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Help needed to troubleshoot Kustom PA 200 Channels [message #25647]

Mon, 17 October 2016 19:35

bproctor
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Registered: December 2015
Location: BOSTON

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Hi Everyone.
I am finally getting around to fixing my Kustom 200 PA Head. Channels 2 and 4 are dead. I blew out the dust and applied deoxit to the pots. How do i check capacitors and or transistors. Sound appears to be OK from the other channels.
Thanks,
Brian

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Re: Help needed to troubleshoot Kustom PA 200 Channels [message #25648 is a reply to message #25647]

Tue, 18 October 2016 06:15

stevem
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Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

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Can you solder, do you have a tube type solder sucker,can you read a schematic and do you have a volt / ohm meter and know how to test transistors?

[Updated on: Tue, 18 October 2016 06:18]

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Re: Help needed to troubleshoot Kustom PA 200 Channels [message #25650 is a reply to message #25648]

Wed, 19 October 2016 06:00

stevem
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Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

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Even if you can just solder and unsoldering cleanly , changing out the first gain stage transistor will likely get both channels up and running , and the transistors these days are so cheap that it's fine to just shot gun the preamp boards and not even tests the transistors you yank out!

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Re: Help needed to troubleshoot Kustom PA 200 Channels [message #25651 is a reply to message #25647]

Wed, 19 October 2016 08:28

bproctor
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Registered: December 2015
Location: BOSTON

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Thanks for the help.
I am OK at soldering, and have a multi-meter.
My neighbor is a whiz at electronics repair, and I will probably have him to the surgery.

I am just looking to do the leg work so that he has the information he needs (schematics, usual suspects, etc).

As far as the gain stage transistor is concerned, is there one of these per channel? This would be the first transistor after input.

Looks like the schematic links are down. I will try to print this out when it becomes available.

Thanks again

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Re: Help needed to troubleshoot Kustom PA 200 Channels [message #25653 is a reply to message #25647]

Wed, 19 October 2016 09:17

stevem
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Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

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The schematic section of this site is working fine, as I just tryed it.
You need to have your tech friend look at the PC105 schematic and change out transistor Q100 next to the boards volume pot .

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Re: Help needed to troubleshoot Kustom PA 200 Channels [message #25654 is a reply to message #25647]

Wed, 19 October 2016 12:10

chicagobill
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Registered: April 2003

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If your friend is a whiz, then he should first be able to test the transistors to see if that is the problem.

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Re: Help needed to troubleshoot Kustom PA 200 Channels [message #25656 is a reply to message #25647]

Wed, 19 October 2016 16:23

bproctor
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Registered: December 2015
Location: BOSTON

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Great info. I will have him check it out and report back.
He mainly works on classic arcade video games, but this shouldn't be too much of a stretch
Thanks,
Brian

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