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I wonder if he was experiencing the same problems I am , replaced a valve, had it working for an hour then put it away and put it on EBay, the valve change not fixing the problem.
Yes. In fact most of them don't have the pedal at all.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I set everything all up tonight and its been running for a good half hour now with no problems, Works without the pedals plugged in, everything just seems to work fine now!!
There's gremlins in there!
Old Peavey amps are actually usually quite hard to kill, so in some ways it doesn't surprise me! One of the bass amps I use at the practice studio was rescued after being left out in the rain for several days, and after I'd dried it for a week and replaced the mains cable and the speaker, it powered up fine .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
So I decided to look at the plug, I dont quite know why but it seemed an easy place to start and as there was no power getting through seemed the most obvious.
Inside the plug the neutral wire securing screw had come loose and was rattling around inside the plug, the earth screw was also loose but still in the screw socket and the live screw wasn't far behind it.
It worked fine after sorting that lot out, how they came loose I dont know, how dangerous that was I can only guess, especially the earth, makes you wonder.
It seems to be working fine now, I played through it for a few hours last night and it never missed a beat, I fell asleep on the couch and forgot to switch it off and this morning it was still working as it should after being left on all night!
I'm hoping this was the cause of its issues.
It's surprising how many you do find with the screws loose, and yet the amp seems to - mostly - work properly.
Also make sure the cable clamp is properly fitted on the outer flex and not on the individual cores, and is done up tight with a decent length of uncut outer flex beyond it - it's not being that lets the terminal screws work loose as the wires get tugged and twisted.
If it doesn't look like this, it's wrong.
http://www.brats-qth.org/training/graphics/plug.jpg
It's good practice to leave a little slack in the earth wire like that too, so if the cable gets really pulled hard and strips out from the clamp, the earth is the last wire to break. This may sound fussy but it's worth doing right - your gear will be safer and more reliable.
(For what it's worth, if you Google image 'UK mains plug wiring', about half of the pics show wrongly fitted plugs because the cable clamp isn't done properly, either with not enough flex beyond the clamp or it not done up tightly.)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
So I am thinking to replace this. Is it wise to keep a socket on the pedal or do you reckon it should be hard wired? Im thinking hardwired so to keep it simple and take one weak link out of the chain. Originally it was hard wired. I will need some better wire, something less flimsy and at least one decent plug, also if I hard wire it I will need a decent wire gland for the casing. Can anyone point me in the right direction to a online shop that will stock decent bits to make this up? Also, the cable, does the signal go through it? Or is it just a low voltage thing?
https://i.imgur.com/wojefnM.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uXTBzWe.jpg
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Do you know if the pedal switches earth through the casing? One switch has a washer with an earth tag on it that looks like it earths through the casing but Im not sure. If so I will have to remove some of the powder coating to make contact. Its the one on the far left, I think that's the phaser switch.
https://i.imgur.com/hSDRffK.jpg
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://i.imgur.com/n1nbbm3.jpg
...it’s very wrong! [1]
Regarding the fault finding thing I think we’ve all kind of got used to IEC mains cables where trying a different “kettle” lead is a 5 second job and the first thing you try when something seems to be switching itself on and off at random. Actually taking the top off a plug is something I haven’t done in a very long time!
[1] Am I the only person who immediately thinks of that album cover whenever they see a question about wiring UK mains plugs?