Hey everyone,
I'm working on building a DIY guitar amplifier kit from Trinity Amps (the Tweed model). I have the entire thing soldered but when I turned it on one of the capacitors (C9 in the attached diagram) started to fail (a bubble formed on the outside). Not only that but even the indicator light shown at the bottom of the diagram would turn on and when I touched the case I got a little buzz.
I am stuck as I am not sure what I can test without turning the amplifier on as every time I do the cap is wrecked and I have to wait to order a new one. I feel like something is wrong with the power transformer but I'm not sure at all.
I've attached three pictures of the same schematic. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction!!
I'm working on building a DIY guitar amplifier kit from Trinity Amps (the Tweed model). I have the entire thing soldered but when I turned it on one of the capacitors (C9 in the attached diagram) started to fail (a bubble formed on the outside). Not only that but even the indicator light shown at the bottom of the diagram would turn on and when I touched the case I got a little buzz.
I am stuck as I am not sure what I can test without turning the amplifier on as every time I do the cap is wrecked and I have to wait to order a new one. I feel like something is wrong with the power transformer but I'm not sure at all.
I've attached three pictures of the same schematic. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction!!