Guest leebass69 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Recently bought a used Ampeg svt350 knowing the input jack has a tendency to kill the signal til a 'sweet spot' is found...any ideas on the cheap? I haven't taken it apart but could have a peek if someone knows what I should look out for.. I'd appreciate any help if anyone could point me in the right direction! Cheers people, Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 It could just be something as simple as a dry solder joint on the jack socket or a damaged socket. Both should be relatively easy to fix. Exactly how easy depends on the type of jack socket used. Open it up and concentrate on the input jack socket first. Look for dull grey (rather than shiny silver) solder joins. If the jack socket is the "open" type then insert a jack into it while watching to see what happens with the contacts. If anything looks loose then a new socket might be best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leebass69 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 [quote name='BOD2' post='655536' date='Nov 15 2009, 10:48 PM']It could just be something as simple as a dry solder joint on the jack socket or a damaged socket. Both should be relatively easy to fix. Exactly how easy depends on the type of jack socket used. Open it up and concentrate on the input jack socket first. Look for dull grey (rather than shiny silver) solder joins. If the jack socket is the "open" type then insert a jack into it while watching to see what happens with the contacts. If anything looks loose then a new socket might be best.[/quote] Cheers for that, I'll give it a whirl! Fingers crossed for me as I'm (slightly) petrified of buggerin it up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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