TonyKraz Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 A friend gave me this amp years ago and I'm trying to get it working again. It didn't have a electrical plug so I installed a new three prong. When I first turned it on it had power but no output so I replaced all four tubes with new ones but it is very very noisy even without anything plugged in. From reading up on these amps it's supposed to be very quiet so I'm wondering if anyone knows what my next step would be. There's not much to this amp as far as I can see so I'm guessing replacing the transformer would be next. I am not any kind of a pro at this kind of thing so I may eventually take it into a local repair shop and have them look at it. These things seem to be pretty rare so I might consider selling it but it is so cool looking I'd prefer to get it working and keep it in my studio for esthetics. Thanks, TonyK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labomba Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Probably need to be recapped. Paper capacitors dry out over time, similar to what happens with old tube radios. That would be where I would start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 When you say it's noisy, what is the noise like? Humming? Crackling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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