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Post subject: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:51 pm
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Hey i have a Fender Frontman 15g amp...the cord is fine but I get no power...the light doesnt even come on...like I said the cord is perfect and I tested it as well as the outlet...What should I do? Thanks fellas


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Post subject: Re: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:21 pm
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Next step I would check the fuse


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Post subject: Re: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:29 pm
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yea thankyou that was exactly what i did next...the fuse is completely gone so i gunna grab a fuse and hope that will do it!


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Post subject: Re: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:16 pm
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Make sure you get the right type of fuse. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:01 pm
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got the right fuses but it popped so there must be a short somewhere...any suggestions where i should look first for that?


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Post subject: Re: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:43 pm
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ced47 wrote:
got the right fuses but it popped so there must be a short somewhere...any suggestions where i should look first for that?


Do you know how to read a schematic?

http://support.fender.com/schematics/gu ... ematic.pdf

Too be blunt, an amp like this is not worth fixing. Even if it is still under warranty, Fender would not bother to fix it. They would just replace it. Taking it to an independent shop would be cost prohibitive. In an amp like this, many of the IC chips are proprietary and could not be purchased over the counter. The best advice would be to dump it and replace it with something better. If budget is a concern, there are many amps out there for under $100 that far surpass a 15G in sound and performance.

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Post subject: Re: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:14 pm
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Hello,
I've been through this a couple of times. My first 15g died and I had it replaced by Fender as a warranty item. Then the same thing happened and I decided to troubleshoot it myself. Same issue as yours, and I've read about it happening extensively. For me, it was related to using the aux in jacks on the front. It's a blown power amp IC (IC U4 on the schematic, TDA 2050). The cost from Mouser Electronics is $2.88 and it is an easy soldering job to replace it. I bought 5 of them just to have a few extras.
http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=tda+2050

Good luck.


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Post subject: Re: no power on fender frontman 15g amp
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:25 pm
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chris-nc wrote:
Hello,
I've been through this a couple of times. My first 15g died and I had it replaced by Fender as a warranty item. Then the same thing happened and I decided to troubleshoot it myself. Same issue as yours, and I've read about it happening extensively. For me, it was related to using the aux in jacks on the front. It's a blown power amp IC (IC U4 on the schematic, TDA 2050). The cost from Mouser Electronics is $2.88 and it is an easy soldering job to replace it. I bought 5 of them just to have a few extras.
http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=tda+2050

Good luck.


All the more reason to throw it away and buy a real amp. :roll:

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