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K200B tremlo [message #4712] Mon, 16 August 2004 13:04 beagle Messages: 12 Registered: September 2003 Junior Member Can someone tell me what might be wrong with my K200B. When I use the Tremlo (intensity, speed) the volume drops considerably. Any ideas would be VERY appreciated. Thanks Report message to a moderator

Re: K200B tremlo [message #4714 is a reply to message #4712] Tue, 17 August 2004 07:22   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member Hi. that circuit most likly has a leaky cap, or transistor. My bet, would be a cap!No easy way to trouble shoot this, you need a schematic and a cap checker, (a multimeter test for a leaky cap is a waste or time with some small cap values) a good 80 dollar cap checker.Or if you have enough caps sitting around you can try to shot gun it, and change them all one at a time (hell you have to take them out of the board to check them anyway) The flat round pancake style ceramic caps hardly ever go bad, but they make very poor audio bypass, or coupling caps. Any one of this type you find passing audio, if up graded to a good type like a silver mica type if the cap you are replacing is in the PF range, or any higher rated caps can be replaced by whats called a orange drop type of which most Kustoms use this style in some locations and where made by mallory. anyway The caps that look like a small upside down blue teardrop would be first on my hit list for checking.If you choose to shot gun it you can use a replacement that is within 20% up or down of the value you are replacing and the circuit will work, you can go back in latter with the right value. Report message to a moderator

Re: K200B tremlo [message #4715 is a reply to message #4714] Tue, 17 August 2004 09:26 beagle Messages: 12 Registered: September 2003 Junior Member Thanks so much Steve!! But I think it's time this baby went to see the doctor. That's a bit too technical for me to even take a swipe at. Thanks again!!!! Report message to a moderator

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