New member with a Charger question [message #21252] |
Mon, 25 August 2014 07:16 |
tboomer
Messages: 24 Registered: August 2014 Location: North Iowa
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Great forum here! I have a Kustom Charger that has been sitting since 1985. It is pretty beat up as far as appearance goes. My goal is to get it going for my own pleasure and should I decide to play out again maybe a bar gig or two. A friend of mine cleaned all off the jacks and pots and put in a new pilot lamp. When it is powered up it will work at extreme low volume. If it is turned up any the sound is distorted and sounds horrible! Also when it is on you can tap on the pots and here a noise. Could it be an easy fix or something expensive and difficult? If it is to costly I will just part it out. Thanks!! Ted
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Re: New member with a Charger question [message #21255 is a reply to message #21252] |
Mon, 25 August 2014 09:01 |
stevem
Messages: 4745 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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Yes, even wheel bearing, or spray white grease is fine!
Most times in regards to the bad solder connections I have found in these metal face amps have been the orange colored caps , but be sure to check the pot connections to the board also and that the output jack is tight to the chassis, and on the driver / output board that any of the mounting screws that are also a grounding point are tight.
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Re: New member with a Charger question [message #21267 is a reply to message #21252] |
Mon, 25 August 2014 16:00 |
chicagobill
Messages: 2005 Registered: April 2003
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Agree with cleaning the Molex connectors. These are a fairly common problem. The contacts are not aluminum as that would make them way too soft and impossible to solder to.
I use DeoxIt to clean and preserve them. If you do try any sort of grease, use as little as possible. Over time it will migrate all over the place and create a real mess.
If tapping the front panel causes noises, I'd check to see if there are any broken solder joints on the preamp board. The pots and the connectors will break loose sometimes. And any of the larger caps should be checked.
By the way, the easiest way on these models to check this is to remove the entire front panel. That will give you access to the solder side without removing the boards from the front panel. There is only one preamp board in a Charger, so it may be easier to just pull the board.
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