Peavey Classic 20 transformer source

[antilog]

Lots of good info on this forum, I hope I can give to it.

I'm looking to purchase a Peavey Classic 20 that supposedly has a bad power transformer. If it is blown, anyone know of a source of these?

Thanks much....

[Enzo]

Well, yeah...... Peavey.

Call their parts department on the phone and order any part for any Peavey product. They wil answer questions by email but won;t take orders by email.

I recommend you call first thing in the morning - they are on central time - to avoid phone waiting.

[antilog]

Thanks!

[mikell]

I had a classic 20 that I should have called 911 over. Burned the circuit board and a good chunk of the tracing. Never learned exactly what happened. I called Peavey and these little guys were out of production by a year or two. At that time I was told that they might be able to repair the board but if a transformer was bad I was on my own. They didn't have access to anymore. I would just have to send it in. I don't know if that was ever resolved or not. Mothballed it. I pulled that thing out of the closed the other day and am only getting a dribble of juice out of the PT. It is still a pretty cool cabinet. I always thought I might build something in its place. Any ideas? Chassis is Master vol., Vol., Bass, Mid, Treble w/ a boost button.

[tedmich]

Originally Posted by mikell

I had a classic 20 that I should have called 911 over. Burned the circuit board and a good chunk of the tracing. Never learned exactly what happened. I called Peavey and these little guys were out of production by a year or two. At that time I was told that they might be able to repair the board but if a transformer was bad I was on my own. They didn't have access to anymore. I would just have to send it in. I don't know if that was ever resolved or not. Mothballed it. I pulled that thing out of the closed the other day and am only getting a dribble of juice out of the PT. It is still a pretty cool cabinet. I always thought I might build something in its place. Any ideas? Chassis is Master vol., Vol., Bass, Mid, Treble w/ a boost button.

What sound do you like and how much work do you want to do? A Marshall 18watt would fit, as would a Ax84 HO...or several Fireflys, I just finished a Bravo PCB file but thats pretty complex...

[mikell]

I've considered an 18w. I am an old classic guy. I like the big three. The Marshall we mentioned. Currently, I own an early 70's twin with JBL D120s which I only break out when necessary. Clean forever. Someone modded it and put a master volume in it apparently around 73 or74?. There is a sticker under the MV control that states it. If I want more, I just preamp it or use my Tube screamer. Mostly, right now I have got a Blues Jr. w/ a Celestion Vintage 30 that impresses me so far. I like Tweed or vox AC series. I'm really into tinkering with different tones these days.

[tim]

not sure, but could you shoehorn a Classic 30 Tranny in there? They use the same power tubes I believe... EL84; just 2 rather than 4.

I would make sure that the tranny is bad first...there's alot that can go wrong in those little amps, mostly bad soldering, bad buss wire jumpers, etc etc.

[mikell]

I'm not sure. It is worth investigating. Seems like Peavey would have suggested it though...but maybe not. I should call them anyway. It's been 15 - 17 yrs since the thing died. There may be new resolutions since I last spoke with them. Thanks