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- 12 Mar 2011, 14:45
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: 5150 only will bias on the first two tubes
- Replies: 1
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Re: 5150 only will bias on the first two tubes
Where did you find instructions? What steps did you perform for this mod?
- 07 Mar 2011, 23:55
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: Fender Princeton reverb silverface crack
- Replies: 8
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Re: Fender Princeton reverb silverface crack
Sounds like a loose solder joint - as Modman suggested. Fender amps sound great but they have some notoriety for solder joint problems. I would suggest (if you are VERY CAREFUL) checking the soldering on the boards. Before starting, make sure that you are comfortable working with high voltages...if ...
- 03 Mar 2011, 00:14
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: Fender Hot Rod Deville HELP!!
- Replies: 7
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Re: Fender Hot Rod Deville HELP!!
Thanks for the thanks!!! Sorry I didn't think about resoldering the sockets - I should have known. The DeVille is similar to the Deluxe and the Deluxe has this as a problem. The tubes will get hot and soften the solder. In the past I have purchased three different Deluxe amps for very little money, ...
- 02 Mar 2011, 02:03
- Forum: Amplifiers
- Topic: Fender Hot Rod Deville HELP!!
- Replies: 7
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Re: Fender Hot Rod Deville HELP!!
First - if you are not comfortable with following the steps below - take the amp to a tech. There are deadly high voltages in the amp. Tubes can be bad - right out of the box. Usual cause of the symptom you describe is a bad tube...but it seems to follow the socket. Is the glow red or orange? Red me...