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Topic: Question for Ken Fox {the amp wizard} |
Gary Stevenson
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Northern New York,USA
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 5:38 pm |
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Ken: Iown a Peavey 30 tube amp, which I am going to mod with new tubes,capacitors and resistors.Steve Ahola posted the mods I am going to try. My question is how do you safely discharge the capacitors? Do I need a special tool?I have searched online,but don"t seem to find the ans.Your help or anybody for that matter would be nice. I don't want to zap the remaining brain cells  Gary |
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Jeremy Threlfall
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now in Western Australia
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Gavin Dunn
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 12 Oct 2009 7:16 am
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| Take a jumper wire from pin 1 of the first preamp tube (the one farthest from the power tubes) ground it out, and with the standby switch in playing position let it drain for 20 seconds or so. Just remember to switch back to standby before turning it on again. |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2009 5:12 am
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What he said!
However that is a tough amp to even get apart, much less mod!
That is one amp (along with the Delta Blues) that I avoid working on. Once you get it apart you wlil see what I am talking about!! |
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Gary Stevenson
From:
Northern New York,USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2009 10:31 am
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| Thanks guys for the advice.Being as this is my first amp mod, I sure you are right Ken that it will tough. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2009 10:54 am
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Ken said;
"one amp (along with the Delta Blues) that I avoid working on"
When my tech put larger transformers in my Delta Blues, I learned some new cuss words! |
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