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Solid State Amplifiers => Amplifier Discussion => Topic started by: mccutter on January 13, 2024, 09:41:12 AM

Title: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: mccutter on January 13, 2024, 09:41:12 AM
Hi there !
Who can tell me what transitor fits at the end of the yellow wire on the photo ?
(It's not on the design of the schematic circuit ...)
Thanks guys !
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: Jazz P Bass on January 13, 2024, 03:28:30 PM
Is there an issue with the amplifier?
The resistor in question may be a factory fact.
Please provide a schematic and a pic of the underside of the board.
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: mandu on January 13, 2024, 10:35:26 PM
FET to mute power amp during powerup???
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: mccutter on January 14, 2024, 05:34:13 AM
Hello !
Thank you for your replies ... There was a transistort here, and no resistor ! It's a factory modification. As the transistor burns, I dont know the reference, either the purpose.
Here is the schematic I have. There is no match with this circuit !
My amp is a WT300, but the board is labelled WT400 !
Should I just put a resitor ?
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: mccutter on January 14, 2024, 05:50:24 AM
Here are the pics of the bord and the faulty transistor. Looks like the others mps8599 or 8099 on the board.
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: Jazz P Bass on January 14, 2024, 11:52:47 AM
Holy Moly.
What a rat's nest.
All because they didn't use a double-sided board.
I cannot find Any component designators that match that schematic.
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: Tassieviking on January 16, 2024, 02:47:20 AM
Looking at a WT300 PCB (R74, R75) it shows that location as a 22k and 47k resistor at the 12AX7, bottom left of the WT300 schematic.
Looking at the WT400 schematic it shows the same thing just different component numbers.(R81, R82)

I presume they used a WT400 Preamp PCB to build that WT300 amp.
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: mccutter on January 16, 2024, 12:31:10 PM
Progressing : i put a BC557 at the mysterious transisor place. Nothing seems to fry !
Now, I try to check up signal path. I put à 220hz sine wave in the input jack. If U3, U4, U5 ad U6 are not on the board, the signal is ok at the fx send and at the phones jack.
So, there is a problem with the eq stage and / or the preamp op amp. voltage at all tl072 is correct.
Title: Re: David eden WT300 mysterious transistor ...
Post by: mccutter on January 16, 2024, 12:32:39 PM
The board without ics ...