Eagleboy
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I know this amp is not common for discussion around these parts, but I know that you guys know your amps inside and out.
I own a vintage (1968) Ampeg Jet 12II tube amp for guitars. I've been playing with it for the past three years, but
I keep getting electrocuted.
After grounding out a tube amp through a $600 audio interface, I decided it was time to fix the problem with my amp. I can't afford the $150 it would cost to have a guitar tech do it, and I'm okay with the soldering iron, so I thought that I might do it myself.
Does anybody know the proper way of going about this? I already bought a heavy-duty extension cord that I can chop off the outlet terminals of to use the cable. I know to replace the old cable's AC wires in the same locations with the new cable @low wattage on the soldering iron. But... the new cable will have a ground. Where should I solder the ground to on the amp, and at what wattage?
Thanks guys.
I own a vintage (1968) Ampeg Jet 12II tube amp for guitars. I've been playing with it for the past three years, but
After grounding out a tube amp through a $600 audio interface, I decided it was time to fix the problem with my amp. I can't afford the $150 it would cost to have a guitar tech do it, and I'm okay with the soldering iron, so I thought that I might do it myself.
Does anybody know the proper way of going about this? I already bought a heavy-duty extension cord that I can chop off the outlet terminals of to use the cable. I know to replace the old cable's AC wires in the same locations with the new cable @low wattage on the soldering iron. But... the new cable will have a ground. Where should I solder the ground to on the amp, and at what wattage?
Thanks guys.