Hi guys
being new here, i just posted my introduction & left there a link to this post instead of posting it in there, it didn't feel right !
basically my problem is that after bringing back my old Peavey Combo300 into active duty ( opened it, dusted it all nicely, sprayed it all to clean it, checked every wire & plug to make sure all was nice, tight AND properly connected, no cracks on solder, PCB, etc.. ) & have been playing with it for a few months now WITHOUT any troubles, a couple of days ago when i switched it on it started making these obnoxiously loud crack & pop sounds as if some pop corn from hell being cooked on Mount Vesuvius !!??..
i immediately switched it off & tried turning it on again just to record the noises also hoping they'd be caused by some bad contact inside & that it would miraculously stop ? it didn't but i recorded it on my phone, check it out here :
[url="https://soundcloud.com/stream"]https://soundcloud.com/stream[/url]
again i opened it, re-checked everything best i could BUT...i have no clue when it comes to electronics & if it isn't down to something you can see like a loose plug/wire or so, i'm stuck ! :-b
does anyone ever experienced this, or any idea what could be causing it ?
being a 30 year old amp i'd like to get a feel of how much it could cost to repair BEFORE shipping it to the Peavey Service Centre a gazillion miles away & spend a fortune doing so given it's weight - this thing wieghs a TON !!
specially since these days one can get a nice enough 200 to 300W combo for reasonable money
any help/suggestions would be VERY appreciated, thanks for reading
Nuno
