Broke My V2

[chazro]

I originally posted this at Head-Fi, it was suggested that I try getting some help here.


Hello to all! Long-time lurker, 1st time poster. Little history..I bought my used X-can around 2 yrs ago. Found this sight and being the audiophiliac I am started digging thru the threads with the result being I ordered a power line (the one everyone seemed to be raving about) and picked up a pair of Mullards. I have minimal soldering skills but was able to get the power line soldered to the plug well enough. Listening thru my Sennheiser 600's (with the custom Cardas cable I couldn't have been more pleased with the sound!). Recently I noted that the amp would only power up if I jiggled the power cord a little so I suspected that my soldering skills were coming back to haunt me. On further inspection I saw that I was right sooooo......One of the legs on the plug broke off (of course!) so I went to my local Rat Shack and bought some more plugs. After connecting to the amp she wouldn't power up. I opened it up, chk'd the tubes, sure enough one of them was toast. Fortunately, my main rig consists of a phono pre-amp, pre-amp, and amp that are all tube so I have some spare sets. Put in a pair of Golden Dragons, still wouldn't power up. Put my ear to the line box and could hear a hum but still suspected the amp wasn't getting any juice soooo...back to Rat Shack and bought a power line there. Came home, plugged everything in and the LED lit up but still no sound! Took it apart again and when plugged in the tubes turned on (although they look dimmer than the 6922's on my Music Reference RM9, don't know if that's relevant). Bottom line, because jiggling a cord bugged me, I've done SOMETHING to my amp that I have no idea how to fix.

Reading some of the older threads I saw that some of the members here have serious skill, knowledge, and experience with the V2. I'm hoping to get some feedback about my problem....HELP!!

P.S. - Before anyone asks, in my infinite wisdom I threw away the original power cord, never thought I'd need it (saying this as I'm slapping myself across the forehead!!).

[Sol]

Welcome aboard.

Sounds like the jiggling shorted a tube, and then tube has killed something else! I've had the same problem a couple of times with the V3 - rolling in tubes kills the .. errr ... shit I forget what it is now that I come to type ... transistor, errr regulator?

Anyhow ... glowing tubes are no indication that they are working, just that they are getting juice.

Mike (pinkfloyd) does offer a repair service when he's less busy (but mines in there first! He'll eventually remember to ask me to send it up to him) He'll no doubt offer some advice in a minute when he's seen the thread. V2's are his speciality.