Tube Amp Archive

Yeah, insulated wire would have been better. I didn't think of that at the time. The lacquer seems to be working though, so far. I only played for an hour though and it will probably melt off and cause problems in the future. At least I know that it works and will know the proper way to fix when it ...

I don't know if my question was clear enough. But, I think I fixed it. I applied some lacquer over the exposed circuit board contacts. I tested the circuits and did not get any conductivity through the lacquer so it seems to be a good insulator. I didn't have anything else to try at the moment. Hope...

have you tried pushing the metal caps down and turning?

do you have a picture of them?

Hi! I'm having trouble with my B52 amp. (apparently everyone does) My effects loop tube is giving me problems. The amp will occasionally start popping and crackling and when I jiggle the effects loop tube I can duplicate this each time. Swapping tubes makes no difference. The other day I saw this tu...