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    Good day,

    I have this rebel 20 which I bought online from a used store in Japan. I was aware of the buggy issue which I thought was only a leaking filter cap. I have a jcm2000 that sounded like this and fix it with a recap job.
    Well Ive changed most of the filter caps in this egnater, next to the power transformer and even swapped out the resistors, but the weird ring mod tones are still there.
    Here's what it sounds like

    https://youtu.be/uE11nLgKLT0

    There's also this low hz hum. I checked the grounding of the filter caps and they were ok.

    Also Ive tried using the preamp section by sending it out on the return of my classic30. Awesome tones.. but I wish I could make the egnater's power section work by itself

    https://youtu.be/P5NyuDVcN-c

    I havent checked on the bridge rectifier going to the filaments since the preamp is working just fine.

    I thought of checking the big resistors near the power tubes next, but posted here instead since it might be futile. Is the power transformer busted? What else could be the culprit for this ring mod sound? Or is this what they call wolf tones? Thanks!

    Schematic i got is from elektro tanya

    https://elektrotanya.com/egnater_reb.../download.html

  • #2
    What effect if any to the controls have on the problem?
    Experience is something you get, just after you really needed it.

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    • #3
      There is this 6v6/el84 mix knob and a wattage knob(attenuator?) They both seem to affect the tone/pitch and hum, but never totally remove the weird sound

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      • #4
        Originally posted by severthee View Post
        There is this 6v6/el84 mix knob and a wattage knob(attenuator?) They both seem to affect the tone/pitch and hum, but never totally remove the weird sound
        ..and the other controls do what? Please answer the questions full else we will never get there.
        Experience is something you get, just after you really needed it.

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        • #5
          Shotgunning didn´t work, now you´ll have to troubleshoot.
          You got a complex/weird amp to service.

          Crazy EL84/6V6 output, crazy "Watts" control which works by starving/misbiasing the LT phase inverter, weird "Rebel Mix Mod V2" ... all of which may create that ring modulator type distortion, yet not be "broken" in the conventional sense, simply misadjusted.

          Just for starters, inject 100mV 1kHz at "Power amp input" or "loop return, don´t know how it´s labelled" , set all 2?/4? rebel mix pots to 10 , set "Watts" to 10 or maximum and scope speaker out: what do you get?
          Post scope screen.

          As a side note, your YT videos do not help at all, you do not speak, pluck ... twist some unidentified controls ... pluck ... twist ... pluck ... twist .... useless and annoying.

          Explain what you are doing, as in: "I set xxx control to yyy, this is how it sounds ..." , rinse and repeat.
          Show front panel so we clearly see what you are doing.

          But in any case, for now leave guitar aside and inject a sinewave, constant and predictable.
          Your guitar plucking? ... not that much.

          Last note: download schematic and attach it here , instead of sending us to Elektrotanya to go through their weird "acceptance" ritual.

          Here, I am attaching it for you:Egnater rebel20 sch.pdf

          Here´s a simplified black and white version:

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          • #6
            My apologies, that video was initially intended only to exhibit the ring mod tone, I sent that vid link to egnater but never did got a reply. That's why it was more of fiddling than explaining, I was trying to find usable tones real quick.

            As for the knobs, all the preamp related knobs are working from mastrr ,treble ,middle ,bass and gain, they affect the normal guitar tones. That is either as a "preamp only" like exhibited in video 2 where it was send out to the fx return section of classic30. Or as standalone in video 1, the preamp knobs works normally. But the Tube mix knob and watts knob of the powersection are the ones changing the pitch or tone of the hum and ring mod sound.

            Thanks for uploading the schematic, I will try to find and upload the ones with values

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            • #7
              Originally posted by severthee View Post
              Good day,

              Also Ive tried using the preamp section by sending it out on the return of my classic30. Awesome tones.. but I wish I could make the egnater's power section work by itself
              you can. input a signal into the return jack in the effects loop. If it's a full interrupt loop it should isolate the PI and output section.
              One, and very quick way to eliminate a noise issue is to remove the tubes and try a some other tubes you know to be functional. Tube noise/problems and can show up in so many different ways. Often in exhibiting behavior you may have not come across before. But you can save yourself HOURS of troubleshooting by quickly swapping out tubes.
              If I have a 50% chance of guessing the right answer, I guess wrong 80% of the time.

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              • #8
                Yes i have tried using classic 30 preamp and a sansamp preamp to the egnater's return, the ring mod tone is there. I've also swapped the el84 since i have a bunch of them , same sound. What I dont have are spare 6v6 since most of my amps run on el84 and 6l6, i have to buy or borrow some fresh 6v6. Was wondering if i can run the amp without the 6v6 in place just to test?

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                • #9
                  Please inject a sinewave and show output, sound is what we´re after of course but waveforms tell *a lot*.

                  As of "Egnater" , I know him through other Forum and he´s a great guy, but sold Company, brand, designs, etc. to a group of raw investors who only care on ROI (return on investment) and have NO CLUE on Electronics, Music, and anything non finantially related so in general they can´t help you even if they want to.

                  Notice schematic is written in Chinese and mentions a third party OEM contractor who must have been the lowest bidder.
                  Juan Manuel Fahey

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by severthee View Post
                    Yes i have tried using classic 30 preamp and a sansamp preamp to the egnater's return, the ring mod tone is there. I've also swapped the el84 since i have a bunch of them , same sound. What I dont have are spare 6v6 since most of my amps run on el84 and 6l6, i have to buy or borrow some fresh 6v6. Was wondering if i can run the amp without the 6v6 in place just to test?
                    Yes, it’s fine for testing. In fact, you should pull the 6V6s and test the original EL84s. Then pull the EL84s and test just the 6V6s. See if you can isolate the source of the problem.
                    If I have a 50% chance of guessing the right answer, I guess wrong 80% of the time.

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                    • #11
                      But it is sine wave-scope time. You have acess to a signal generator (use a phone app tha’ll give you a 1kHz sine wave if not), dummy load, and oscilloscope?
                      If I have a 50% chance of guessing the right answer, I guess wrong 80% of the time.

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                      • #12
                        Ok I will try to borrow a scope.

                        i was tracing the board and making sure every wire and grounds goes to where it should.
                        I checked on the continuity of qc208, qc104 and qc107 from the power transformer. the schematic shows that those 3 quick connects are tied together. the qc208 going to the bias and the qc107 (grounding the filter caps) have continuity, but the qc104 (connected to the first 1n4007) does not. should it be a concern that qc104 doesnt have continuity with them?

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                        • #13
                          Quick Connect QC104 must connect to diode D101.

                          REBEL20sch 8-09 with Values.pdf

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                          • #14
                            Schematic with values:
                            (double post )
                            Attached Files
                            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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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Jazz P Bass View Post
                              Quick Connect QC104 must connect to diode D101.

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                              yes qc104 is connected to d101. but does qc104 needs to be grounded? as per schematic, qc104 is grounded via qc107. but when testing my qc104 is not connected to any ground

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