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    Amplifier problems....

    My wife got me a new fender champ amp "600" for christmas 2 years ago (the little 2-tone retro looking amp, for living room purposes;)). I was playing away and it went "sspppsssbbbbtttt". The gt6v6r (I think its the power tube) was glowing bright purple and went out. I changed the tube and still nothing. All I hear is very faint noise through the speaker. Both tubes are glowing orange and the speaker works (checked it w/ my blues jr. amp). I don't know much about tube amps and am not really sure where to start. If anyone has any experience w/ similar issues please let me know. I really miss the sound of the amp :(
    My wife didn't buy the extended warranty so guitar center wants 100 bucks to look @ it and I am feeling cheap
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    Step 1: Check internal fuses

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      #3
      Fuse was/ is good. Just tried it again and it makes a crackling/ pop (softly) at high volume and thats it. Its quite frustrating
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        #4
        I would bet that you could find a tbe tech in craigslist.

        Pray you find a Russian, likely age 50+.

        GL!
        Luke

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          #5
          Originally posted by RobE30 View Post
          My wife got me a new fender champ amp "600" for christmas 2 years ago (the little 2-tone retro looking amp, for living room purposes;)). I was playing away and it went "sspppsssbbbbtttt". The gt6v6r (I think its the power tube) was glowing bright purple and went out. I changed the tube and still nothing. All I hear is very faint noise through the speaker. Both tubes are glowing orange and the speaker works (checked it w/ my blues jr. amp). I don't know much about tube amps and am not really sure where to start. If anyone has any experience w/ similar issues please let me know. I really miss the sound of the amp :(
          My wife didn't buy the extended warranty so guitar center wants 100 bucks to look @ it and I am feeling cheap
          Hey, there is a large resistor on the botton of the bread board that the tube plugs into that commonly breaks due to a cold solder (happened on a Jolida amp of mine). I would highly suggest to check this resistor before doing anything else. If you are not comfortable with this, do not open a tube amp they have large amounts of power that can kill you.

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            #6
            Trent, you have Jolida amps?

            Shit, i am impressed!

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            Thanks for 10 years of fun!

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              #7
              Originally posted by StereoInstaller1 View Post
              Trent, you have Jolida amps?

              Shit, i am impressed!
              Of course. I only try to use tube gear. All my guitar gear is tube and my 2 channel amp is a Jolida 302B (EL34), which I am soon going to convert to run JJ 6V6s. The 6V6 is my hands down favorite tube followed by the 6L6. I am not a EL34 kinda guy, but I got a smokin deal on the amp.

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                #8
                I so want a 6 channel (tri-amped) 300B OTL system: I made babies with the wrong woman and will never ever have any monies.

                I like the smoothness of the EL34, but would not mind something more "robust" and less smeared.

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                  Originally posted by trent View Post
                  Hey, there is a large resistor on the botton of the bread board that the tube plugs into that commonly breaks due to a cold solder (happened on a Jolida amp of mine). I would highly suggest to check this resistor before doing anything else. If you are not comfortable with this, do not open a tube amp they have large amounts of power that can kill you.
                  If that was no good, would it prevent the tubes from glowing? Currently they both glow orange. If I unplug it I lessen my chances of getting zapped;) My uncle has been working on tube jukeboxes since the 60's so I could have him look @ it but I would hate it to be something dumb (he can be a bit of a prick). Thanks for the suggestions so far
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                    Originally posted by RobE30 View Post
                    If that was no good, would it prevent the tubes from glowing? Currently they both glow orange. If I unplug it I lessen my chances of getting zapped;) My uncle has been working on tube jukeboxes since the 60's so I could have him look @ it but I would hate it to be something dumb (he can be a bit of a prick). Thanks for the suggestions so far
                    If you think just unplugging it can help you, you need to learn about electronics (and the voltage/amperage still in an amp after being 'unplugged.' And no, the tube will still glow. You need to do a LOT of research before you begin to poke around on this amp.

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                      #11
                      Gotcha. Perhaps I will look @ something other than e30 crap on the net. Any good suggestions where to start (other than Google)?
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