Is my Road King OK ?

[thetoneman]

Hi Guys

I made a mistake by connected hotplate backward to my Road King

so I connected amp to speaker out to Hotplate then speaker to

input amp,

it worked first then I noticed sound gets thin,
so I checked the connection
When I first turn on the amp it sounds very thin & has lot of gain,

after about 7 minutes tone gets fuller & kind of back to normal gain,

Is it because takes time to cook the tube or is it something wrong

with it ?

I only had it for about a month after I made mistakenly connected Hotplate backward, I don't know it doesn't sound the same on the clean

channel,

or is my honeymoon is over with this amp just like my other amps

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

Reversed like that, the amp did not have a proper load on it.....could have damaged the OT....

:?

 

[thetoneman]

Reversed like that, the amp did not have a proper load on it.....could have damaged the OT....

:?

Thanks but what is OT
if OT damages does it act like mind ?
Talking about the proper load Road King alway has dummy load
on speaker out B
you know there is about 6 speaker outs

 

[ToneAddictJon]

The OT is one of the transformers. You may have damaged one of the power tubes as well, so I would suggest replacing the power tubes (the ones in use at the time) and seeing if your tone returns.

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

I'd replace power and rectifier tubes....there's no reason for the preamp tubes to ne hurt through this.

 

[thetoneman]

The OT is one of the transformers. You may have damaged one of the power tubes as well, so I would suggest replacing the power tubes (the ones in use at the time) and seeing if your tone returns.

Thank you
I don't know see if it is OK
I connected hotplate on 6L6 I switched EL34 so is the rectifier
still don't get this tone of my dream
what happen if amp damaged
does it takes time to cook up & have strange gain tone when you turn up first time ?

 

[RJ2213]

was that written in english?


i'm sorry, i'm usually tolerant of most errors, but i seriously cant understand what the heck thetoneman is saying.

i would love to participate in this thread if i was able to understand the questions and responses

 

[thetoneman]

was that written in english?


I'm sorry, I'm usually tolerant of most errors, but i seriously cant understand what the heck thetoneman is saying.

i would love to participate in this thread if i was able to understand the questions and responses

I'm sorry for my English
I'm just a guy who worry about my amp
I will thank the people that will tell me what happen when amp goes bad, does it change tone or is it normal to change tone after few minute

 

[metal190]

Definitely not normal to have your tone change like that. And your English is fine. Don't pay attention to anyone who gives you crap.

 

[clutch71]

I would have thought the fuse would have let go. Do you get a pop now when you power the amp up? The load while improper may have damaged your power tubes by causing excess wear.

In the future if your sound is "thin," I recommend that you stop playing and check the amp immeditately.

The cost to retube a RK is not cheep.

Good luck.

 

[clutch71]

I would have thought the fuse would have let go. Do you get a pop now when you power the amp up? The load while improper may have damaged your power tubes by causing excess wear.

In the future if your sound is "thin," I recommend that you stop playing and check the amp immeditately.

The cost to retube a RK is not cheep.

Good luck.

 

[thetoneman]

Thank You All
I think I better go down to the store play one today & compare