Mark III pops

[Bruce Dickenson]

I initially posted this in the newer Boogies, sorry. my 86 mark III pops when the "lead drive" is push/pulled. I know I need to replace all my power tubes, but will that do the trick? Any help would be great.

 

[newtomesa]

If it just pops when you push/pull that knob, its probably the pot, open 'er up and use some contact cleaner + lube. I had popping issues when I bought my III off eBay, but this was popping all of the time, and new power tubes fixed that problem.

 

[Bruce Dickenson]

thanks man, I appreciate it. I'll check MB's site to get the cleaner.

 

[stokes]

You dont need to get the cleaner from Mesa,any contact cleaner will do.Radio Shack has one that has no lubricant,and comes with a brush attachment that is very useful.I prefer the type with out the lubricant,.the residue left tends to attract and hold dirt.

 

[Blueracer]

Caig makes a very good set of contact/fader cleaners. I used the Deoxit Gold with good sucess. It worked when the Radio Shack product did not. The link to their site is

http://www.caig.com/

I am not affiliated with Caig in anyway. Just a happy customer.

Gary

 

[Russ]

I am with stokes on this one...

 

[Russ]

I almost forogt, Endust makes a good one too but it doesn't have a brush on the end of the tube and the tube is more like a WD-40 straw not fat like a soda straw size in the case of the Radioshack tube.

 

[stokes]

I have a can of one of the Caig cleaners and wasnt impressed with the way it cleans tube pins and sockets.Over rated and over priced.Leaves a film although it claims not to have any lubricant.Just my experience,I know a lot of peaople swear by it,so I guess its okay but I like the Radio Shack brand,that dries with no lubricant,and the brush works great on the tube pins.

 

[Bruce Dickenson]

Hey I just wanted to congratulate all of you who work on their own amps for graduating from microbiology/electronical engineering.. I opened my amp up and said F-this and put it back together. I'm off to get new tubes. thanks

Ryan