Upgrading ribbon cables to larger gauge wires in 5150...
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Upgrading ribbon cables to larger gauge wires in 5150...
Is this something worth doing? Ive heard some guys will make their own ribbon cables with bigger gauge conductors. Is this beneficial or worth looking into?
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I can't imagine any. What problem do you have that this would solve? What benefit would you expect?
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Re: Upgrading ribbon cables to larger gauge wires in 5150...
Well my amp is making an intermittent "wind blowing into a microphone" type of noise. I cleaned out all my preamp tube sockets and power tube sockets with Deoxit5. Changed out all the tubes. Same problem. Ive heard that the ribbon cables can cause this but i havent opened up the amp to clean those connections as well.
As soon as I take the amp off Standby it will start making that noise. Literally like steady gusts of wind into a microphone.
As soon as I take the amp off Standby it will start making that noise. Literally like steady gusts of wind into a microphone.
Re: Upgrading ribbon cables to larger gauge wires in 5150...
I had a similar sound coming from my 5150 combo. Turned out to be a leaking filter cap.