I guys, I'm hoping you guys can point me in the right direction here. I have an Ampeg SVT4Pro bass head which has seen much better days. Unfortunately I had a house fire recently and lost nearly everything. Sad story aside, the amp itself was not IN the fire but did have a TON of water dump through it from the firefighters (I have NOTHING but respect for these heros!)
The amp was not plugged in at the time. I removed the lid (it's the rack mount version) to aid in it air drying and allowed it to dry completely and then some.
I cleaned it as best I could but when I plugged it in and turned it on - nothing. It didn't even blow a fuse. Just no signs of life
Everything on the inside looks all and all pretty good - no rust or contamination though clearly something is not good here.
I have an ok understanding of electrical repair and am comfortable with a soldering iron (i.e. I've replaced power connectors on a laptop motherboard, replaced cap's on a pinball machine, modded my xbox, rebuilt the electronics in a number of guitars etc). However, I have very little experience with amplifiers. I feel very comfortable replacing parts but don't know where to begin testing.
I know I should probably have it repaired by a professional but as I said, unfortunately the house burnt down - no insurance money and I have lots of things that need to be replaced before this and not the money to do it. The way I see it at the moment is the amp is blown and I will not have the money for a LONG time to have it professionally fixed. I feel comfortable enough in the skills that I would not make things any worse and really need a working amp.
Thank you so much for any help you can give!
Chy
The amp was not plugged in at the time. I removed the lid (it's the rack mount version) to aid in it air drying and allowed it to dry completely and then some.
I cleaned it as best I could but when I plugged it in and turned it on - nothing. It didn't even blow a fuse. Just no signs of life
Everything on the inside looks all and all pretty good - no rust or contamination though clearly something is not good here.
I have an ok understanding of electrical repair and am comfortable with a soldering iron (i.e. I've replaced power connectors on a laptop motherboard, replaced cap's on a pinball machine, modded my xbox, rebuilt the electronics in a number of guitars etc). However, I have very little experience with amplifiers. I feel very comfortable replacing parts but don't know where to begin testing.
I know I should probably have it repaired by a professional but as I said, unfortunately the house burnt down - no insurance money and I have lots of things that need to be replaced before this and not the money to do it. The way I see it at the moment is the amp is blown and I will not have the money for a LONG time to have it professionally fixed. I feel comfortable enough in the skills that I would not make things any worse and really need a working amp.
Thank you so much for any help you can give!
Chy
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