NEWS...

HERE,S A TIP ON RESTORING BLACK TOLEX ON YOUR AMP BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY,
FIRST CLEAN THE TOLEX WITH HOT WATER WITH A LITTLE DETERGENT (YOU MAY HAVE TO DO THIS TWICE IF THE TOLEX IS VERY DIRTY), RINSE OFF WITH CLEAN WATER & ALLOW TO DRY OFF, YOU WILL NOTICE THE TOLEX STILL LOOKS BAD, GET DOWN TO A CAR ACCESSORY SHOP (HALFORDS, MOTOR WORLD E.T,C) & BUY AN AEROSOL TIN OF BACK TO BLACK, OR BLACK IN A FLASH, THIS IS NORMALLY USED TO CLEAN & RESTORE PLASTIC TRIMS, BUMPERS E.T.C, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS & YOUR TOLEX WILL LOOK LIKE NEW AGAIN!

HOW NOT TO REPAIR AMPLIFIERS
PEAVEY CLASSIC 30 ON FIRE!!!

A PEAVEY CLASSIC 30 WAS BROUGHT IN SMELLING BADLY OF BURNING
ON INSPECTION THE AMP HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN ON FIRE, THE POWER PCB BEING VERY BADLY CHARRED, SEE PHOTO
SOMEONE HAD "REPAIRED" THE AMP BEFORE, SEVERAL CAPACITORS
BEING SNIPPED & ADDED ON TO THE COMPONENT SIDE OF THE PCB,
A LARGE WIREWOUND RESISTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED ORIGINALLY THIS RESISTOR IS & SHOULD BE FLAMEPROOF, A TOTALLY UNSUITABLE RESISTOR HAD BEEN FITTED, WHEN THE FAULT OCCURED THE RESISTOR WAS UNABLE TO FAIL SAFELY, THUS CAUSING THE FIRE, THE AMP IS NOW A WRITE OFF AS THE COST OF THE PCB RENDERS THE REPAIR "B.E.R" (BEYOND ECONOMIC REPAIR)