rocket 44 repair story

[ne2i]

Hi folks
just bought a rocket 44 that would blow the fuse on turn on.
I pulled it apart to look and found a group of resistors were
hot enough to discolor the board. They were a bunch of 365 ohm
resistors I think they are a part of the filament chain but this is a
guess. I dont have a schematic for it. I also took a look at the
tubes and they looked pretty burned up. I would'nt trust them.
one was a GT 12 ax7 replacement. I removed the resistors form the
board and they were way off in test. ordered some new resistors
and will get some tubes from the local store tomorrow.
I wished I had a schematic but they seem to be unavailable.....

George

 

[ne2i]

Had a few bad resistors that smoked
also had a short between a PS diode and a resistor
Got the filaments to light but then DISASTER!
The power transformer went up in smoke......
Does MB sell transformers????

George

 

[ne2i]

called MB today and ordered the Power transformer. 45$
also they emailed the schematic in 3 minutes!

Great service!

George

 

[Boltino]

Sorry about your amp troubles.

Glad Mesa hooked you up!

Also, welcome to the Boogie Board!

 

[ne2i]

Finally the PT arrived today....

Put it in and tried it out.... Working ok

Plug the Strat in HOLY COW!

This amp Rocks!

Stomped on the lead and it almost broke the windows!

Now to assemble the Hot Plate!

George

Rocket 44
repair service!