Vintage Synth Repair

I normally just buy a new one..

Phil.


--- Antoine Desch\ufffdnes <antdes45@...> wrote:

> You can look for cold solder joints on the socket,
> but if alcohol
> helps, the socket and tube pins probably needs to be
> cleaned. You'll
> need Caig DeoxIT and DeoxIT Gold to make it last.
> The DeoxIT removes
> oxydation and the DeoxIT Gold protects the pins.
> Caig has specific
> instructions for tubes and tube sockets, the reason
> is that the tubes
> work at an high voltage, and the product could cause
> leak between the
> tube pins, which you don't want.
> 
> 2008/4/20, cockandswan <cockandswan@...>:
> > thanks for all the help on this so far guys,
> >
> >  i found out that it's one of the tube sockets!
> >
> >  i have tried cleaning it with straight alcohol,
> and it fixes the
> >  problem (and makes my amp sound better overal
> all) for about an hour
> >  or so.
> >
> >  i think next i'll try resoldering the pins on
> that tube socket.
> >
> >  any other thoughts?
> >  thanks guys,
> >  johnny
> >
> >  --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com,
> "cockandswan"
> >  <cockandswan@...> wrote:
> >  >
> >  > hey guys...
> >  >
> >  > i come to you with a slightly off topic
> problem. i'm guessing it
> >  > involves capacitors or something like that, and
> it might be a problem
> >  > someone could have with a synth, plus you guys
> are a wealth of
> >  > knowledge  sooo....
> >  >
> >  > i'm having a problem with my fender bassman
> tube amp. it's spitting
> >  > out noise randomly. sometimes it doesn't do it
> at all and other time
> >  > it gurgles and spits out random volumes of
> static noise. i noticed
> >  > that if  i gave it a sharp nudge it'd go away
> for a second. same as if
> >  > i turned it off and on. a friend of mine had
> the same thing happen
> >  > with his off brand tube amp. i'm guessing all
> the components are
> >  > original so there are probably some components
> that are 40 years old.
> >  >
> >  > am i right about needing to replace caps? if
> so, should i just do them
> >  > all, or can i test for good and bad caps?
> >  >
> >  > thanks again for all your past help guys,
> >  > johnny
> >  >
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Antoine Desch\ufffdnes
> 



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