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amp with shorting noise

7/17/2000 4:34 AM
Tristan Money	amp with shorting noise hello, I have this amp (early 60's no name), and when I turn it on, there loud shorting and scratching noises. This continues for about a minute, and stops when the amp warms up. This amp is without a standby switch, but has a tubed rectifier, but maybe this could be part of the problem? or a fried tube? The filter cap is gone, but I thought that only resulted in humming....maybe not? suggestions? thanks, -Tristan

7/17/2000 4:34 AM

Tristan Money

amp with shorting noise

hello,
I have this amp (early 60's no name), and when I turn it on, there loud shorting and scratching noises. This continues for about a minute, and stops when the amp warms up.
This amp is without a standby switch, but has a tubed rectifier, but maybe this could be part of the problem? or a fried tube? The filter cap is gone, but I thought that only resulted in humming....maybe not?
suggestions?
thanks,
-Tristan

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JohnC I'd start by pulling the output tub... -- 7/17/2000 5:41 AM