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The repair is adequate. I would probably have scraped or drilled the board where the burn mark is to make absolutely certain there was no carbonisation left, or cut a lot more of the damaged trace away and jumpered over the gap with a long insulated wire, but if it hasn't arced by now it isn't likely to.
"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
The solder patch on the trace to the right of the burn (HT supply to output transformer, red wire) is not associated with any component is probably the result of clumsy soldering when the bridging wire was put on - not a problem.
The thing that would concern me is that an arc here would put high voltage from the plate connection (brown wire) into the grid stopper, and back up via the white wire into the bias circuitry which can blow other things on the main PCB. I can't see any sign of damage though, so it looks like it got away with it.
"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
The previous owner did say he gigged this amp in the past so Im sure it was used loud, but you never know.
"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
"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, what do I do? I have in my shed shellac, wax and varnish, various stains and some other bits and bobs that I used for repairing antique furniture.
French polishing Pine? It can look Ok but not for this I dont think, Wax always looks good and will tone the colour down a bit, it will also be a matt finish though, Oil? I dont like using oil, hard woods maybe but on Pine I'm not so sure. Varnish? Naaah.
So wax it is, wax will be a twat to remove if I ever want to put Tolex back on this and glue wont stick to it, but it can be removed with turps.
Or do I just put new Tolex on there? Bright Red might look Ok on this amp?
Any thoughts guys?
The hardware is all kind of rusted and aged, corners, handle, and the plates that hold the amp in place, so I am veering towards wax.
Would oiling, waxing and polishing be too much of an effort? I finished my writing desk (as well as my Strat) with @WezV 's wet sending technique - oil, wet sand with fine grit paper and more oil, let dry, repeat, two coats of wax, polish. Gives a hard-wearing, glossy finish.