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Amp Sorrows
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:41 pm
by Psyre
My practice space flooded about a week ago, luxkily everything of value was off the ground, but when I plugged into my Super Reverb tonight it would intermittently crackle and pop, so I am certain moisture got into a capacitor/capacitors. Also my bassman is giving me a loud steady hum, is that also a capacitor issue?? I swapped tubes out of both of them to no avail.

Re: Amp Sorrows
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:23 pm
by tuffteef
maybe like v1 problems on the super or plate resistors a go go?
Re: Amp Sorrows
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:42 pm
by Psyre
v1 is pulled atcually, to give the vibrato channel more power, replacing v2 didnt help either. What do you mean by plate resistors?
Re: Amp Sorrows
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:03 pm
by Gone Fission
Tube amps do not do well in wet basements. Cabinets, speakers, paper-fiber circuit boards, capacitors, and transformers can all do the worse for the humidity. Never mind the electrical safety hazards, which have led to deaths of some famous-ish musicians over the years. Drying out the amps may help things, but you might need tech to go thru them.
Re: Amp Sorrows
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:56 am
by Psyre
yea I am alreayd planning on taking them in tomorrow, it was stupid on my part, I knew better