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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Quickie => Topic started by: mkane on July 09, 2015, 03:40:08 AM

Title: Quickie noise
Post by: mkane on July 09, 2015, 03:40:08 AM

   I tightened the input/output jacks and now I get a big uuuuuuungh, an annoying sound, when everything's switched on. So loud I can't hear any music.

Title: Re: Quickie noise
Post by: mkane on July 09, 2015, 07:00:31 AM

  Problem solved. One of the tubes was bad. Glad I bought a few of those Mullard's.

Title: Re: Quickie noise
Post by: Paul Joppa on July 09, 2015, 04:38:13 PM

It might just be corroded tube pins or a poor socket connection. Always worth checking!

Title: Re: Quickie noise
Post by: mkane on July 09, 2015, 05:18:52 PM

  Thanks, I'll check. Scotch brite pad work cleaning pins?

Title: Re: Quickie noise
Post by: Bonzo on July 09, 2015, 08:12:07 PM

Plugging in and out the tube several times can clean a bit the pins.

Ciao!

Title: Re: Quickie noise
Post by: Karl5150 on July 10, 2015, 03:18:55 AM

Also, as noted elsewhere on the forum, plunging in and out of a "magic eraser" type cleaning pad works.

Title: Re: Quickie noise
Post by: mkane on July 13, 2015, 10:05:48 AM

  Thank's for the tip's.