Members ILikeGuitar Posted May 12, 2011 Members Share Posted May 12, 2011 Went to GC and got a new Egnater Tweaker out of the box. Turned it on for a few minutes to play and it started to smell a little like burning plastic so I turned it off. Should I be worried? No weird noises, no smoke, just smells weird. I am using a power cord from another older Egnater Tweaker (which worked with no smell) but it looks fine to me. It's set to 16ohm speaker in the back and I think 117v on the selector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted May 12, 2011 Members Share Posted May 12, 2011 first thought is... Yes. but a new amp out of the box might smell like something that wil dissipate eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superrust Posted May 12, 2011 Members Share Posted May 12, 2011 New amp, hot new tubes.. glue.. I think you're good. As long as there is no smoke I say your good. My new VOX smelled a little as well as it was straight from the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Two Tone Posted May 12, 2011 Members Share Posted May 12, 2011 The only real smokeless smell you have to be very worried about is the "burning electronics" smell, which is usually capacitors burning up. If you get that tangy smell that you would describe as smelling metallic then something very bad is happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monto Posted May 12, 2011 Members Share Posted May 12, 2011 check no wires/cable are touching the valves ps. valves take a minute or two to warm up, so if u are only smelling the burning after a few minutes, it might point to being valve related (as in some glue, rubber, cable, etc on the valves, perhaps burning when tthings heat up pps. check no valves are glowing significantly brighter than others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILikeGuitar Posted May 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2011 Don't see any loose wires touching the tubes, the smell is still there after a few min. It smells almost like when I accidentally burnt wires with my soldering iron. The tubes all have casings over them so I can't see the whole tube but from what I can tell the tubes are around the same brightness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members craigny Posted May 12, 2011 Members Share Posted May 12, 2011 If it continues or you hear ANYTHING going on with the sound, just bring it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 What are the casings on the tubes? Just for shipping protection or rattling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tweak'd Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 My Tweaker was fine for a week or so, then it began to get distorted after 20 mins or so of playing, then lost all volume and was totally distorted. Took me three weeks of emails and phone calls to finally get an RA for repair and off to Atlanta service center it went. Called today about it today as it's been there two weeks and they haven't gotten to it yet. Great sounding little amp, but no more Egnater products for me in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffy Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 It didn't happen to have plastic protective wrapping on the tubes did it?Sometimes they look like thin black netting. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 I had a new Hiwatt awhile back that smelled nasty. It was the power transformer burning up. Sent it back. Traded for a '57 Deluxe RI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILikeGuitar Posted May 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 Alright so I kinda looked in with a flashlight, the power tubes look like black Ruby 6v6GTs, didn't see any casings around the tubesThe smell might be coming from the transformer side of the amp. I'll leave it on for an hour tomorrow and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members =JL= Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 It's probably just that new tube amp smell, but if you're worried you shouldn't just turn it off, you should play it as much as possible in case there IS a fault.Obviously don't let it burn your house down or anything, but you paid good money for it so you need to test it properly sooner rather than later. FWIW, the last three new tube amps I bought all had a pretty powerful smell for a few days, I kinda like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 No. However, if it LOOKS like burning plastic (flames and smoke), then I'd be worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les Paul Lover Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 I love the new amp smell. Oils or whatever it is. My orange still gives the occasional whiff of it after 2 years - love it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILikeGuitar Posted May 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 This is what happens when you buy used gear mostly, you don't know what new gear smells like.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonda01 Posted May 13, 2011 Members Share Posted May 13, 2011 Went to GC and got a new.... NEW?!heh heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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