not the best night... 6505 went up in smoke!

[sleewell]

rehearsal was going pretty good. i was using my 6505 and it was sounding great. like 45 mins in out of nowhere it started to make this hum that was getting louder. i was looking at it like what is going on and all of a sudden it started to smoke!!! i turned it off as fast as i could but it was pretty crazy and it smelled terrible. it was coming from the end near where the power cord and transformer are.

taking it to a tech tomorrow and i am also buying a peavey ultra plus for 400 bucks hahahaha.

 

[EOengineer]

Sorry dude. Sending good vibes. I’ve felt your pain.

Years ago my Mark III did something similar. It was a tube issue but also took out the fuse and maybe a grid resistor in the middle of rehearsal.

I took the opportunity to get the amp fully serviced and it’s been killer ever since. They’re just piles of parts, it’ll get fixed.

 

[JiveTurkey]

That sucks Amp repair mojo sent! Hopefully it's nothing serious.

 

[sleewell]

Thanks.

I was terrified to plug in my 5153 to finish the night. I was making sure every cable was in correctly. Got it working and was testing it. I didn't see him but my buddy lights a blunt and immediately I was like oh shit fuck something is smoking and panic shut everything down lololol.


My 6505 is old. I got it from gc used for like 400 bucks during covid. Hopefully it can be fixed.

 

[la szum]

Amp Mojo sent.

 

[PLX]

I once turned a variac up to 140VAC while powering a JCM800

That's an unforgettable smell.

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

I once turned a variac up to 140VAC while powering a JCM800

That's an unforgettable smell.

Brown Sound

 

[FuzzyAce]

Probably a burnt resistor, hopefully just that. Sucks though, good luck.

 

[Iron1]

Hopefully an easy and somewhat cheap fix.