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Re: Kitty Hawk

12/15/1999 6:10 PM
Farrow	Re: Kitty Hawk I recently repaired a Grand Lead (the same as an M1,) and the major problems with this amp are: 1) Everything's on the PCB, and it's all soldered to the top side (not through-hole...) 2) Including the (undersized) OT. The OTs tend to overheat and melt down due to too much DC current flowign through them. The amp is supposedly Class A (if you hit the little switch) and is very hard on OTs. I replaced the OT with a Fender Tone-Master 100W OT with VERY good results. Increased low end, better note definition and (hopefully) greater reliability. The Tone Master OT also has a winding so you can still use the line out! One more thing, install a shorting jack on the OT tap you normally use so it won't blow up if operated without a load. If you can't find anyone in your area to fix it for you (or you don't want to do it yourself,) please email me. Farrow http://surf.to/pharaohamps http://www.skybolt6.com

12/15/1999 6:10 PM

Farrow

Re: Kitty Hawk

I recently repaired a Grand Lead (the same as an M1,) and the major problems with this amp are:

1) Everything's on the PCB, and it's all soldered to the top side (not through-hole...)

2) Including the (undersized) OT. The OTs tend to overheat and melt down due to too much DC current flowign through them. The amp is supposedly Class A (if you hit the little switch) and is very hard on OTs.

I replaced the OT with a Fender Tone-Master 100W OT with VERY good results. Increased low end, better note definition and (hopefully) greater reliability. The Tone Master OT also has a winding so you can still use the line out! One more thing, install a shorting jack on the OT tap you normally use so it won't blow up if operated without a load.

If you can't find anyone in your area to fix it for you (or you don't want to do it yourself,) please email me.

Farrow
http://surf.to/pharaohamps
http://www.skybolt6.com

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