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   From: invalid@none.com   
      
   In article ,   
   dochammerslack@creon.earth says...   
   >   
   > At Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:33:51 -0700, Skeeter  wrote:   
   >   
   > > In article <4RBTNbZR0d2Yim$@174.113.64.153>, root@   
   > > 127.0.0.1 says...   
   > > >   
   > > > Fixed with 4 dollars worth of parts and $26 worth of my time for a   
   > > > friend of a friend.  Their gig is on Thursday.   
   > > >   
   > > > Initial diagnosis was no sound with input, dead quiet.   
   > > >   
   > > > Input signal trace fell flat one hop into the preamp board.   
   > > >   
   > > > First look into the preamp board connections showed a healthy -15v   
   > > > rail but the +15v was only 1.3v.   
   > > >   
   > > > Tracked down to Q1 tip29 NPN transistor that drives the +15v rail.   
   > > > The compliment PNP Q11 tip30 had a crappy clip-on heatsink which   
   > > > maybe helped it win the race.  I replaced both with new transistors   
   > > > and tapped two heatsinks to 8-32 threading and screwed those on   
   > > > with some .   
   > > >   
   > > > I will test some more tomorrow and verify that the bias setting is   
   > > > ok, but luckily, the owner has a backup Ampeg just in case anything   
   > > > cascades down with new higher +15v rail.   
   > > >   
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   > >   
   > > Liar   
   >   
   > I think there's some kind of "commandment" somewhere about   
   > "thou shalt not bear false witness".   
   >   
   > At least in some religions, breaking that commandment is   
   > a "mortal sin".   
   >   
   > You might want to consider that in this late stage of your   
   > life, Sirrah.   
      
   He's still a liar.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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