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#691
  The amplifier power will be split between whichever speakers you use.  If you plugged it in to a 4x12 cab, the 120 watts would split 4 ways.
  With 2 speakers, they will each get 60 watts.  A bit of a safety margin helps, you might consider two 75watt speakers if you play loud.

But just as important is the speaker impedance.  The amp is designed for a 4 ohm minimum load.  So you would want two 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel to make a 4 ohm load.  That is probably what the stock speakers are.
  Two 4 ohm speakers wired parallel would make a 2 ohm load which would overheat and damage the amp.  They could be wired in series and make an 8 ohm load, which would be safe for the amp, but the amp will put out a little less power into 8 ohms than it will into 4 ohms.
#692
The Newcomer's Forum / Re: Noob with a soldering iron
January 26, 2015, 02:49:51 PM
  To clear up a couple more design/operation issues:
input 1 is for ch.A use only
input 2 is for ch.A or B
So that should explain some of your questions about your tests
(http://www.award-session.com/pdfs/Award-Session%20History0026.pdf).

[On a side note, it irks me that they have called the clean channel "B".  This is so non-standard, I have to keep reminding myself B=clean here   :grr]

Now, 2 issues you mentioned previously.  You said clean channel was quite weak and required adding in from dist. channel to get level.
  This does not seem right and is possibly a defect that has been overlooked.  Using ch2 input, switch set to clean, how far up do you have to bring the volume to get decent level (without adding anything from dist. channel) ?
  The other thing you mentioned was a bit of distortion at the trailing edge of the note as it fades.  Maybe a cross-over distortion issue.
#693
The Newcomer's Forum / Re: Noob with a soldering iron
January 26, 2015, 11:39:25 AM
  The center position of the switch is where it must be set when using an external footswitch.
See pg.5 of schematic.  They call it "off", but it looks to me that when set in centre, with no external footswitch, everything should work.
#694
The Newcomer's Forum / Re: Masco tube amp
January 25, 2015, 12:30:38 PM
Quote from: Peter Blair on January 24, 2015, 03:08:51 PM
I found these at "Just Radios". According to their product information these look (to the untrained eye) like they will fill the bill. They are available in the values that I need, and are very reasonably priced. Would you please render your opinion, and/or make me aware of other options or even a recommendation.

http://www.justradios.com/DMEcapacitors.html

Just Radios are an excellent company and you won't go wrong with them.
#695
The Newcomer's Forum / Re: Masco tube amp
January 24, 2015, 12:28:41 PM
  In case you have a 300W bulb in your limiter because of the infamous video on youtube, please see Roly's discussion of limiter bulbs here:
http://www.ssguitar.com/index.php?topic=3636.msg28236#msg28236
#696
  They have 2 versions on the schematic page:   http://www.award-session.com/award-session_manuals.html
If it is the '81-88 version, the headphone or ext. spkr jacks could cause that kind of problem if dirty/oxidized.
  If yours has those jacks, try to work some cleaner into them, or even just give them some exercise by plugging in and out of them (with power off) several times.
#697
  The only thing immediately jumping out at me right now is that the volume pot wiper is drawn going straight to ground.
#698
Amplifier Discussion / Re: Randall RD50C for Blues..?
January 11, 2015, 11:26:23 AM
  Sure you can, and great deal!
You probably want to stay on the clean channel, higher master settings and lower gain settings.
  If it has some kind of crazy mid scooped metal eq'ing, stick an EQ pedal in front of it.
#699
  Dual bananas are also fairly expensive.
Agree with Roly, XLR are a good option for carrying high current.
There are also 1/4" jacks with 2 tip contacts which helps, but they are not very common.
#701
The Newcomer's Forum / Re: Noob with a soldering iron
January 05, 2015, 11:21:38 AM
Roly, you omitted at which step he should remove the short from FX return.  I'm guessing at the end of step #1 ?
#702
  Thanks for posting that. 
Early on they had too small of a fuse in the F2 spot for the 5V supply.  It's the soldered in picofuse.  They had a T500mA in there and then they changed to a T1A.  It runs right around 500mA and would sometimes blow from turn on surge or high line voltage.  I fixed a couple using T750mA and never had a problem after.  That was before they updated to T1A, which is probably and easier value to find.
  No idea if that is a problem with yours, just thought I'd mention it here.
#703
  Does it respond it you give it a whack when it is acting up?  Sometimes bad solder connections will only show up with prolonged heat.
  Also, a heatgun or hair dryer can help find heat related problems.
And if it has an effects loop, plug into the return after the problem occurs.  If the sound does not improve, then you have isolated it to the power amp or power supply.
What is the exact model/chassis number ?
#704
The Newcomer's Forum / Re: Where to start?
December 22, 2014, 02:20:37 PM
  If the preamp has IC's, they will typically run on a split supply of approx. +/-15V.
It will often be derived from the main supplies, but the voltage dropping may be done either at the main supply or on the preamp board.
Seeing as we are completely blind about what this amp even is (not a common brand or model), some pictures would definitely help.
  As you did not have fuses blowing, and there is no DC on the output, you are probably ok now to connect the speaker and check for sound.
Does the amp have an effects loop (send and return jacks) ?
#705
The Newcomer's Forum / Re: Where to start?
December 21, 2014, 11:36:30 AM
  For starters, the speaker should not be connected until you verify there is no DC at the amp output.
  With the speaker disconnected, check the amps output leads.  The - lead is often grounded so don't worry if you have continuity to chassis on the - wire.
  The + lead should not give continuity to ground.
Before connecting the speaker, when you turn the amp on measure for DC volts between the leads that go to the speaker.  There should not be any substantial DC there, maybe up to 50 millivolts.