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Phil Allison
 
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Default Fender "The Twin" Power resistor values?


"François Yves Le Gal"

was right, there's a pair of 30K and 2K7 10 Watters next to each other.


I would do a thorough check on the amp: the two resistors are B+ droppers
for the preamp/phase splitter and shouldn't dissipate more than 3 or 4
watts. If a 10-watt R has burned, something must be very wrong somewhere
else.



** Nonsense.

That POS 30 kohm resistor Fender used runs very hot, cracks apart,
unsolders itself and eventually fails completely in normal use.

Best to replace it with a 50 watt "metal clad" type, bolted to the
chassis.

Eg:

http://au.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSear...jsp?SKU=345726



........ Phil