SteveXFR Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 What would be involved in servicing an amp with tube preamp and solid state power amp? Is it worth getting done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) If you think about 'servicing' a car it is about lubrication changing filters and checking moving parts. None of this applies to an amp. Most amps don't have serviceable parts or even any adjustments that need periodic 'tuning'. The valve? Well they don't last forever but something like an ECC83is going to last years and a bit like light bulbs it's hard to predict exactly when they will go. Save your money Edited April 15, 2021 by Phil Starr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedhorse Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Why does your amp need servicing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 buy some servisol and give the inputs a bloomin' good spray! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 4 hours ago, agedhorse said: Why does your amp need servicing? I'd just seen an advert for an amp which said it was recently serviced and was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I'd just seen an advert for an amp which said it was recently serviced and was just curious. Unless it was a valve amp, probably just means they brushed the dust out of the vents and sprayed the contacts and sockets with switch cleaner. Edited April 16, 2021 by Dan Dare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Can make a difference though. Less hiss, buzzing and burping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedhorse Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 6 hours ago, Dan Dare said: Unless it was a valve amp, probably just means they brushed the dust out of the vents and sprayed the contacts and sockets with switch cleaner. Sure hope they don't go spraying things down with "magic cure-all spray", I see plenty of gear damaged from such treatment. ESPECIALLY switch contact cleaners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedhorse Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 16 hours ago, skidder652003 said: buy some servisol and give the inputs a bloomin' good spray! Good God I hope not, for the sake of the tech that needs to clean up the resulting mess at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killed_by_Death Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 ahem, spraying directly onto the plug & then plugging & unplugging yay or nay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedhorse Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Killed_by_Death said: ahem, spraying directly onto the plug & then plugging & unplugging yay or nay? This is generally fine. Spraying into the amp usually gets incompatible substances where they don't belong, creating new and messier problems to deal with. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 There's an old saying that goes something like: don't fix what ain't broke! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beans-on-toast Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 It’s a good thing that Chrysler doesn’t make amps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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