Fender Excelsior No Sound

[broomhandle]

Hello,

I recently purchased a Excelsior and was damaged by UPS. When the amp arrived, the speaker was not connected, and was tossed around. This damaged and destroyed the speaker, tubes and tube sockets. The sockets were cracked and destroyed. With a new speaker, I have recently replaced both 8 and 9 pin sockets. The other day after after completing this, everything worked. I power it on and off a few times. No issues. I was finally able to hear it. Today i decided to play it... no sound. I get a buzz, but no sound. The fuze is fine, I tried another speaker. I have powered it on, and with a wooded stick, I tapped around. Checking all the quick connects. Nothing. Online, I have a seen a few people say resistor had a bad solider. I have tapped them all. No noise.

Power Transformer? Output Transformer? It is possible the speaker walked it. Right now, I have way more investing into this amp then it is worth. I wish I never purchased it...

Thoughts?

 

[Milspec]

If it powers up, but not sound through the speaker, the problem is likely in the speaker connection or maybe a bad standby switch if it has one. When you say that the speaker was disconnected in shipping, do you mean that it was unplugged and stored inside the amp or did it become disconnected via travel due to the UPS monkeys dropping it off a 10 foot tall pallet?

If it was due to damage, those wires might have a break or bad connection.

 

[broomhandle]

If it powers up, but not sound through the speaker, the problem is likely in the speaker connection or maybe a bad standby switch if it has one. When you say that the speaker was disconnected in shipping, do you mean that it was unplugged and stored inside the amp or did it become disconnected via travel due to the UPS monkeys dropping it off a 10 foot tall pallet?

If it was due to damage, those wires might have a break or bad connection.

When I got the amp. It looks like the shipper (a guitar shop) took out each screw that held the speaker. Put bubble wrap around the amp. And shipped it. The speaker was disconnected, and tossed around inside the amp. It smashed all the tubes. I have a 8ohm ext cab, which I plugged into the speaker out. Same thing. Low buzz and no sound. This amp does not have standby, just a on/off. It does get power.

Also to add, I swapped C32 100uf/100v. With a F&T 100uf/100v because it looked a little swollen. I noticed on the positive side, the silver has tiny bubbles. I Do not remember if this was there before. But i only touched this board and nothing else. And it played fine a few times yesterday.

 

[broomhandle]

Update: I figured it out. Lets hope I do not blow another V1. I re-used one of the tubes that was damaged. My fault...

 

[Milspec]

FYI, I figured it out. Lets hope I do not blow another V1. I re-used one of the tubes that was damaged. My fault...

Well, that could sure do it. Glad you figured it out.

 

[Dadzmad]

had the same happen to mine - cracked a preamp tube during transport. Congrats on the Excelsior I got a blue one and love it. I think you will come to really like yours too.