Session 500 problem

Carl Dvorcek · Post by **Carl Dvorcek** » 23 Jul 2000 6:58 am

My 500 recently developed an intermittent problem. From out of nowhere it starts popping like a machine gun going off. Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop, very rapidly, then stops indefinitely. I suspect a capacitor but haven't had the time to tear the amp down. Anyone ever heard this reaction from a Peavey product?

thanks,
Carl

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 23 Jul 2000 8:10 am

Check the power supply caps. The Session 500's are relatively old and the filter caps would be a good place to start (even if it doesn't fix your problem).

I had a problem with the one I had, it would lose volume and the limiter lamp would come on. The power supply voltages, on the output transistors, were only 3 volts low, but it turned out to be the filter caps.
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Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 23 Jul 2000 1:01 pm

Carl,
I had a Nashville doing the same thing, turned out to be a cracked PCB solder joint in my case.

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Bob Metzger · Post by **Bob Metzger** » 25 Jul 2000 9:14 am

Get a schematic and check the voltages throughout the power supply, paying special attention to those filter caps.

Bob

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 27 Jul 2000 10:26 am

Jack's suggestions are the same as ours. Let us know if we can assist. Toll free in the U.S. at 1-877-732-8391.