MaxHart85231281734137 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 hey guys i took my black hart little giant for a spin and noticed that I could here a slight buzzing noise comming from the head with the amp is cranked up, at first I thought maybe the speaker or tube or somthing, but then i moved the head off of the cab and the noise stopped, so I have basically found that there is somthing lose or rattling around in the head, i took the back off looked around taped on the housing, it made the noise, checked all the foot screws and every screw I could test with out taking the head out of its cab, so before i take her in and have to pay for this little fix, any ideas as to what it might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 hey guys i took my black hart little giant for a spin and noticed that I could here a slight buzzing noise comming from the head with the amp is cranked up' date=' at first I thought maybe the speaker or tube or somthing, but then i moved the head off of the cab and the noise stopped, so I have basically found that there is somthing lose or rattling around in the head, i took the back off looked around taped on the housing, it made the noise, checked all the foot screws and every screw I could test with out taking the head out of its cab, so before i take her in and have to pay for this little fix, any ideas as to what it might be?[/quote'] It could be a tube filament rattle .... had this problem with my old VJ combo that I bought used - drove me crazy, sounded like something in the amp loose and rattling, especially at certain frequencies on certain strings moreso, and that's what it turned out to be - I believe cgil handed me that advice here many months back..... the filaments on the EL84 vibrating/rattling. Not saying that's your problem, but something to look into.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsyseven Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 It could be a tube filament rattle .... had this problem with my old VJ combo that I bought used - drove me crazy' date=' sounded like something in the amp loose and rattling, especially at certain frequencies on certain strings moreso, and that's what it turned out to be - I believe cgil handed me that advice here many months back..... the filaments on the EL84 vibrating/rattling. Not saying that's your problem, but something to look into....[/quote'] I got the same rattling noise with my Crate V32 Palomino(EL84)....Not evry time but sometimes...got me crazy!!!! What to do?I don't got that thing with brand new tubes but i can't change the tubes that often!!!!?? HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartB Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Maybe interesting that the noise stopped when you moved the head. This may be a useless suggestion, but try moving the amp and cab to another room in the house and then cranking it up to see if the noise is present again. Reason I say that is I once had a problem when I could swear my amp was making a buzz or rattle and finally found out that it was wall or the room itself buzzing at a certain volume and frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxHart85231281734137 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 thanks guys, but I know its not the tubes, and its not the outlet , when i said i moved the head I ment that the actual vibration of the speaker cab made the head rattle , or that noise came form my head, it does not happen when the head is off of the cab, so theres somthing lose inside there, i guess i might taker her apart and look around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGguy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hey Look on eBay or the local shop for...what the hell are they called? Tube Retainers maybe. Something like this. Basically a round metal ring that slides over the tubes with 2 springs that will hold the tubes from moving around. This may or may not fix the problem but it is VERY cheap. Like 5 bucks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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