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New member [message #10882]

Wed, 22 April 2009 21:12

Roaddawg
Messages: 16
Registered: April 2009
Location: Dryden NY.

Junior Member

I'm new to this site and to Kustom amps .I just picked up a charger . I was wondering how to find out what year it is, and how to tell if it's a 150 or 200?also where i might find a handle and the blue light?Any other info you guys could give me would be great.

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Re: New member [message #10883 is a reply to message #10882]

Wed, 22 April 2009 23:11

oren hudson
Messages: 274
Registered: March 2008
Location: Gastonia, NC

Senior Member

Welcome to the forum. I don't know the answers for your questions, but try doing some searches for those items. I'm sure that some of them have been discussed and/or someone on here will help you as well. Cool

Cool

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Re: New member [message #10884 is a reply to message #10883]

Wed, 22 April 2009 23:21

LesS
Messages: 478
Registered: December 2002

Senior Member

What is the serial number and color of your Charger?

The power output of the Charger is 75 watts RMS - so it is the same power as a Kustom 150.

The bulb you need is a GE335 - search for "pilot Charger" or
"VintageKustomFAQ3"

For the handle, check out the post near this one called "Replacement Handles" - a guy named Matt has some for sale.

-Les S.

[Updated on: Wed, 22 April 2009 23:23]

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Re: New member [message #10889 is a reply to message #10884]

Thu, 23 April 2009 07:16

Roaddawg
Messages: 16
Registered: April 2009
Location: Dryden NY.

Junior Member

The serial # is 95925 and it's the blue sparkle. thanks for the info.

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Re: New member [message #10894 is a reply to message #10882]

Thu, 23 April 2009 09:53

pleat
Messages: 1454
Registered: June 2004
Location: Belding, Mi

Senior Member

Welcome to the site. A world of info and the greatest guys hang here. The light bulb is a miniture screw in style. If you can carefully remove the square blue lens, I have used surgical tubing to slip over the bulb and unscrew the bad bulb. Then use the tubing to install the new bulb and snap the lens back in place. If you can't get the blue lens out, then I'd remove the amp, remove the top cover and push out the lens cover from the inside of the amp. MAKE sure the amp is unplugged. Era of the amp is around 1971 or newer. The blue light assembly hasn't been made since 1975 so take care when trying to remove it, finding a replacement would be very hard to find.
Don

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Re: New member [message #10898 is a reply to message #10894]

Thu, 23 April 2009 10:55

LesS
Messages: 478
Registered: December 2002

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Roaddawg,
Your Charger SN 95925 was made 01/02/73 plus or minus about 3 weeks.
If you send me the writing on the top front frame of your amp chassis, I can probably tell you the exact date of production.
(You have to remove the amp chassis and also remove the metal top cover of the amp to see this number.)
-Les S.

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Re: New member [message #10922 is a reply to message #10882]

Fri, 24 April 2009 21:59

Shaun_Musings
Messages: 323
Registered: April 2009
Location: Reading, MA

Senior Member

Hey, did you buy that Blue Sparkle Charger off Craigslist in Utica (sp?) new York? Wash. That was on my 'To Snag' list. Welcome from Boston =)

Shaun

Born on the Baaaaayou (Ok, in Massachusetts)

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Re: New member [message #10928 is a reply to message #10922]

Sat, 25 April 2009 11:54

Roaddawg
Messages: 16
Registered: April 2009
Location: Dryden NY.

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I picked It up in Danby NY off Craigslist.Our band played out last night and I was showing pics to some of my friends that are musicans and they had seen it too.

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Re: New member [message #10934 is a reply to message #10928]

Sun, 26 April 2009 20:04

Shaun_Musings
Messages: 323
Registered: April 2009
Location: Reading, MA

Senior Member

Congrats! I'm sure Craig on here is jealous. He loves those blue sparkly amps!

There's a K-200 set in NY on Staten Island for 400. Craig wanted it but for me to pick it up for him it would've been 4.5 hours. Ouch my eyes! =)

Shaun

Born on the Baaaaayou (Ok, in Massachusetts)

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Re: New member [message #10949 is a reply to message #10894]

Mon, 27 April 2009 21:57

Jc
Messages: 217
Registered: March 2000
Location: N.W. Chicago Suburb

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Not sure if you guys have seen this. Thought a few of you might be interested in the Push button assembly:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName =STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320364962439

Not sure if the link is working ~ But you guys are pretty smart,

jc

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Re: New member [message #10974 is a reply to message #10934]

Fri, 01 May 2009 15:03

kustomoholic
Messages: 227
Registered: March 2009
Location: Tulsa,oklahoma

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Yeah...I'm jealous!!!!! At least I saved the pix off the ad for my desktop since that appears about the closest I'm ever going to get to own one... I know of 3 or 4 Chargers for sale ..ALL ARE BLACK.... I did talk to the guy In new York about the Blue K200 and He did agree to consider shipping it to Oklahoma...I'm sure if he calls I'll be temporarily broke!!!!! HA!!!!! ANOTHER HAPLESS VICTIM TO FEED TO FORWARDAIR!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!
Craig

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Re: New member [message #10982 is a reply to message #10974]

Sat, 02 May 2009 08:45

Roaddawg
Messages: 16
Registered: April 2009
Location: Dryden NY.

Junior Member

I found it on craigslist,when I called about it I got no answer. I called 3 times a day for a week with no reply. I so I gave up on it I thought it must have been sold.Then my phone rang and the seller told me they had been out of town,but there was one person ahead of me to look at it. So I figured it would be gone,later my phone rang again the other guy offered them way less. I went and picked it up and when I got home I couldn't play it because our power was out (very frustrating). This thing is so beautiful I carry pictures of it with me .

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Re: New member [message #10983 is a reply to message #10982]

Sat, 02 May 2009 10:14

kustomoholic
Messages: 227
Registered: March 2009
Location: Tulsa,oklahoma

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Yeah ...she emailed me back and said they had a lot of response so I figured my chances of getting it were pretty much ZIP....I did offer to buy it at asking If they would ship it at my cost but She already had a meeting setup...maybe YOU!! I have seen maybe a dozon of these on Ebay but all are black like the one I own so I'm not suffering too greatly <sniff sniff>. I did manage to pick up this week a nice Charcoal K100-1 Head and 1-15CTS cab.
I have owned 4 Chargers over the years..all black. The one I have now has a Crate"eminence" speaker put in it and is the best sounding one of all of them and has the shiny Black rather than the dull plain black T n' R. It's a great little amp. It sounds absolutely stellar!!!!! ConGrats on the purchase... Now If I can get my agent to find me a K-150-6 in Gold........

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Re: New member [message #12394 is a reply to message #10983]

Wed, 25 November 2009 03:55

haakon1985
Messages: 1
Registered: November 2009
Location: arkansas

Junior Member

ok i was tooling around looking for info on my kustom and saw you want a k-150-6. unfortunately i cant do gold. but i do have a nice sounding boring black one. it has a few battle scars. and needs the batting in the interior replaced. other than the batting and some scars for character its in decent shape. oops forgot it needs a light bulb go figure ..... if you think you might want it ...... send me an email make me an offer dont really want to sell it too bad but sending it to a home to be used and abused is what amps are for l.hawkinson@yahoo.com

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Re: New member [message #12396 is a reply to message #12394]

Wed, 25 November 2009 08:34

kustomoholic
Messages: 227
Registered: March 2009
Location: Tulsa,oklahoma

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Send me some pix showing all sides..and I will consider it.
Kustomoholic@aol.com
Craig

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