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Re: Repair advise [message #19139 is a reply to message #19138]

Wed, 14 August 2013 12:33

chicagobill
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Registered: April 2003

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It's always handy to have a few parts on hand to fix these old gems. A few different transistors and maybe a couple of caps would be helpful. I'd guess that there is a Radio Shack closer to you than 40 mins., so you could go there to pick up a few parts. They don't really carry the selection that they used to, but in a pinch they will sometimes have what you need.

Unlike these Kustom amps, a lot of modern electronics are designed to be manufactured as inexpensively as possible, without any thought given to repair. Every major manufacturer has what they call a do not repair list. These are items that are cheaper for them to replace than to pay to have fixed.

Every vintage Kustom amp was designed and manufactured with the highest quality parts. They were using high tech space age grade components like G-10 epoxy pc boards, metal film resistors and tantalum caps long before the rest of the industry. The worst of the damage that I see in these is badly done repairs. So I like working on them, and whenever I can, I like getting another one fixed and back into service.

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		Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Fri, 09 August 2013 15:44
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Fri, 09 August 2013 16:28
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Fri, 09 August 2013 19:56
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Fri, 09 August 2013 21:36
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sat, 10 August 2013 07:52
		Re: Repair advise By: pleat on Sat, 10 August 2013 08:15
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sat, 10 August 2013 08:31
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sat, 10 August 2013 18:09
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sat, 10 August 2013 23:30
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sat, 10 August 2013 14:50
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Sat, 10 August 2013 12:55
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Sun, 11 August 2013 14:34
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sun, 11 August 2013 14:46
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sun, 11 August 2013 16:17
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Sun, 11 August 2013 22:20
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Sun, 11 August 2013 22:41
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Sun, 11 August 2013 22:53
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Mon, 12 August 2013 12:19
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Mon, 12 August 2013 12:57
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Mon, 12 August 2013 22:43
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Tue, 13 August 2013 00:26
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 10:34
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Tue, 13 August 2013 11:35
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 12:06
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 13:33
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Tue, 13 August 2013 13:38
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 13:48
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 15:03
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Tue, 13 August 2013 15:08
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 15:23
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Tue, 13 August 2013 16:16
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 16:37
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Tue, 13 August 2013 17:16
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 17:37
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Tue, 13 August 2013 18:16
		Re: Repair advise By: pleat on Tue, 13 August 2013 21:18
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Tue, 13 August 2013 21:52
		Re: Repair advise By: pleat on Wed, 14 August 2013 07:23
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Wed, 14 August 2013 09:07
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Wed, 14 August 2013 12:33
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Thu, 15 August 2013 08:59
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Thu, 15 August 2013 13:26
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Thu, 15 August 2013 13:41
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Thu, 15 August 2013 15:17
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Thu, 15 August 2013 15:40
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Thu, 15 August 2013 16:15
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Thu, 15 August 2013 16:29
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Fri, 16 August 2013 12:16
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Fri, 16 August 2013 13:12
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Fri, 16 August 2013 13:36
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Fri, 16 August 2013 13:39
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Fri, 16 August 2013 14:55
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Fri, 16 August 2013 15:27
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Fri, 16 August 2013 15:52
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Fri, 16 August 2013 16:00
		Re: Repair advise By: chicagobill on Fri, 16 August 2013 16:41
		Re: Repair advise By: Jonomega3 on Fri, 16 August 2013 20:44

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