ampeg help please ??

[dave.....]

i have a ampeg vh-140c guitar head through a crate 4/12 cab. it has been working great for years... till the other night. now when i turn it on i can barely hear my guitar. even w/ the volume up all the way... if i turn it off and on a few times it is ok ... and is cool for the rest of the night ???? any ideas ................... ??

[zed32]

maybe it's broken?

[dementedchord]

the fact that it works after powering up and down sounds like intermitent switches...

[dave.....]

yeah i was thinking it might be the switch......... it worked fine yesterday for about 10 hrs

[alien]

Cracked Solder Joints
Oxidized Jacks

Turn it into a service center with the message, "Clean, check for cracked solder joints, and test."

FYI - I have the same amp and I love the thing!! They use saddle jacks which are prone to oxidation. Cracked solder joints are also very common on the jacks.

[dave.....]

alien ..... what cab are you running w/ your's .........?

[Lt. Bob]

Originally Posted by alien

Cracked Solder Joints
Oxidized Jacks

Turn it into a service center with the message, "Clean, check for cracked solder joints, and test."

FYI - I have the same amp and I love the thing!! They use saddle jacks which are prone to oxidation. Cracked solder joints are also very common on the jacks.

yep ..... anytime I have anything that's intermittent, the first thing I look for is fractured solder joints.
Especially if the jacks or controls are soldered directly to the circuit board which is the norm for most amps built in that last 30 years.

[dave.....]

ok i will get it in for service.. i will tell em to check for cracked solder joints.. thank you for your advice

[IronFlippy]

Originally Posted by zed32

maybe it's broken?

+1









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[alien]

Originally Posted by dave.....

alien ..... what cab are you running w/ your's .........?

I currently am cab-less for the Ampeg. I was running a Crate loaded with 4 50W Celestian Pro's.

My next will probably be one of the Ampeg slant face cabs.

[dragonworks]

Originally Posted by alien

I currently am cab-less for the Ampeg. I was running a Crate loaded with 4 50W Celestian Pro's.

My next will probably be one of the Ampeg slant face cabs.

I have an ampeg 4x12 slant cab with castors, 4,8,16 ohms, stereo, going real cheap, hundred bucks its yours.

[alien]

damn u dragon!!!!

My wallet is puffing out lint balls at the moment! (insert temper tantrum here!)

lemme see if I can this ass of the boss, er, I mean the wife lol!

Where are you located?

[dave.....]

dragonworks ........... where are you located ?? $100 i might go for that.... how mutch to ship it to eastern pennsylvania ???????