VintageKustom.com
VintageKustom.com is your source for literature and information on the tuck-and-roll vintage Kustom amps from the 60's and 70's, as well as their related products such as guitars and organs . We provide a webboard for help with kustom gear history, technical information and repairs as well as discussions with other collectors.

Home » VintageKustom.com » Repairing Kustom Amps » Kustom 100 blowing fuse (Kustom 100 )
Show: Today's Messages :: Polls :: Message Navigator
Return to the default flat view Create a new topic Submit Reply
Re: Kustom 100 blowing fuse [message #27359 is a reply to message #18016] Thu, 06 June 2019 12:25 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
stevem is currently offline  stevem
Messages: 4745
Registered: June 2004
Location: NY
Senior Member
At this point with all the fuse blowing that's been going on I would confirm that it's not a shorted secondary in the power transformer that's responsible for blowing the fuses!

To do this on the 2 big filter cans disconnect the red and green wires and turn the amp , does the fuse hold?

Also note the the heat sink compound used on both sides of the output Transistors mica insulator should only be a thin film, excess compound wil impead heat transfer into the chassis.
[Message index]
 
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Previous Topic: K200A-1 Power Amp Rescue Needed
Next Topic: Kustom III lead pc board 5065 rev2
Goto Forum:
  

-=] Back to Top [=-
[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [ RSS ] [ PDF ]

Current Time: Thu Jun 13 21:46:41 EDT 2024