Ac30 cc2 lights but no sound

Bondini · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: Ac30 cc2 lights but no sound

Hi All, Newbie at this site, the way things look at the moment I will probably spend some time here, I have the ac30 cc2x12, it was manufactured in august 2007, I have had it from new( from the dealers) six months now, about one month ago I switched the power on, allowed it a couple of minutes to warm up then switched the standby on, hey presto, red and green lights as it should be, but no sound, anyone have any ideas?

russ@savage · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject:

Speakers connected? Bad pre amp tube? If your standby light is coming on, then it's probably a pre amp or a speaker issue.

Bondini · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 12:31 am Post subject: lights on but no sound

Thanks for the reply, the speaker connections seem to be ok, yesterday I ordered a full set of Tesla tubes, rectifier/ preamp and power, this problem has happend twice now, the first time my father-in-law took the amp apart, put it back together ( just touching and pressing things ) and it worked no problem for a few weeks, then a few days ago same story, I did the same never touched the tubes, just pressed on a few of the plastic wire connectors that i could see, now it works again, ( currently it has a full set of sovtec tubes that it came with from new), hopefully the tube is the problem, what are your thoughts on tesla tubes ?

russ@savage · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

The Tesla tube are great, but I don't think that's your problem since this is a recurring problem. You probably have a soldering/connection issue, which will require an experienced tech to solve.

Bondini · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:13 am Post subject: lights on but no sound

Thanks for the reply, I will have a tech take a look at it, once ( hopefully ) the problem is cured I will put the Tesla tubes in, thanks again.