randythoades Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Hi guys, just thought i would ask for advice. I have a fender super champ X2 head that i bought second hand about 18 months ago. Recently i have started having problems with the speaker output jack either cutting out out not making connection. I have been getting round it by trying to wiggle the cable into the right place but now it is pretty much shot. I am pretty good at soldering etc when it comes to my guitars and basses and happy to replace or completely rewire my instruments but never tackled an amp. Is it along the same lines or can i do some real damage? Is replacing the jack something i can attempt or is it a service centre job? Edited January 19, 2014 by randythoades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Might be a bit tricky if it's pcb mounted but not insurmountable as you have skills. Once you've got into it it may be obvious what the issue really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 If you wanted to bring it over to Farnham I'd happily have a look for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 [quote name='obbm' timestamp='1390145671' post='2341886'] If you wanted to bring it over to Farnham I'd happily have a look for you. [/quote] I may have to take you up on that! Thanks so much. I am only in Woking so only about 20 mins away. I thought i would open it up and have a look, it may be quite obvious. I am not very keen on doing anything if it is PCB mounted as i don't know what i am doing, but i do like to learn new skills... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks for the advice chaps, had a morning off so opened it up to have a look. It is indeed PCB mounted jack and i could see nothing immediately wrong but when i put the jack in, the connectors onto the jack didn't move as much as on the line put jack for example. I squished them in a bit and squirted everything with switch cleaner. Now seems to make a much better connection, jack has a bit more resistance when pushing in and the connectors move more now. All works again, feels more solid and i can't get it to lose connection when i wiggle it (the jack i mean...). Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 [quote name='obbm' timestamp='1390145671' post='2341886'] If you wanted to bring it over to Farnham I'd happily have a look for you. [/quote] Kudos for offering. I like BC..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Good result! Nice fix. Well done you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1390508833' post='2346284'] Good result! Nice fix. Well done you. [/quote] Cheers. Another title for my business card. Multi Instrumentalist Extraordinaire? Check. Expert Luthier? Check. Amplifier Repairer? Check. Modest and honest to a fault? Check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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