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Re: Repairing a Kustom TBR400 [message #29170 is a reply to message #29168] Thu, 09 November 2023 10:02 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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stevem wrote on Wed, 08 November 2023 17:11
Right now I can't find my schematic for this amp, but I do recall mine blowing up about 12 years ago and mine burned up those same two resistors.
This was with all of about 10 hours of play time on the amp.

Fortunately it did it at home and to this day I still gig with my 1971 K250 head, talk about a testimonial to build quality!

I just can't recall what more I did back then to fix the whole issue.

I think there are power supply voltage regulators on the left side of the heat sink as seen with the output transistors facing you, might be worth checking those.

What I do recall is that the traces on that board lifted very easily and even with a desoldering station had to jump a few connections back to working.

Give me a few days to think about this.
I do have a schem on my google drive I can share, but havent hit 10 posts yet..

//drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Qfi_7JfqRgA7SxN_jAwzftUt9g sWHFr3?usp=sharing


Going to start digging into the transistors on the heat sink and I think there is one on the left side that goes up into the heatsink..

So far the traces have been good, nothing like the old, early 70's Ampegs. Although I do have a Hakko FR-301 to make life a little easier.

Not looking forward to pulling all of the transistor on the heat sink haha


Mike
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