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Re: Old amp blows fuses with no tubes in: fault of rusty

1/31/2006 7:54 PM
Peter	Re: Old amp blows fuses with no tubes in: fault of rusty You really need to have an identical transformer to compare with However I measured the amps I have here at the moment 1.Vox AC 10 = 13 ohms 2.Australian 60's Maton (2 x EL34 )=19 ohms 3.Fender CBS Champ =24 ohms These are all wired for 240 volts I would definatly remove the .47 cap. Also with the amp unplugged measure between the 2 240 wires (one at a time) and ground in case there is a internal short to the chassis. I have never seen one in this neck of the woods. I thought they were only made for the american market thus only had the 120 volt tapping as the only schematics I have seen show this. But I presume it has 2 x 120 volt windings in series. Good luck

1/31/2006 7:54 PM

Peter

Re: Old amp blows fuses with no tubes in: fault of rusty

You really need to have an identical transformer to compare with
However I measured the amps I have here at the moment
1.Vox AC 10 = 13 ohms
2.Australian 60's Maton (2 x EL34 )=19 ohms
3.Fender CBS Champ =24 ohms
These are all wired for 240 volts

I would definatly remove the .47 cap.
Also with the amp unplugged measure between the 2
240 wires (one at a time) and ground in case there is a internal short to the chassis.

I have never seen one in this neck of the woods.

I thought they were only made for the american market thus only had the 120 volt tapping as the only schematics I have seen show this.

But I presume it has 2 x 120 volt windings in series.

Good luck

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Carlo Pipitone Cap removed: fuse still blows! -- 2/1/2006 1:32 AM