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Brand new Marshall 100 super lead with the pin 3 cathode cap wired in back wards.
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You'd think with the arrows ot wouldn't be to hard to get right.
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Stevem wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:18 pm Brand new Marshall 100 super lead with the pin 3 cathode cap wired in back wards.
So that's why they sound like that!
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Peavey made tons of 5150's with the cathode caps installed in reverse....I can only imagine how many.
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I can see how this could happen with the Marshall that’s hand wired because the cathode resistor I would assume was soldered across the cap and then both soldered in as a assy, but when your installing a cap on a board that’s marked for correct installation then that’s a real screw up!
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