I'm working on restoring a 1972 Twin Reverb. When the tremolo is on, it formerly made a very loud tick. I moved around the wires a little bit to get this slightly better. Contrary to what RobRob says here (https://robrobinette.com/Silverface_Amp_Mods.htm#Tremolo_Ticking), moving the V5 pin 6 plate wire didn't actually make any audible difference. However, moving around the two V5 grid wires, to lift them away from the board and other wires, did reduce the loudness of the tick a little bit.
But the tick is still there, unfortunately. And even more unfortunately, the .01uf cap RobRob recommends installing across the roach is ALREADY there, it's been there since before I got the amp! I've found that putting in another .01uf cap across the 10M attached to the roach can get me a little bit more of thump-reduction, and even moreso if I attach a .02uf cap instead. Should I add that?
Also unfortunately, the eyelet board itself is really brittle and in bad condition, so I don't want to take it apart in order to change the tremolo driver plate wire (V5 pin 6, that wire runs under the board) from non-shielded to shielded, like RobRob suggests, especially since I found that chopsticking around that wire had no effect.
Anyway, I'm not sure if the tick is a problem or how much more quiet I can realistically get it. Truly if the amp volume is above 3, and I'm playing my guitar through it, I don't notice the tick at all. However, when I stop playing, the tick is more obvious. In addition, if I turn off the reverb, the tick becomes much less noticeable. So is this just something really small that it's impossible to get perfect, and I just have to live with?
But the tick is still there, unfortunately. And even more unfortunately, the .01uf cap RobRob recommends installing across the roach is ALREADY there, it's been there since before I got the amp! I've found that putting in another .01uf cap across the 10M attached to the roach can get me a little bit more of thump-reduction, and even moreso if I attach a .02uf cap instead. Should I add that?
Also unfortunately, the eyelet board itself is really brittle and in bad condition, so I don't want to take it apart in order to change the tremolo driver plate wire (V5 pin 6, that wire runs under the board) from non-shielded to shielded, like RobRob suggests, especially since I found that chopsticking around that wire had no effect.
Anyway, I'm not sure if the tick is a problem or how much more quiet I can realistically get it. Truly if the amp volume is above 3, and I'm playing my guitar through it, I don't notice the tick at all. However, when I stop playing, the tick is more obvious. In addition, if I turn off the reverb, the tick becomes much less noticeable. So is this just something really small that it's impossible to get perfect, and I just have to live with?
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