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benhenny · March 9th, 2009, 01:16 AM

I finally found a local unit it good shape, and now I have some questions about it. First off, I'm worried about safety. Do these have the "Death Cap"?

Also, I didn't see a fuse anywhere, so I assume that it has none. Here's the AC coming into the unit:

No fuse, although I don't know what the blue doohicky is - I assume it's a capacitor, because other caps look like this one.

Here's the main board. Some (PeeVee) have suggested shorting the capacitor for a bit more bite:

So the question I have - should I put a 1amp fuse between the wall and the first contact point in the amp? Keeping in mind that I don't know a capacitor from a resistor. Or should I worry at all? As an added bonus, some smart guy has cut off the ground prong from the red, 3-prong plug.

And do I have the right capacitor to short, as PeeVee has suggested?

The cosmetics are great on the rest of it, except for the non-original grille cover - I need to find a cheap replacement. Everything appears to be original. I know that Rob DiStefano recommends a different speaker, as do many others, but for now, I'd like to make it 1) safe to use, and 2) better if it's easy to mod.

Thank you!

March 9th, 2009, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
benhenny Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 278	Musicmaster Bass Amp (MMB) - questions... I finally found a local unit it good shape, and now I have some questions about it. First off, I'm worried about safety. Do these have the "Death Cap"? Also, I didn't see a fuse anywhere, so I assume that it has none. Here's the AC coming into the unit: No fuse, although I don't know what the blue doohicky is - I assume it's a capacitor, because other caps look like this one. Here's the main board. Some (PeeVee) have suggested shorting the capacitor for a bit more bite: So the question I have - should I put a 1amp fuse between the wall and the first contact point in the amp? Keeping in mind that I don't know a capacitor from a resistor. Or should I worry at all? As an added bonus, some smart guy has cut off the ground prong from the red, 3-prong plug. And do I have the right capacitor to short, as PeeVee has suggested? The cosmetics are great on the rest of it, except for the non-original grille cover - I need to find a cheap replacement. Everything appears to be original. I know that Rob DiStefano recommends a different speaker, as do many others, but for now, I'd like to make it 1) safe to use, and 2) better if it's easy to mod. Thank you!