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previous: Greg The OT on this Akai has a .001 cap ... -- 9/13/1998 5:36 PM

Re: How about this?

9/15/1998 10:35 AM
Colin	Re: How about this? I would guess the .001 cap is there to suppress parasitic oscillations or cut high end. The 100 ohm resistor provides protection to the OT if it should be run without a speaker or load attached. These are both fairly common safety/reliabilty mods. If the OT works, it will work without either the cap or resistor. If it's blown as you suspect, you can get a replacement at www.angela.com for about $25. Actually, any Fender Champ type OT will work fine. Good Luck.

9/15/1998 10:35 AM

Colin

Re: How about this?

I would guess the .001 cap is there to suppress parasitic oscillations or cut high end. The 100 ohm resistor provides protection to the OT if it should be run without a speaker or load attached. These are both fairly common safety/reliabilty mods. If the OT works, it will work without either the cap or resistor. If it's blown as you suspect, you can get a replacement at www.angela.com for about $25. Actually, any Fender Champ type OT will work fine. Good Luck.

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Greg Thanks Colin! Appreciate the help!<... -- 9/15/1998 10:46 AM