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dodomoon78
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sovtek rectifier issue

Post by dodomoon78 » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:16 am

Hello!
I've got a orange ad30tc from 2006, I decided to change my sovteck rectifier with a new one, but I've bought 2 and no one is working.
They work on other amps, but not in mine. My old rectifier works perfectly.
What can be the problem?

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Re: sovtek rectifier issue

Post by bclaire » Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:02 pm

Weird. Is it definitely the correct valve/tube?

If your "old rectifier" works perfectly, don't change it!

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Re: sovtek rectifier issue

Post by Les Paul Lover » Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:43 pm

Very strange indeed. Can we see all 3 valves in question? Pics?

For all its worth, I have a JJ GZ34 in my AD15, working just fine.
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Re: sovtek rectifier issue

Post by fiveightandten » Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:32 pm

Post pictures of the valves. Add pictures of the bottom of them so we can see the pins.
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Re: sovtek rectifier issue

Post by Ade » Sun Jul 15, 2018 6:32 am

I use a Sovtek in my AD15 and have never had issues.

This is highly unlikely with a GZ34, but I once had a 12AX7 in my AD50 do a similar thing until I realised one of the pins was slightly misaligned and when I was installing it I was sliding the pin between the socket and the connector rather than the pin fitting snug in the connector itself. That one pin not making a connection stopped the valve working and therefore the amp from making any sound. All that said, it’s probably unlikely that’s your issue with a rectifier as the pins are thicker and I think it would be harder to make the same error. But just a thought.

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Re: sovtek rectifier issue

Post by SexingtonVonHercules » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:59 am

Funny you mention this.. A few months ago I swapped out the stock GZ34 rectifier tube in my 2006 AD30HTC for a Groove Tubes 5AR4 and upon startup, I immediately blew a fuse.

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