WRONG OHM IN MY 210 65 12ax7. HELP!
WRONG OHM IN MY 210 65 12ax7. HELP! |
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Andrea Cola (andreac) Username: andreac Registered: 07-2011 |
Hallo, I solved all problems with blowing fuses. It was the tubes. I changed transformer (was NOT original) with a fantastic mercury magnetics (designed for this particular amp). So...it sounded fantastic for 3 concerts and 4 rearshals. my setup is gain channel 3, master 10. no pedals. last time I played it, I turned it on (in stand by mode) and then wait for soundcheck. about half an hour or so. when I taken it from stanbby mode and started to play it, the sound was out of focus, thin, with low volume and a really fast and buzzy decay. I checked the back panel and then realize the horrible thing: the ohm switch was in the 8 position (don't know why) and the tubes was glowing really red. Turned off the amp. switched to 4 ohm. and when I re-turning it on the sound was better, the tubes were normal in light, but after 2/3 min started to sound bad again. |
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Mike Kaus (mm210) Username: mm210 Registered: 05-2006 |
I would suggest first off checking the bias voltage. Were BOTH tubes glowing red or just one? If one, try checking and re-tensioning the socket. If both, maybe you're running them too hot OR the PI tube has gone flaky. The MM's in the past had a problem with the PI and would do this. It was one of the reasons that they went to the SS driver. Bias, re-tension, change 12ax7 to a KNOWN good one. Mike. |