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Hot PT in BF Bassman....

12/4/2005 8:51 AM
SteveB	Hot PT in BF Bassman.... I picked up a 66 Bassman yesterday for a good price. It was in a 2-10 combo cabinet, but the seller also threw in the original head cab. I didn't like the sound of the 10's, so I hooked to my 2-12 cabinet, & jammed for about 3 hours with some friends. When I got home, I removed it from the 2-10 combo cab, & put it back in the original cab. I noticed that the PT was still warm. This was about 15 minutes after we had quit playing. The power tubes & everything else had cooled down, but the PT was still warm. While we played there were no problems at all with the amp. Is this something I should be concerned about? What would be the logical things to check? Thanks, Steve

12/4/2005 8:51 AM

SteveB

Hot PT in BF Bassman....

I picked up a 66 Bassman yesterday for a good price. It was in a 2-10 combo cabinet, but the seller also threw in the original head cab. I didn't like the sound of the 10's, so I hooked to my 2-12 cabinet, & jammed for about 3 hours with some friends.

When I got home, I removed it from the 2-10 combo cab, & put it back in the original cab. I noticed that the PT was still warm. This was about 15 minutes after we had quit playing. The power tubes & everything else had cooled down, but the PT was still warm. While we played there were no problems at all with the amp.

Is this something I should be concerned about? What would be the logical things to check?

Thanks,
Steve

Replies:

Bruce /Mission Amps "Warm" is so subjective Steve. ... -- 12/4/2005 10:23 AM
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