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jackobfranklin · 2014-01-27 00:15:10

I've been running this head for a few years, fresh tubes, not many gigs... For some reason I've had no trouble running it at 75% volume on channel 2 but today it was making strange noises (a few crackles and such) so I let it rest. I turned it back on and it seemed fine, I played and increased the volume from zero with no trouble. Once the knob reached 75% - Silence. I tried the first channel - silence also.

Any ideas? One friend mentioned a potentiometer being the problem.

Thanks,
Jacob

hangman · 2014-01-31 07:47:33

Hmm, that's an odd one, especially since it happens on both channels...

So it works on both channels until you hit 3 o'clock, and then silence?

jackobfranklin · 2014-02-01 03:39:52

Here's my video of the problem, the behavior is somewhat intermittent, but you get the idea. I ran out of recording space but channel two did cut out shortly after:

http://youtu.be/fJ72UWSNp3g

Thanks for your help

jackobfranklin · 2014-02-01 19:44:21

I've opened it up and found a large orange capacitor (?) with a burnt end. It's in between four tubes. One end reads 433 volts (the burnt side) and the other side read 500 at one point now it reads 0.

jackobfranklin · 2014-02-01 19:48:11

Just tried to test the resistance of the volume pot and got some loud pops. Then I heard about 10 seconds of static crackling in the speaker cabinet as well as a sizzling sound inside the head itself. It only lasted about 15 seconds so I couldn't tell exactly where it was coming from, but judging from the burn marks, it's related to this large orange cylinder

jackobfranklin · 2014-02-01 20:18:08

After turning off the lights I was able to see the heat coming from the area surrounding the 6AN8A tube. I recall having a hard time finding this tune a few years ago when I got the amp and I got it from an old TV store on eBay. This is what is causing heat to reach the large orange capacitor.

jackobfranklin · 2014-02-01 21:30:48

video of the recent findings:

http://youtu.be/iTTWkwiJJmw

jackobfranklin · 2014-02-01 22:46:52

Apparently a diode has malfunctioned. The sizzle I hear is identical to the sound I heard when this problem started, although I'm unsure of its implications:

http://youtu.be/9JQA2iHifB4

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