I have a Vibro Champ that worked & sounded great. One day I plugged in & the output was very low & thin sounding. I changed the tubes with known good ones from another amp & the problem persisted. I took voltage measurements on the 3 tubes:
v1
pin 1 248V
pin 3 2V
pin 6 238V
pin 8 2V
v2
pin 1 (vascillates between 98-240V, could not get a reading that lasted long enough for my DMM to be stable)
pin 3 2V
pin 6 395V
pin 8 (vascillates between 117-250V, same kind of thing as in pin 1)
v3
pin 3 391V
pin 4 393V
pin 8 20V
I have replaced bypass capacitors for V1 as well as the 6V6.
Checked the cathode resistors for the preamp tube as well as the 6V6, they appear to be good. Checked grounds from the board, the grounds are grounded.
I replaced the filter caps, retensioned the sockets to the best of my ability.
The sound is still thin & lacks power. Not at all what it was before. Also the speaker is a new Weber 4 ohm & works well.
I know this is a simple circuit but I am currently, (no pun intended), stumped.
v1
pin 1 248V
pin 3 2V
pin 6 238V
pin 8 2V
v2
pin 1 (vascillates between 98-240V, could not get a reading that lasted long enough for my DMM to be stable)
pin 3 2V
pin 6 395V
pin 8 (vascillates between 117-250V, same kind of thing as in pin 1)
v3
pin 3 391V
pin 4 393V
pin 8 20V
I have replaced bypass capacitors for V1 as well as the 6V6.
Checked the cathode resistors for the preamp tube as well as the 6V6, they appear to be good. Checked grounds from the board, the grounds are grounded.
I replaced the filter caps, retensioned the sockets to the best of my ability.
The sound is still thin & lacks power. Not at all what it was before. Also the speaker is a new Weber 4 ohm & works well.
I know this is a simple circuit but I am currently, (no pun intended), stumped.
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