No sound, no tubes lighting up - did resistance checks

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Offline drewhaynes

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on: August 26, 2017, 10:05:53 AM
Hi all,

My Crack has been dead for YEARS and I'm finally trying to get it back up and running. I just did resistance checks and I think the only one that looks wrong is terminal 13 - I believe it is supposed to climb slowly to 270K, but I'm not getting a reading at all.

What does that tell me? And does anyone have a FULL list of the resistance and voltage checks?

Thanks!

Drew


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Reply #1 on: August 26, 2017, 10:14:08 AM
That doesn't really say much.  That terminal has a big cap across it, and your meter may have a hard time reading it.

If the tubes don't light up, did you install the fuse?  What's the AC voltage between the two adjacent power transformer terminals with black wires attached?

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Reply #2 on: August 26, 2017, 10:20:59 AM
Fuse is installed and looks normal. I'm not 100% on which power terminals you are referring to - I tried from 14 to 20 which have a black wire stretching across the transformer, but I just realized you said "adjacent", so I'm assuming those are the wrong terminals.


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Reply #3 on: August 26, 2017, 10:27:45 AM
These two.

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Reply #4 on: August 26, 2017, 10:28:58 AM
Man, you're quick. While I was waiting I checked those two (got ~123V) and checked the other two on the top right in your pic and got ~5.7V


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Reply #5 on: August 26, 2017, 10:51:14 AM
Quote from: drewhaynes on August 26, 2017, 10:28:58 AM
Man, you're quick. While I was waiting I checked those two (got ~123V) and checked the other two on the top right in your pic and got ~5.7V
Your tubes should glow.

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Reply #6 on: August 26, 2017, 10:57:29 AM
Hmmm, any other ideas?


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Reply #7 on: August 26, 2017, 11:32:12 AM
• bad/damaged/incorrect tube(s)
• incorrectly installed tubes
• bad solder joint(s) on your heater wiring

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Reply #8 on: August 26, 2017, 12:09:00 PM
Sorry I'm a newb... heater wire? Can you elaborate?


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Reply #9 on: August 26, 2017, 12:13:47 PM
The twisted wires connecting the low voltage terminals of the power transformer to the tube pins that make it glow. Pictures of your wiring may be helpful.

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Reply #10 on: August 26, 2017, 12:16:15 PM
Long ago I ordered spare tubes... I just replaced the 6080 big tube with another 6080 and replace the small tube with a JHS 5814A. Still nothing. Let me see if I can get wiring pics...


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Reply #11 on: August 26, 2017, 12:28:07 PM
Pic 1


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Reply #12 on: August 26, 2017, 12:28:48 PM
Pic 2


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Reply #13 on: August 26, 2017, 12:29:12 PM
Pic 3


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Reply #14 on: August 26, 2017, 12:36:47 PM
B7 appears unsoldered, possibly B8 too, I can't really see. Touch up all the solder joints at B7 and B8, then re-test.

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