smoke'. Looks like tech time or replacement time my friend.That little sucker died completely this time. At the very beginning of a band rehearsal, before I even played one note. It won't even turn on. Checked the fuse once I got back home and it is fine.
Aaargh!
Raz
