I have just recently acquired a DSL100MLB (2009 special edition). It's just over a year old, and has had no problems in the past.
Recently I was just playing guitar as usual, and all of a sudden large crackling sounds started to happen. I thought it was an issue with my guitar jack, but after changing guitars and leads it did it again. The amp volume was pretty low, yet the crackling was VERY loud.
From the front of the amp, i could see pulses of light coming through the LEDs on the front plate that were in sync with the cracking sounds. Whether this was from the LEDs them self or from the power amp tubes pulsing, i'm not sure.
This had happened once or twice in the recent past, but stopped pretty quickly so i continued like normal.
Shortly after the crackling sounds started i could smell something burning from the back of the amp, most likely electrical. So i shut it down immediately, but i'm a bit worried about starting it up again until i know what the problem is.
I've done a bit of research, but haven't found much about this. I have thought of two main problems that might have caused it. One would be the speaker cables and impedance load. I always check regularly that the cables are properly connected any everything, so i've ruled it out has human error.
The other thought was that maybe it was one of the power tubes. I'm looking into replacing them now, but i'm not sure if they are the main problem. Is it possible for a power tube to blow/stop working?
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Recently I was just playing guitar as usual, and all of a sudden large crackling sounds started to happen. I thought it was an issue with my guitar jack, but after changing guitars and leads it did it again. The amp volume was pretty low, yet the crackling was VERY loud.
From the front of the amp, i could see pulses of light coming through the LEDs on the front plate that were in sync with the cracking sounds. Whether this was from the LEDs them self or from the power amp tubes pulsing, i'm not sure.
This had happened once or twice in the recent past, but stopped pretty quickly so i continued like normal.
Shortly after the crackling sounds started i could smell something burning from the back of the amp, most likely electrical. So i shut it down immediately, but i'm a bit worried about starting it up again until i know what the problem is.
I've done a bit of research, but haven't found much about this. I have thought of two main problems that might have caused it. One would be the speaker cables and impedance load. I always check regularly that the cables are properly connected any everything, so i've ruled it out has human error.
The other thought was that maybe it was one of the power tubes. I'm looking into replacing them now, but i'm not sure if they are the main problem. Is it possible for a power tube to blow/stop working?
Any help with this would be appreciated.