Guitar Tube Amplifier Bench Check Service

Description: This listing covers a complete checkout and report service for your Guitar Tube amplifier, Head or Combo. If yours is not listed please contact us at sales AT cteche DOT com, or call us at 301 351-3781 between the hours of 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST 7 days a week. If you have just purchased a Guitar amplifier, have it sent to us for a complete checkout. Here is what the service covers, there are (2) inspection service groups included in the price: Inspection Service Part 1 Visual inspection of the top and bottom of amplifier, bottom cover off. Look for burnt resistors, leaking capacitors and other defective components etc. Power the amplifier up in slow stages, with a Variac, to avoid shocking older electrolytics in the power supply, and to allow them to reform. Check all power supply voltages at the specified operating line voltage, according to manufacturer specification Check all resistances at tube pins (when specified by manufacturer) Check All Electrolytic Capacitors for ESR (Quality) and Value using an 88A Capacitor Analyzer Check audio coupling capacitors for leakage, quality and value Check all vacuum tubes on a calibrated Hickok tube tester Check bias current and adjust to specification for all output tubes Check condition of input jacks and output terminal strips Check condition of switches and potentiometers Check for signal throughput and condition of output transformers - inject 1Khz signal at each input and check for output speaker terminals (loaded at 8 ohms). Check output transformer for continuity and winding shorts. Check operation of Reverb, Reverb Tanks, Effects, Pedal operation etc. Check Clean and Overdrive operation If anything above is found NOT correctable by simple means (no significant additional labor and no parts), issue Initial Report to customer by email or call. If customer decides not to move forward, only the $99.00 bench fee + return shipping is charged. Inspection Service Part II Clean tube sockets and switches with Deoxit 5 Clean potentiometers as required Measure Output Power into 8 Ohm Load Measure frequency response (20Hz,250Hz,500Hz,1Khz,5Khz,10Khz,15Khz,20Khz,25Khz 30Khz) Assess quality of sound and tone for clean and overdrive modes with a MusicMan Axis Light cleaning of chassis Issue Final Report to customer by Email or Call If we find anything seriously wrong in the Inspection Service Part 1, we will call you or email you an initial report, so you can decide if you want to repair things or not. If you decide NOT to go ahead, or your amplifier cannot be repaired, you only pay a $59.00 bench fee and return shipping charges. After completion of Inspection Service Part II, we will provide you final a written report, by email (or USPS if desired), of you amplifier's health. A copy will be returned with your amplifier. This report will list recommendations for improvements as well as potential problems found, with costs for possible repair or upgrade. No further work will be performed without your consent. All you pay at this point is the listed price plus return shipping. This service does not include return shipping or any additional costs for labor and parts to repair defects found or to perform upgrades. These will be billed seperately should you agree to go forward. Our pricing is introductory pricing, so take advantage of the low pricing now, and have your amplifier checked thoroughly. Please double box it and ship it to us insured. We will return it to you in your packaging. If your packaging is damaged, there will be a nominal charge for packing materials, so make wure you packing is rugged. Shipping is an estimate only. Please contact us beofre purchasing. We at CTech electronics have been in the electronics industry for over 35 years, and we are also audiophiles. We stand behind our products and services. You equipment is treated as if it were our own.

Price: 180 USD

Location: Jamestown, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-10-13T17:52:17.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0.01 USD