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Had a real scare with a vintage amp in my shop last Friday
I was testing a restored 1970s tube amp for a client in Seattle. The power transformer started humming loud and got too hot to touch in under a minute. I cut the power right away and found a short in the primary winding from some old, cracked insulation. I had to order a new Hammond 272FX transformer, which set the repair back a week. What's your go-to move when a classic piece of gear has a dangerous fault like that?
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karencampbell17d ago
Actually, Hammond is the brand, not the model.
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ivan_murphy8017d ago
Man, that kind of correction just sucks the air right out of a room. Feels like getting your hand slapped for a tiny mistake. We all knew what they meant, right? Some folks just gotta be the smartest person in the thread.
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