Peavey Delta Blues 210, tremalo won't cut off.

[Bordeaux]

Hello guys,

I am having an issue with my Peavey Delta Blues 210 amp. I cut the amp on and the tremalo appears to be stuck in the "on" position. I click on the footswitch until I'm blue in the face and it will not cutt off. The only way to kill it is to turn the speed and intensity knobs all the way down but even then, there is a faint bit of tremalo still on. It started doing this a few days ago and at first it only did it when I first powered on the amp and then I could use the switch to cut it back off.

Now it appears to just be stuck and I can't get it to cut off at all. I have checked and my footswitch is in the correct "out" on the back if the amp, the one that says "switch". Looks like I may be taking this thing to my local shop to get it fixed. Any input would be greatly appriciated.

Looks like my reverb may be broke as well, doesn't seem to be working at all.

Sigh...............

[Enzo]

The trem is always there UNLESS you turn it off with a foot switch. If the FS won't kill it, then either the FS is bad, the FS cable is bad, the FS jack on the amp is bad, the FS jack has cracked solder, or the circuit path from the FS jack back up to the LDR under the control panel is open.

The reverb is not related to the FS. Chek in the reverb pan itself. There are two little black and green wires from the transducers inside to the jacks on the side of it. ANy broken off? Unplug those two cable and measure resistance across each jack. If either end reads open, the pan is bad. Each end should measure something likw 100-200 ohms, but if it measures anything at all, it will be right. They are either right or they are open.

The reverb cables COULD be bad. And lastly, there is one IC in the amp - it is for the reverb. They sometimes fail. Check all this vefore tearing into the amp for the other problem. Due to the way this amp is constructed, you want to minimize the number of times you flex the boards. Those little bare wire jumpers that connect the three boards together can break.

[Bordeaux]

Fixed???

Enzo,

Thanks for the input. I reached into the back of the amp last night, wiggled that large group of cables running along the top of the amp and this seemed to have "fixed" the problem. Once I powered the amp back on, the footswitch now appears to be cutting off the tremalo and I know you said the reverb isn't associated with the tremalo but now it appears to be working as well.

Maybe there is just a loose wire back there. I bought the amp used and the guy that had it before me, had added a "standby" switch. The amp also uses a Marshall footswitch instead of a Peavey but I've never had any problems with it until the last few days. Anyway, it looks like I need to take it to my local guitar shop and have them check for any loose wires as I have to idea what to look for and really have no business back there .

I'll keep you posted as to what I find. Thanks again!!

Bordeaux