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Post subject: Fender Silverface PA-100/135
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:08 pm
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I've discovered a very strange silverface head called the "PA". It came with 100 and 135 watts. The brushed aluminum faceplate is a bit larger, with 4 channels and the controls arranged in a triangular fashion. These silverfaced PAs were also equipped with an Accutronics reverb tank.

The PA-100 and 135 were made in the 1970s, but their exact manufacturing date is unknown. I believe the PA-100 was produced between 1970 and 1976 and the PA-135 from 1977 to the early-to-mid 1980s.

These tone monsters are supposed to be designed for use with harp and harmonica, although they work fine with guitar, bass and keyboards.

Here's a shot of a PA-100. This example was made in 1971.

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Another silverface PA. This bruiser has 135 watts RMS and uses the scripted tailless decal of the time.

This exquisite example was possibly manufactured around mid-1978/early 1979.

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Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:02 am
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I have a PA-100, and 2 tower speaker cabinets with 4- 8" speakers in each cabinet. Also has a foot switch that controls the reverb. My parents were ministers and bought this back in the early '70s and used it as a main PA in church. I have it now and use it for guitar and keyboard. Sounds great. I think a tube is going in it because if I don't let it warmup good, it will squeal a little bit.


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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:06 pm
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MagicChristian wrote:
I have a PA-100, and 2 tower speaker cabinets with 4- 8" speakers in each cabinet. Also has a foot switch that controls the reverb. My parents were ministers and bought this back in the early '70s and used it as a main PA in church. I have it now and use it for guitar and keyboard. Sounds great. I think a tube is going in it because if I don't let it warmup good, it will squeal a little bit.


That's pretty odd or quite the coincidence as I have a PA 100 that I just bought last summer and the guy I bought it from used it for his quartet to sing in church. Mine also came with the speaker columns and additional Horn Boxes (Fender) that all came with factory Vinyl covers. Mine is Mint and really makes a nice guitar head. Mine has never been touched as far as tubes or caps go it is original and still sounds great. I do not think it had many hours on it because the guy did not use his group that often in church. This amp was so clean I really do believe that is what he used it for. It even had the price sticker from the music store still on the back of the head.


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Post subject: Help with filter caps on 135 PA
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:44 pm
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Hey guys, a PA 135 came to me a month before. but mine hasnt that lucky church usage :( mine is completely useless.... somebody pull out all the filter caps.... yes brutally pull out, im not shure if that guy its okay after doing that without discharging the caps first.... but ok, thing is that i want to put new caps on it and after making a big research (on my knoweldge) on googel i couldnt find a schematic for the PA where tell me the Values of the Filter Caps, (microfarads, VDC, etc). can some of you tell me wich are the correct values of every filter cap and its order from right to left? please i want this baby to rock again :) o, btw the hum pot is also disconnected. what should i do,??


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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:54 pm
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Here you go......

http://www.schematicheaven.com/fenderamps/pa135.pdf

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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:11 pm
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When I first got my PA 100 I found a layout that showed the caps and how they were laid out and the values. They were laid out the same as their counterparts the Twin Reverb 100 watt and the Dual Showman 100 watt. So if you can find a layout sheet on either one of them amps the layout should be the same for the caps of the PA head. That same info would work for the 135 watt versions too if you can find a Layout sheet for the 135 watt versions of the Fender amps.


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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:29 am
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Thank You guys. now i have something towork on it :)


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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:56 am
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For some reason the stuff I had saved as a PDF file will not open anymore. :cry: But if you call Fender Customer Service and ask them to email you any info they have on it they will.


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