I think the PS trans on one of my VTA Mk4 has bit the dust. Any suggestions much appreciated.
While I was replacing the coupling caps, I noticed I hadn't put a jumper wire from lug 2 to lug 3 (grnd) of the 5 lug strip. This takes the gr-yel wire from the PS transformer to grnd. I guess it had been working without the jumper all along. The other amp has the jumper and it works a-ok, too. After I hooked up the jumper I started blowing fuses. So I disconnected the jumper but it continued to blow fuses. To the point of running out of fuses. Tried a different 5ar4, same result, blown fuse. Switched 12at7s, same result. So I did the Cardinal sin and put in a larger fuse. This resulted in a little smoke from the ps transformer. Shut it down imediately. I suspect this transformer is toast, if not before I got creative with it, certainly after. Is there any way I can test it to be sure it's the problem, or only problem? All was working well before I started this. Thanks, Gordy
While I was replacing the coupling caps, I noticed I hadn't put a jumper wire from lug 2 to lug 3 (grnd) of the 5 lug strip. This takes the gr-yel wire from the PS transformer to grnd. I guess it had been working without the jumper all along. The other amp has the jumper and it works a-ok, too. After I hooked up the jumper I started blowing fuses. So I disconnected the jumper but it continued to blow fuses. To the point of running out of fuses. Tried a different 5ar4, same result, blown fuse. Switched 12at7s, same result. So I did the Cardinal sin and put in a larger fuse. This resulted in a little smoke from the ps transformer. Shut it down imediately. I suspect this transformer is toast, if not before I got creative with it, certainly after. Is there any way I can test it to be sure it's the problem, or only problem? All was working well before I started this. Thanks, Gordy