Heavy vibrations

[Brad166]

I finished a Mission 5E3 kit. Love the tone and Im having no problems at all........besides alot of vibrations. I know combos suffer from this, but I hear alot of rattling and such from the chassis and cab. Its all Mission amp products (amp kit, cab, and Jensen C12Q. Should I take procautions for this? I dont want it to shake itself to death or hurt the tubes? Thanks for any help everyone !!!!!

Brad

[RickyD]

Brad-

I built one of those last fall. There should be no rattles, that's a high class amp. You just have to find every nut and bolt, cabinet and chassis, and make sure everything is tight. I had to go to three hardware stores to find a deep socket to get into the corner of the chassis for that PT mounting nut.

[Brad166]

I did find a few loose cab screws. This helped alot. I still hear some vibration from the tubes. But I guess when they are by a specker cranked up to 12, i should expect some noise. Thanks!!

[RickyD]

Brad-

Glad you are making progress. If you haven't yet, make sure your tube sockets are solidly mounted. The tubes shouldn't rattle at all.

-Rick