Extremely low plate voltage on v1 Blues Junior green board

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roknroll
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Extremely low plate voltage on v1 Blues Junior green board

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Pins 1 and 6 both measure about 4vdc. Over 200vdc dumping across plate load resistors.
1-Changed plate load resistors,no change
2-Checked filament voltage between 4-9, 5-9. Normal
3-Checked continuity from tube socket to corresponding parts on pcb. All good.
4-Cathode resistors check out and are grounded.
5-Reflowed solder on pcb tube pins.
6-Replaced V1 preamp tube.
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Re: Extremely low plate voltage on v1 Blues Junior green board

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Yank out the power tubes, do you than have over 330 volts on there pin 7?
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Re: Extremely low plate voltage on v1 Blues Junior green board

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The actual problem as it turns out, after pulling main and tube pcb, there was some crud residue at the solder joints at each end of the ribbon cable causing a short between grid and plate. Cleaned crud. Amp works.
Thank you for responding
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