1980 Fender Super Reverb repair
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1980 Fender Super Reverb repair
Been working on repair this 1980 MV Super Reverb.
Some one has been playing around in this chassis something terrible.
Tube match pot was wrecked and miss wired. Replaced with 10kL bias pot no tube match.
Filament balance pot broken, ordered new 100R pot and will replace tomorrow.
Broken 1MA push/pull MV pot I just happened to have one in my stock.
Replaced OT with new 4/8R secondary so owner can run new baffle board with 2-12".
Found the ground wire for the full wave bridge rectifier was missing?
Rewired the amp back to MV with boost.
It was a Fricking mess, but I clean her up. This might be a good candidate for Hotel Hog or Phoenix.
Some one has been playing around in this chassis something terrible.
Tube match pot was wrecked and miss wired. Replaced with 10kL bias pot no tube match.
Filament balance pot broken, ordered new 100R pot and will replace tomorrow.
Broken 1MA push/pull MV pot I just happened to have one in my stock.
Replaced OT with new 4/8R secondary so owner can run new baffle board with 2-12".
Found the ground wire for the full wave bridge rectifier was missing?
Rewired the amp back to MV with boost.
It was a Fricking mess, but I clean her up. This might be a good candidate for Hotel Hog or Phoenix.
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Re: 1980 Fender Super Reverb repair
70W "ultralinear"?
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No it is not ultralinear.
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I saw the 10W resistor and assumed.
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That 10w resistor knocks the voltage down for reverb transformer.
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Replaced the broken 100R filament balance pot.
Changed reverb channel slope resistor from 100k to 150k and treble cap from 250pf to 1000pf.
The amp rocks, the owner sounded great through it and his smile was indicating success so it went home with him.
Not my favorite Fender amp to work on.
Mark
Changed reverb channel slope resistor from 100k to 150k and treble cap from 250pf to 1000pf.
The amp rocks, the owner sounded great through it and his smile was indicating success so it went home with him.
Not my favorite Fender amp to work on.
Mark
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Work on, why they are all so similar?
When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep.
Not screaming like the passengers in his car!
Cutting out a man's tongue does not mean he’s a liar, but it does show that you fear the truth he might speak about you!
Not screaming like the passengers in his car!
Cutting out a man's tongue does not mean he’s a liar, but it does show that you fear the truth he might speak about you!
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Nothing similar about this Fender compares to the early BF and SF amps I've worked on.
The bridged rectifier is different, the output tube match circuit is funky to me, biasing is different to me,
the wiring is so long and unorganized, the master volume is different and the boost switching.
It is the first time I have worked on such an animal so that is why I said what I said.
Mark
The bridged rectifier is different, the output tube match circuit is funky to me, biasing is different to me,
the wiring is so long and unorganized, the master volume is different and the boost switching.
It is the first time I have worked on such an animal so that is why I said what I said.
Mark
Re: 1980 Fender Super Reverb repair
I thought that only the 70W DL SR had the FWB rectifier board (500V HT); previous versions having a tube FW rectifier, choke and 445V HT?
Did it have a choke originally?
What's the PT part #, eg 022798, 013895?
Note that the original speakers in the 70W were 16ohms, and that the original OT used a 4 ohm output (green) with a 2 ohm tap switched in when the ext speaker jack was engaged http://schems.com/schematicheaven.net/m ... tr_rev.pdf
Did it have a choke originally?
What's the PT part #, eg 022798, 013895?
Note that the original speakers in the 70W were 16ohms, and that the original OT used a 4 ohm output (green) with a 2 ohm tap switched in when the ext speaker jack was engaged http://schems.com/schematicheaven.net/m ... tr_rev.pdf
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Re: 1980 Fender Super Reverb repair
Yep, I hate servicing those later spaghetti amps.....but have you ever seen the inside of the short-lived 90s Fender ToneMaster? Run away!
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Re: 1980 Fender Super Reverb repair
That's the schematic I used but this was not a stock amp it had been hacked up over the years by the Butcher of Luverne.
I replaced the replaced OT with a 4&8 ohm transformer Heyboer.
The old OT was not UL either. They hacked the bias/tube match as well as other parts.
The MV was broken removed from circuit. Wires jumpered and parts removed from board.
Apparently this amp had been in storage for many years before my friend got it and asked me to sort it out.
The front of the chassis was pushed back towards the rear of the amp. Modified a squeeze clamp to push rather then pull to straighten it out.
The cab was apparently not beaten up like the chassis was?
I studied schematics and photos to put this thing back together and then I tested for tasty playing ability.
Mark
I replaced the replaced OT with a 4&8 ohm transformer Heyboer.
The old OT was not UL either. They hacked the bias/tube match as well as other parts.
The MV was broken removed from circuit. Wires jumpered and parts removed from board.
Apparently this amp had been in storage for many years before my friend got it and asked me to sort it out.
The front of the chassis was pushed back towards the rear of the amp. Modified a squeeze clamp to push rather then pull to straighten it out.
The cab was apparently not beaten up like the chassis was?
I studied schematics and photos to put this thing back together and then I tested for tasty playing ability.
Mark
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Good stuff, bent chassis can be a pain to sort out but it's nice to tidy up a mess and send the owner off smiling8)
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I just repaired a '79 like this, although slightly different inside. No transformer choke, not UL, and, surprisingly, the 4 10" speakers were 16 ohms @ wired for 4 ohms. The OT tranny seemed bigger than a SFB (which would have been 4 ohms) but I could have been wrong. Had about 500 VDC on the plates,
Most people stall out when fixing a mistake that they've made. Why?
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looking 4 a S.R.Ultralinear PARTs location drawing. I just picked 1 up and it has been butchered something terrible. i would like 2 put in back 2 original configuration. tnx, mark
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Hi! You will not find a parts layout for that amp so your resigned to tighten your belt and using a schematic!
When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather did, peacefully in his sleep.
Not screaming like the passengers in his car!
Cutting out a man's tongue does not mean he’s a liar, but it does show that you fear the truth he might speak about you!
Not screaming like the passengers in his car!
Cutting out a man's tongue does not mean he’s a liar, but it does show that you fear the truth he might speak about you!