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    Hello all,
    I once again am turning to your infinite wisdom for guidance. I recently purchased a Marshall SLP 100 mid-conversion to PTP board and transformer swap. When I received the amp it had several errors in wiring and after a few days of frustration/ pots of coffee I believe I have been able to remedy that situation. The problem is I still have no output on the amp. Voltages as shown below check out what I believe to be fine but when I turn the amp on attached to a load there is no output what so ever. Not even any internal noise noise/ hum. Any ideas where to start looking? Marshall SLP 1959 PTP conversion, with Heyboer output transformer and Classic Tone power transformer Voltages were taken with all tubes in place:
    V1:
    1)152 2)0 3)1 4)2.7AC 5)2.7AC 6)207 7)0 8)1.8 9)2.7AC
    V2:
    1)159 2)0 3)1 4)2.7AC 5)2.7AC 6)282 7)158 8)159 9)2.7AC
    V3:
    1)212 2)22 3)37 4)2.7AC 5)2.7AC 6)216 7)23 8)37 9)2.7AC
    V4:
    1)0 2)3.15AC 3)460 4)465 5)-38 6)472 7)3.15AC 8)0
    V5:
    1)0 2)3.15AC 3)476 4)480 5)-38 6)476 7)3.15AC 8)0
    V6:
    1)0 2)3.15AC 3)476 4)465 5)-38 6)473 7)3.15AC 8)0
    V7:
    1)0 2)3.15AC 3)475 4)467 5)-38 6)473 7)3.15AC 8)0
    I can post some pictures of the board and components as well if that would help. Any suggestions would be great as I am totally stuck. Thanks guys!!

  • #2
    How about a few dynamic Vac readings.
    Hook up a dummy output load.
    Send in a 100mv signal.
    Max the controls.
    You should see a signal at the plates of each preamp tube.
    The phase inverter must apply a nice healthy (40-50Vac) signal to the output tube grids.
    Make sure pin 8 is grounded.

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    • #3
      Your power tubes have OK voltages on them, the amp shoud make SOME sort of sound. Touch pin 5 on one of them with something metal, like a small screwdriver or even a meter probe. It should make some hum or noise. If you get nothing, then look to any impedance selector switches, and consider a mis-wire may have occurred.

      Make sure your plate leads and center tap on the output transformer are wired right, then pick two secondary wires and connect DIRECTLY to a speaker with clip wires. Do not connect any of the secondaries to the circuit board or other points in the amp. Do you hear any sound that way? ANy sign of life?
      Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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      • #4
        Hey guys thanks for the responses, fortunately enough I ended up stumbling into a fix just last night. It turns out it was a power tube problem :? . I decided to swap in an older set of power tubes to replace the brand new tung sols in there now and wouldn't you know it the thing sounds beautiful.

        I blew a few fuses working on this thing a while back with those tung sols in there, I didn't think it damaged the tubes but thats how we live and learn I guess.

        Thanks again for the help guys its much appreciated!

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        • #5
          Blowing fuses probably did not harm the tubes. Failing tubes probably caused the fuses to blow.
          Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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