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Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
Posted by Alan on Sun, 04/07/02 - 01:04:47.
The question:
I have a Crate GX-80 amp. Two inputs. The inputs have stopped working. I have plugged into both inputs--no sound from either.
The speaker is working; in fact, when I jack into the "line in" input, I get full sound (but you cant control volume, tone, effects from line in). The guitar cable and jack on guitar are fine.
Any ideas on how to repair this? No amp repair people in the DC area, so I have to figure it out myself or send the damn thing (not under warranty) back to Crate.
Thanks.
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Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
I'm don't know anything about the GX-80 but if it's a Solid State amp then it sounds like the pre-amp is bad or a connection problem before the pre-amp. Any electronics shop (TV,Radio, VCR, etc..) should be able to repair it for you.
: The question:
: I have a Crate GX-80 amp. Two inputs. The inputs have stopped working. I have plugged into both inputs--no sound from either.
: The speaker is working; in fact, when I jack into the "line in" input, I get full sound (but you cant control volume, tone, effects from line in). The guitar cable and jack on guitar are fine.
: Any ideas on how to repair this? No amp repair people in the DC area, so I have to figure it out myself or send the damn thing (not under warranty) back to Crate.
: Thanks.
Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
Hi Alan,
I had a problem on a Crate GX212+ that could relate to yours. My problem was "channel hopping" - the amp would switch randomly from the dirty to the clean channel in the middle of a song! I tracked it down to the footswitch jack. The bypass contacts (jack not inserted) were dirty. Your problem could be the effects insert jack (if you have one). Try switch cleaner (squirt some in and push a jack plug in and out several times) or either replacing the faulty jack or (better if you don't use it) hard wire across it. Crate will supply a schematic if you need one. Good luck!
Paul
: I'm don't know anything about the GX-80 but if it's a Solid State amp then it sounds like the pre-amp is bad or a connection problem before the pre-amp. Any electronics shop (TV,Radio, VCR, etc..) should be able to repair it for you.
: : The question:
: : I have a Crate GX-80 amp. Two inputs. The inputs have stopped working. I have plugged into both inputs--no sound from either.
: : The speaker is working; in fact, when I jack into the "line in" input, I get full sound (but you cant control volume, tone, effects from line in). The guitar cable and jack on guitar are fine.
: : Any ideas on how to repair this? No amp repair people in the DC area, so I have to figure it out myself or send the damn thing (not under warranty) back to Crate.
: : Thanks.
Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
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Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
: I'm don't know anything about the GX-80 but if it's a Solid State amp then it sounds like the pre-amp is bad or a connection problem before the pre-amp. Any electronics shop (TV,Radio, VCR, etc..) should be able to repair it for you.
: : The question:
: : I have a Crate GX-80 amp. Two inputs. The inputs have stopped working. I have plugged into both inputs--no sound from either.
: : The speaker is working; in fact, when I jack into the "line in" input, I get full sound (but you cant control volume, tone, effects from line in). The guitar cable and jack on guitar are fine.
: : Any ideas on how to repair this? No amp repair people in the DC area, so I have to figure it out myself or send the damn thing (not under warranty) back to Crate.
: : Thanks.
Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
: : I'm don't know anything about the GX-80 but if it's a Solid State amp then it sounds like the pre-amp is bad or a connection problem before the pre-amp. Any electronics shop (TV,Radio, VCR, etc..) should be able to repair it for you.
: : : The question:
: : : I have a Crate GX-80 amp. Two inputs. The inputs have stopped working. I have plugged into both inputs--no sound from either.
: : : The speaker is working; in fact, when I jack into the "line in" input, I get full sound (but you cant control volume, tone, effects from line in). The guitar cable and jack on guitar are fine.
: : : Any ideas on how to repair this? No amp repair people in the DC area, so I have to figure it out myself or send the damn thing (not under warranty) back to Crate.
: : : Thanks.
I just fixed my Crate GX-80 tonight. It had the same symptoms as yours. Here's the deal; the problem is the line input jack (actually all the 1/4" jacks). When nothing is plugged into the jack(s), the two metal tabs on either side of the jack are supposed to make contact with each other. The contact is made from the spring action of the metal tabs. What I did was to unsolder the jacks from the board, carefully reomove the largest metal tab, and bend it down slightly so that it makes better contact with it's "mate". After doing this, the amp was as good as new.
Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
All of these are common symtoms and solutions to your problem, but if anything I have noticed it was how bad the soldering was on my jacks leads they were cracket ad caused the jack itself to almost fall out of the unit onto the ground, I ended up sacrificing a lesser important input jack I think my line out or something and resoldered it the correct way and it is almost finished being repaired
Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
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Re: Need an Amplifier Repair Expert: Crate Amp
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