Broken Power Toggle Switch - Darkvoice 336se

Apr 15, 2020 at 5:10 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 6

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I purchased a used a DV336se recently. Due to - I'm assuming - mishandling of the package by USPS, the power toggle switch broke off. Despite this, the amp still worked... I only needed to unplug the unit to turn it off. One night, while it was powered on, I moved the DV a bit to re-position it... cue a blue spark where the toggle switch was, immediate loss of power, and a blown fuse.

I tried to remove the front panel to see if there was a way to twist the wires together, allowing me to keep the amp on without risk of another short, but I could not remove the front panel. I read on these forums that the only thing I had to do was remove the screws that encircle the volume knob, but either this isn't the case, or it's held down via a very strong adhesive.

Does anyone have any tips? Do i need to open up the bottom of the amp do get the front panel off? Is this something I should even do? This is my first tube amp, and before this happened, I was beginning to really love the way they made my HD650's sound. Thanks for the help. :)
 
Apr 16, 2020 at 11:58 PM Post #4 of 6
Thing is,
post some pictures. if the power switch is broken you should try to replace it.
Thing is, I stripped the horribly made Chinese screws inside of the unit. For some reason they decided putting four screws on the inside of the amp, facing the front panel, one in each corner, to hold the faceplate on was a good idea. I'm going to a guy who says he can fix it for $40 tomorrow.
 

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