I have a customers Behringer BX3000T bass amp in for repair.
After a gig the amplifier suffered a fall of about 6ft. The amp wouldn’t work at all after this.
Inside the amp I found the fuse holder on the power amp board was broken, I replaced this. I then checked for dry/suspect joints or any other damage, re-soldering as I went.
The amp now works perfectly when it starts.
The problem is 3 times out of 10 the amp won’t start until the volume is wound right up. This can be done using the guitar volume, gain control or master volume.
At switch off, the amp thuds and then squeals. This happens even with gain and master volume off. This didn’t happen before the accident so I’m guessing there is damage to the protection circuit (does this amp have soft start?).
I know I’ve got no chance of getting a Behringer schematic. So I’m hoping that somebody can suggest possible causes of this fault, or components to test around (all components are numbered).
I’ve tried to trace things through myself but on the double sided boards with surface mount components and many tracks obscured from view, I’m struggling.
After a gig the amplifier suffered a fall of about 6ft. The amp wouldn’t work at all after this.
Inside the amp I found the fuse holder on the power amp board was broken, I replaced this. I then checked for dry/suspect joints or any other damage, re-soldering as I went.
The amp now works perfectly when it starts.
The problem is 3 times out of 10 the amp won’t start until the volume is wound right up. This can be done using the guitar volume, gain control or master volume.
At switch off, the amp thuds and then squeals. This happens even with gain and master volume off. This didn’t happen before the accident so I’m guessing there is damage to the protection circuit (does this amp have soft start?).
I know I’ve got no chance of getting a Behringer schematic. So I’m hoping that somebody can suggest possible causes of this fault, or components to test around (all components are numbered).
I’ve tried to trace things through myself but on the double sided boards with surface mount components and many tracks obscured from view, I’m struggling.
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