Hello everyone.
I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is John. I've been playing Bass and guitar for 40 years. I am a long time Peavey user. My first Bass and amp were a T-40 and a Peavey Combo.
My current Peavey gear is;
G-Bass
Foundation S
Axcelerator Plus
Dyna Bass (1985)
I am currently troubleshooting a TNT S/BW amp. I hope to get it up and running again very soon.
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Hi John
I have been an electronics tech all my life, and ran an authorized Peavey repair shop for three decades. (And many other major brands) Now retired. And in general I always found Peavey gear to be well made and sturdy. But mainly they are not difficult to service. There is no reason your TNT can't return to life.
I have been an electronics tech all my life, and ran an authorized Peavey repair shop for three decades. (And many other major brands) Now retired. And in general I always found Peavey gear to be well made and sturdy. But mainly they are not difficult to service. There is no reason your TNT can't return to life.
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I actually fixed the problem it was having. it would distort and sound compressed. What I found was the piece of foam they use as a dust shield in the magnet of the Black Widow actually started to deteriorate and came loose and wedged itself in the slot for the voice coil. I removed it and cleaned it all out put a filter on the outside of the screen in the magnet and tested it out. It now works and sounds great.
Now I need to find some MN3101 IC's. The one that was in the amp went missing when I took the chassis out to clean the pots. It fell out of the socket when I accidentally banged the chassis. I couldn't find it anywhere.
I was an Electronics tech in the US Navy for 20 years and have been repairing guitars, amps and effects for a while.
Now I need to find some MN3101 IC's. The one that was in the amp went missing when I took the chassis out to clean the pots. It fell out of the socket when I accidentally banged the chassis. I couldn't find it anywhere.
I was an Electronics tech in the US Navy for 20 years and have been repairing guitars, amps and effects for a while.
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It's very nice to meet you Enzo.
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I'm an Electronics Tech myself. 20 years Navy Electronics Tech and many more before and after that. It's a pleasure to meet you Enzo.
I finally got the TNT working again. The problem was actually the speaker. The little foam filter in the magnet broke loose and wedged itself in the voice coil. I took it out, cleaned the voice coil, made a new filter and mounted it outside of the magnet and the amp sounds great now.
I do have a small problem. In the process of working on the amp, I banged the chassis and an IC Chip fell off the board and disappeared. It is the MN3101 in the chorus circuit. Anyone know where I can get one of those?
I finally got the TNT working again. The problem was actually the speaker. The little foam filter in the magnet broke loose and wedged itself in the voice coil. I took it out, cleaned the voice coil, made a new filter and mounted it outside of the magnet and the amp sounds great now.
I do have a small problem. In the process of working on the amp, I banged the chassis and an IC Chip fell off the board and disappeared. It is the MN3101 in the chorus circuit. Anyone know where I can get one of those?
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Have you even noticed that any time you drop a screw or a small part it disappears into another dimension before it even hits the floor, but every cigarette butt that anyone has ever thrown in your yard sticks out like a giant neon sign?
Congrats on getting your amp working.
Vaughan
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Years ago I lost a circlip from one of the motors (I think) while servicing a Leslie-style amp. Gravity kept the shaft in place so I finally made do without it. These days I opened that thing and the circlip was sticking to one of the inner walls (naturally I only ever searched on the bottoms). Hurray. Except that I wasn't able to find the shaft that it was missing from. Next time I have this thing at home, I'll probably disassemble the motor units and search for that shaft more thoroughly. Maddening.
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My inventory shows two of them. What is it worth to you?
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It's crazy how things just travel interdimensionally when they are dropped. I still haven't found that chip, so I've just given up on it.
I don't know, prices seem to vary online for those chips.
I don't know, prices seem to vary online for those chips.