leitrim_lad
Well-known member
Hey everyone,
Im sorry to be posting this here, i know its a bit off track but im wondering if ye could help me with a problem im having with my vox ac50 i cant get my head around..
I have been given an very old ac50 which isnt working.. When i plug in a guitar all i get through the cab is a harsh distortion noise when i play hard. If i play light nothing comes through. When i turn up the volume however when playing light i seem to get the same noise as when i play hard. It happens on both channels (normal and bril). Iv tried different cabs but to no avail.
Would anyone have any ideas what might be wrong? Iv checked all the soldering and everything seems to be ok but id be a fairly new at the DIY game!!!;-)
I followed the schematic and see that the R29 which seems to be a 750r 3w resistor seems to be bloted out. Im thinking it might be blown. Would this cause the sound im getting?
Thanks a million
I can post sound samples and pics if need? Any help or advice ye could give me would be great..
Cheers
Schematic:
http://backfromthesixties.co.uk/images/AC50%20Circuit%20Diagram.jpg
Im sorry to be posting this here, i know its a bit off track but im wondering if ye could help me with a problem im having with my vox ac50 i cant get my head around..
I have been given an very old ac50 which isnt working.. When i plug in a guitar all i get through the cab is a harsh distortion noise when i play hard. If i play light nothing comes through. When i turn up the volume however when playing light i seem to get the same noise as when i play hard. It happens on both channels (normal and bril). Iv tried different cabs but to no avail.
Would anyone have any ideas what might be wrong? Iv checked all the soldering and everything seems to be ok but id be a fairly new at the DIY game!!!;-)
I followed the schematic and see that the R29 which seems to be a 750r 3w resistor seems to be bloted out. Im thinking it might be blown. Would this cause the sound im getting?
Thanks a million
I can post sound samples and pics if need? Any help or advice ye could give me would be great..
Cheers
Schematic:
http://backfromthesixties.co.uk/images/AC50%20Circuit%20Diagram.jpg