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  • #16
    The original OP, Joe C, resoldered the amp & redid the heatsink compound.
    As he did not say where, I would have to assume he redid the parts that are attached to the heat sink.
    That was HIS amp.
    There is no guarantee that your amp is the same.

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    • #17
      I have an overheating SFX II on the bench; Vinyl faceplate is melted and puckered. Found power FETs heated up to 150F in about 60 seconds flat. I found a suggestion to cool the idle bias here:

      https://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=108098 [URL fixed]

      As suggested, I added 10K resistors in parallel with R250 and R251 to cool the bias. It worked great. Amp runs very cool now, but still has plenty of power. Attached is a layout and schematic with R250/251 highlighted to make this process easier.

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      Last edited by xtian; 06-15-2018, 12:06 AM.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by xtian View Post
        I have an overheating SFX II on the bench; Vinyl faceplate is melted and puckered. Found power FETs heated up to 150F in about 60 seconds flat. I found a suggestion to cool the idle bias here:

        https://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=108098
        Something in that link seems not right, I'm getting 'topic does not exist' message.
        Edit: the quoted link in this post works, the link in post #17 somehow added an extra 'amp' between & and t.
        I see this a fair bit in news text, where the 'ampersand' symbol (&) is used and it tacks the word 'amp;' to it.
        Last edited by g1; 06-15-2018, 12:02 AM.
        Originally posted by Enzo
        I have a sign in my shop that says, "Never think up reasons not to check something."


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        • #19
          I get same.

          I don't see any FETs in the circuit.
          Last edited by Enzo; 06-15-2018, 12:08 AM.
          Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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          • #20
            The quoted link in my post works, oddly enough. It's missing the 'amp;' part of the address, even though I quoted it.
            Originally posted by Enzo
            I have a sign in my shop that says, "Never think up reasons not to check something."


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