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[glpg80]

Thank you for sharing her channel, I subbed. Always open to learning something new from others.

 

[turtlefingers]

She made me cringe when cut the power cord. Could she just desolder it?

 

[Devin]

Besides being cute, it was a great video. Subscribed

 

[thenine]

Do u guys (and gals) do this every time your chassis is out of its cab? I’ve heard people say to do it. I’ve never done it. I just poke around a bit but haven’t done I guess because it depends on what maintenance you are doing?

 

[scottosan]

Do u guys (and gals) do this every time your chassis is out of its cab? I’ve heard people say to do it. I’ve never done it. I just poke around a bit but haven’t done I guess because it depends on what maintenance you are doing?

on some amps it’s not necessary. Amps like a 2203 or other amps that have voltage balancing resistors on series power caps will drain through those. That said every guitarist should own a basic multimeter. I never drain but will check the voltage with a multimeter.

 

[acalaf]

Better to check with a multimeter than to take a zap. Most modern amps will drain just by turning the power off without hitting the stand by switch.

 

[glpg80]

Don’t depend on the shunt resistors. With no tubes installed I’ve seen them stay charged for a very long time with non-stock cap values....

Number one rule regardless of how experienced you are, you verify what you’re working on is discharged, don’t assume anything.