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Re: Hi, is this a K-200? [message #8858 is a reply to message #8857] |
Wed, 05 September 2007 19:38 |
LesS
Messages: 477 Registered: December 2002
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Hi, John,
Welcome to the site.
What you have is a Frankenstein amp which came before the K200.
Yours was made about June 1967 ...the K200A was made starting in late 1967.
It seems to be in very good condition.
To replace the two-prong power cable with a grounded one, search on this site for either of these postings:
"Hum on a Kustom 150 Head"
"grounded plugs,A and B series amps"
For more info on your amp, just put in a search on this site for Frankenstein.
-Les S
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Re: Hi, is this a K-200? [message #8885 is a reply to message #8866] |
Wed, 12 September 2007 12:53 |
Boombats
Messages: 5 Registered: September 2007
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stevem wrote on Thu, 06 September 2007 13:00 | Hi, These early amps had no output stage protection circuit like in the latter amps, they only have that 5 amp fuse on the front.
These heads will output 60 watts RMS, so if your playing it loud with speakers that are on the edge with this wattage I would drop that fuse down to a 4 amp.That way if you blow a speaker, they most times short first before the voice coil opens, and the 4 amp fuse will stand a better chance of saving the amps output stage from damage!
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I don't know what the cab I'm running through is rated. If I put a 4 amp fuse and the speakers don't blow, but I crank the head, am I just gonna blow the fuse? Obviously that's better than blowing the head. Thanks!
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