D-Lab Basic Training Fender Vibro Champ No output Simple Fix? No, I made a mistake Believe it or not

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  • Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
  • Well, This was supposed to be a easy cut & dry repair. Nope, Fred mis-guided me. This one got me, because I expected the usual leaking tone caps. Lesson learned for you & me. Always expect the unexpected, especially when it comes to 60 year old electronics. It is performing super now. I incorporated my gain enhancement, so it will actually be better than new for the owner. These repairs are a very valuable resource, showing you the basics that can be applied to newer designs. Please, support D-Lab and I will support you with information that I have learned over the last 40 + years

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  • @jamiboothe
    @jamiboothe 2 года назад +4

    Terry, I love your Star Trek references. I guess the problem actually was the dilithium crystal. Now you can restart the warp drive, after being stalled in a decaying orbit around the planet known to contain the sacred crystal.

  • @williamland3772
    @williamland3772 2 года назад +1

    Hey, Fred's back!!!

  • @edwardhannigan6324
    @edwardhannigan6324 2 года назад +7

    Excellent video Terry..Love the teaching and fault finding. Very clear and more surprises for us all..Great repair and thanks for posting..Ed..UK..😀

    • @jamiboothe
      @jamiboothe 2 года назад +3

      I also love detailed problem solving. Part of problem solving is being wrong initially and taking a logical approach without the emotion of failure getting in the way. Spock, in the Star Trek original series, always figured out the problem by using logic based procedures.

  • @preiter20
    @preiter20 2 года назад +5

    Thank you Terry for these basic training videos. They are very, very helpful!

  • @jwl9286
    @jwl9286 Год назад

    These are the kind of things that drive you crazy. I loved it. Those troubleshooting skills are fantastic. I was sure you nipped it right away with those caps. Never dreamed the other cap would give it up. Either way this is a first class training lesson. The only thing I can't understand is how you were able to use your computer to edit and upload the file with your mouse in the tube caddy. 😮

  • @xiantor
    @xiantor Год назад +1

    Mr. Terry, I just wanna say thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 Год назад

    Outstanding learning opportunity, Terry. You're making me smarter!

  • @alexdeleon7135
    @alexdeleon7135 2 года назад +1

    Well done! This issue had me flummoxed as I watched the meter. Brilliant process of elimination, to deduct the true issue. Thanks for posting!

  • @kendavis8046
    @kendavis8046 2 года назад +4

    Always entertaining, sir! And educational to boot!

  • @theoloutlaw
    @theoloutlaw 2 года назад +1

    Ahhh, the beauty and the surprise of electronics! Nice video Terry!

  • @sandiesjoys9777
    @sandiesjoys9777 2 года назад +1

    Great video. I learned a lot.

  • @drawbridge611
    @drawbridge611 2 года назад +4

    Yeah, that was definitely weird. For sure that's not "your typical Fender failure." I think the giveaway was the crunchy volume pot. When dirt isn't the cause, I usually find it's DC showing up at the pot, especially when the pot is also involved in the downstream triode's biasing scheme (here, it's serving as its Rg). That forces the downstream triode into some jacked-up combination of cathode bias and grid bias. I've even seen it take out that downstream triode, causing its grid to short to one of the tube's other two electrodes, probably due to excessive plate current & overheating.

  • @infectionsman
    @infectionsman 2 года назад +2

    I would have put those coupling caps back in, to save the original mojo of the amp.

  • @tracyc7813
    @tracyc7813 2 года назад +2

    To be fair, those kinds of caps rarely fail.

  • @DeathCapAmplification
    @DeathCapAmplification 2 года назад +1

    Good one!

  • @gregjohnson5194
    @gregjohnson5194 2 года назад +1

    Nice job. Love these teaching moments you share with us.

  • @orionwarren4244
    @orionwarren4244 2 года назад +1

    Always something new to be learned for the electronic alchemist

  • @danielsaturnino5715
    @danielsaturnino5715 2 года назад +1

    Good deal Terry. Something to keep in mind in the future. Thank you

  • @jmormino5465
    @jmormino5465 2 года назад +2

    Thank you sir, for another excellent tutorial!

  • @bradrebar101
    @bradrebar101 2 года назад +1

    Nice vid Terry, I like these Fred videos. I especially like the 3 watt 6aq5 amp you designed, it sounds excellent!!

  • @electrolytics
    @electrolytics 2 года назад +1

    Thanks D-Lab. Always entertaining and informative.

  • @tebek9208
    @tebek9208 2 года назад +1

    Another great lesson learnt. Thanks Terry

  • @barbsblogs1563
    @barbsblogs1563 4 месяца назад

    Great repair but it would of been good to see the schematic as you worked though it 👌

  • @greggaieck4808
    @greggaieck4808 2 года назад +1

    D lab Electronics your utube videos are awesome

  • @joshuahonel7321
    @joshuahonel7321 2 года назад

    Great vid

  • @MrMrjauregui
    @MrMrjauregui 2 года назад +1

    Great video terry

  • @zbaby82
    @zbaby82 2 года назад +1

    Excellent video.

  • @stevenkimsey7039
    @stevenkimsey7039 5 месяцев назад

    I have a 74 Champ. Never seen a amp technician. 2 prong cord and will deliver a mild shock. I guess it's time for service

  • @andyandy4306
    @andyandy4306 2 года назад +1

    If you want to repair a Adcom GDP500II preamp for a video, get a hold of me and I will send it to you. One channel goes out after a short period. Can send some caps.

  • @greggaieck4808
    @greggaieck4808 2 года назад +1

    D lab Electronics owners amplifier is cool

  • @OIE82
    @OIE82 2 года назад +1

    I was sure it was the dilithium crystals.

  • @weschilton
    @weschilton 2 года назад +1

    Wow that was a weird one... I can't believe it killed that pot. That's a shame. But you know, if people had these old amps checked out before something failed, it might have only been one part that needed to be changed instead or 4 or 5.

  • @kornami8678
    @kornami8678 2 года назад +1

    Nothing like a 22K ohm capacitor.

  • @umajunkcollector
    @umajunkcollector 2 года назад +1

    Terry, have you done a 50s David Bogen tube PA amp?
    They're kewl, and have much potential for guutar mods.

  • @jjsant3250
    @jjsant3250 2 года назад +2

    Originals are ceramic no? Test those larger caps on your leakage tester! Every one from my '71 Deluxe Reverb tests perfect.

    • @kbkman7742
      @kbkman7742 2 года назад

      I also thought the treble caps were always ceramic

    • @d-labelectronics
      @d-labelectronics  2 года назад

      Yes, this one had been replaced

  • @TheTrueVoiceOfReason
    @TheTrueVoiceOfReason 2 года назад +1

    But how did they fit a standard DiLithium crystal into a 250 pf mica cap????? Reconfigured transporter? Specialized replicator programming?

  • @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG
    @Jah_Rastafari_ORIG 2 года назад +1

    Can't be dilithium-- hasn't existed since The Burn...

  • @bobr8565
    @bobr8565 2 года назад +1

    I guess you did not feel it necessary to change out the main filter cap? The fact that it is so old ,might be a good thing to do?

    • @d-labelectronics
      @d-labelectronics  2 года назад +4

      This was not a complete repair video, Only concentrated on the main fault. Yes the amp will be completely recapped including the filter

  • @giulioluzzardi7632
    @giulioluzzardi7632 2 года назад +2

    ...the Sherlock Holmes of the amplifier world succeeds again.

  • @benitomgomez3290
    @benitomgomez3290 2 года назад +1

    ✔️

  • @earlgreen3265
    @earlgreen3265 2 года назад +1

    That 250pf Treble Cap doesn't look original.

  • @riley0187
    @riley0187 2 года назад +1

    I doubt that SM is original, forums are full of those failing..Those two old caps you took out I'd rather they went back in personally..

  • @stphinkle
    @stphinkle 2 года назад +1

    What class of amplifier is this? A, AB1, AB2, B, C, D, etc?

  • @dwightjt
    @dwightjt 2 года назад +1

    Ya know terry. Im about as logical at figuring out things as you are and you are excellent. I like you you are the goofiest funniest goofy ball I've ever seen in the world and we have never even met and I hope so yet I would love to hang out with you sometime but I'm so poor I can't even travel you are very fortunate and blessed so may I say God bless you you goofy son of a gun I like your style and Uncle Doug down in West Texas you two have taught me quite a bit the things I would have liked to have learned 40 years ago cuz I love Electronics and the other things I do like playing guitar in a local church choir here in Allen Park Michigan you help me out with understanding a great deal you and Uncle Doug from West Texas you guys are excellent thank you for sharing without charging a f****** profit very nice indeed you and Uncle Doug are angels very nice indeed and I love you little granddaughter she's cute don't get me wrong she's 40 years too young for me and I'm not some kind of jerk but thank you for sharing yourself your knowledge and your family love your wife too she must love you very much what a steal you found a pearl a lovely lady God bless you thanks Terry for sharing so much sorry I can't donate but you are a pleasurable man to listen to goofy son of a gun but a great man your friend. Dwight.

  • @simocampo344
    @simocampo344 2 года назад +1

    Great vid