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.

 

[nightlight]

Sorry this happened to you. Hope the repair isn't expensive, good luck.

 

[la szum]

Update?

 

[sleewell]

2 caps fried. Was cheap

Als diner in Jackson is excellent if anyone needs a good tech

Bringing it to the show tonight

 

[Dale B]

2 caps fried. Was cheap

Als diner in Jackson is excellent if anyone needs a good tech

Bringing it to the show tonight

Whew! The first post sounded bad! I'm glad you were able to get it fixed! I love those amps!

 

[6CA7-A]

Most 5150 types self destruct. Ribbon wire, molex and other stuff just burns up.
Terrible build quality.

 

[Life Eats Life]

Had a trusty quad of JJ EL-34L’s
red plate out and blow fuses and an actual frog’s hair away from nuking one of the boards in my bad to the bad Ramone Revision F Dual Rec.
I was freakin.
It did the same thing, starting humming..,
then started humming right at me..
like a poltergeist…then POP.
So I get it homie.
Sounds like a power tube /fuse etc.with your 6505?

Honestly, that explosion.. likely was what it sounded like when the mighty Titan submarine imploded