| Author |
Topic: I damaged the Master POT on my hot rod deluxe. Is it bad? |
Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
|
Posted 19 Feb 2015 10:53 pm |
|
Okay so last night I had a few cold ones and decided I would clean up my old HOt rod deluxe amp.
I didn't see the set screw on the chicken head knobs and I tried to pry the knob off with a screw driver. What ended up happening is the pot shaft pulled out a small amount and now it allows the pot to turn indefinitely, in both directions. I haven't tried the amp out yet but I am curious as to what I may have done to the pot, and can I fix it without replacing with a new pot. Thanks
_________________
Mullen G2 SD10 , Lil Izzy Buffer, Goodrich 120 volume pedal, Boss DD-7, Peterson Strobo flip, Peavey Nashville 112 |
|
|
 |
Bill L. Wilson
From:
Oklahoma, USA
|
Posted 19 Feb 2015 11:09 pm The Pot is Smoked.
|
|
| I did the same thing to a vol. pot in my Marshall. Get a new pot, cause it probably ain't gonna work. |
|
|
|
Scott Appleton
From:
Ashland, Oregon
|
Posted 20 Feb 2015 1:49 am pots
|
|
| Whatever you do don't turn on your amp .. get the pot replaced asap .. |
|
|
|
Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
|
Posted 20 Feb 2015 8:08 am
|
|
The pot might still function but I wouldn't count on it. I doubt if pushing it back in will give you your stops back again either. It's soldered onto the circuit board. Definitely recommend replacing it ASAP.
_________________
Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
RP1/MPX100 |
|
|
|
Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
|
Posted 20 Feb 2015 9:53 am
|
|
| the shaft is splayed out to retain it. you might be able to just push it back in EXACTLY where you pulled up on it!!!....and it might hold. you will for sure need to replace it. i only work on old fender amps. you best hope that this is not a circuit board amp with the pots soldered to the circuit board. if it is, you are going to have to remove everything to get to that pot!! let us know what you find. |
|
|
|
Les Cargill
From:
Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
|
Posted 20 Feb 2015 10:13 am
|
|
| Bill Hatcher wrote: |
| the shaft is splayed out to retain it. you might be able to just push it back in EXACTLY where you pulled up on it!!!....and it might hold. you will for sure need to replace it. i only work on old fender amps. you best hope that this is not a circuit board amp with the pots soldered to the circuit board. if it is, you are going to have to remove everything to get to that pot!! let us know what you find. |
It is a circuit board amp with the pots soldered to the board.
This layout is for the Blues Deluxe - basically the same thing. The Hotrod just uses a 12AX7 gain stage unused on the Blues.
http://www.blueguitar.org/new/schem/fender/blues_dlx-dvl_lay.gif
The input jacks on a Blues Deluxe are soldered to the circuit board and I managed to put Switchcrafts input jacks on mine. I don't know if the pots can be done that way or not. |
|
|
|
Mark Fowler
From:
Minnesota, USA
|
Posted 20 Feb 2015 10:16 am
|
|
Pots on a Hot Rod Deluxe are soldered directly to the PCB and have a bracket on the pot as well.
For some reason local guys destroy these pots often so I've had to replace them. |
|
|
|
