Blown Tube (?) On 112-65
Blown Tube (?) On 112-65 |
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Jacob Jaffe (wordsandsigns) Username: wordsandsigns Registered: 01-2009 |
I recently (a month ago) bought a used 112-65. The guy I bought it from didn't really use it much - he had never changed the tubes and didn't know if they had ever been changed. |
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Mike Kaus (mm210) Username: mm210 Registered: 05-2006 |
Sorry-haven't been in much. You need to ID WHICH amp you have first. With 12ax7 or without and the like. Then you are going to have to open the chassi up and see if you burnt the resistors around the plate circuit(on the sockets). If the tubes went chernobyl on you, chances are you torched the plate resistors or SOMETHING. You never know, somebody OCULD have put the wrong tubes in there to. REAL 6CA7's are ungawdly expensive, IF yo can even find them.. You'll probably want to get E34L's. I suggest JJ's, simply because I get the best service out of them. The Winged C are good to. If it HAS a bias circuit(with 12ax7) I suggest firing it up WITHOUT power tubes first and measuring the control grid voltage first to make sure you HAVE some and enough to control the tubes. ALSO, re-tension the sockets so the tha bias control voltage is GETTING to the tubes. Lastly, BE CAREFUL. Almost 700v on those plates. Let us know if we can help. |