Members dolly123 Posted August 5, 2007 Members Share Posted August 5, 2007 My 10 watt Kustom amp has just been knocked down from my workbench .Now when i plug in it crackles like mad...worked out that it's picking up the guitar cable movement.Tried plugging in a jack without any cable and moving it about and that's ok,no crackling.Tried other cables and they all crackle.Anyone have any ideas what's causing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olcircuits Posted August 5, 2007 Members Share Posted August 5, 2007 As far as the cable creating noise:It could be that the weight/movement of the cable is putting pressure on the jack and/or something else inside that is now broken. The plug by itself weighs almost nothing in comparison. If your amp was knocked down by tripping over the cable plugged into it, perhaps it's only the jack connections. Otherwise, it seems unlikely that the jack alone would have been damaged. Since the jack is likely pcb-mounted, you may be moving a broken PCB around when plugging in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dolly123 Posted August 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 7, 2007 As far as the cable creating noise:It could be that the weight/movement of the cable is putting pressure on the jack and/or something else inside that is now broken. The plug by itself weighs almost nothing in comparison.If your amp was knocked down by tripping over the cable plugged into it, perhaps it's only the jack connections. Otherwise, it seems unlikely that the jack alone would have been damaged. Since the jack is likely pcb-mounted, you may be moving a broken PCB around when plugging in. I've had a look inside and can't seen anything broken so i'll try re-soldering the jack and see if that helps.I don't know how it ended up on the floor but i left my 2 grandsons (8 & 10)beside it to answer the phone,came back 1 minute later and its on the floor & grandsons have vanished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anciano55 Posted August 7, 2007 Members Share Posted August 7, 2007 I don't know how it ended up on the floor but i left my 2 grandsons (8 & 10)beside it to answer the phone,came back 1 minute later and its on the floor & grandsons have vanished. May be some teasing spirit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dolly123 Posted August 10, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 10, 2007 May be some teasing spirit? May be some teasing spirit?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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