Mesa Boogie .50 Caliber + Combo Reverb problem

[themusic]

I recently acquired a Mesa .50 Cal. + Combo. The amp come without a reverb tank.
Ordered correct new tank with new cables... no reverb .
Change out AT7 in V4 ... no reverb. I can tap tank and hear faint spring noise, also hum from
reverb out using the pot.
Using the schematic here are my voltages V4-1 97v
V4-3 .88v
V4-6 214v
V4-8 1.7v
Re-touched up all solder joints
Other than reverb the amp works great.
Thanks for the help

[The Dude]

http://music-electronics-forum.com/a...iber-power.pdf
http://music-electronics-forum.com/a...ber-preamp.pdf

[The Dude]

Which tank did you get and/or what are input and output impedances? Are you sure you don't have input and output switched?

[themusic]

MOD 8AB2A1B In 1.3 ohms Out 224 ohms . Yes I switch the in and out cables , thanks

[The Dude]

Not to pick nits, but impedance specs for that tank are input 10 ohms and output 2,575 ohms. At any rate, it should be the right tank.

[themusic]

sorry misread my meter , the tank does spec out correct ... Can I check the transformer ?

[The Dude]

Your meter will show you resistance. Impedance is a different animal. I doubt you have and open transformer. Most common failure is open primary. If that happens, you wouldn't have voltage on the plate of V4B. You can certainly check that the secondary isn't open. Do you have a scope? If so, start tracing signal.

[themusic]

Should I be showing resistance between the reverb in and out at the amp ? thanks

[The Dude]

I'm not sure what you're asking. If you mean positive connection input to positive connection output, you'd get no resistance since one connection only goes to a tube grid.

[themusic]

Yes that is what I was asking , just trying to determine if the reverb trans is ok ..thanks

[g1]

You said you could only hear the springs faintly. With reverb and volumes up, a good thump to the tank should give you a loud crashing sound.
If you can't get that, then the problem is in the recovery circuit, not the drive (transformer) side.

[g1]

Also, a very simple check for the reverb transformer is to take the cable that goes to the 'in' of the tank, and connect it to an 8 ohm speaker. If you get sound, the reverb driver transformer is good.

[themusic]

Also, a very simple check for the reverb transformer is to take the cable that goes to the 'in' of the tank, and connect it to an 8 ohm speaker. If you get sound, the reverb driver transformer is good.

Not getting any sound ? thanks

[The Dude]

Did you check the transformer secondary for continuity- from the reverb send of the amp to ground?