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Post subject: New Fender Twin Reverb
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:18 pm
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I just picked up my lovely new twin reverb an hour ago :D , and since it's my first tube amp (thought that i may aswell jump from SS to the TR instead of slowly building my way up and losing money) I wanted to make sure that I was doing the power/standby correctly.

The amp tech at the shop said to turn the power on to let it warm up, then the standby, and play. For shutting down, he said that you could pull the plug if you wanted to, and that it doesnt really matter. I've been looking for info. about this on the net for a while, but everyones suggesting something different. I figured that now was the time to register on forums, so if anyone can help me out with this, it would be great.

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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:35 pm
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I would flip the power and standby switches on at the same time and after the tubes have warmed up good then switch the standby off and begin to play. When you are finished playing or are just taking a break leave the amp on and switch it to standby. If you are finished turn both the standby and the power stwiches off before unplugging the power chord. You should have gotten a manual with your amp that tells you everything you need to know.


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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:15 am
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I found the manual to be a bit vague, hope this helps you, here is what I do with my 65 twin, switch the power to 'on' and let the amp warm up, ALOT, the longer the better, I found there is no need to switch the standby to 'on' at this time. After a good warm up period, "crank it" and play......when you take a break, switch 'on' the standby, when you want to play again, switch 'off' the standby. When I'm done I switch 'off' the power. I have mine plugged into a power cord/surge protector, so I switch 'off' the power cord as well, I don't unplug the amp from the power cord & I don't unplug the power cord from the wall. This method seems to work fine. Enjoy the beast that the 65 twin is, I just love that clean sound!!! 8)

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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:50 am
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You have the powering up perfect. The way to shut it off after your done however is to just turn the power switch to off. This lets the filter caps drain and not store power in them. I see a lot of people hit there stand by then shut the amp off but that isn't draining the caps. So turn the amp on like you have been doing and when your done simply shut the power straight off.


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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:56 pm
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You have the powering up perfect. The way to shut it off after your done however is to just turn the power switch to off. This lets the filter caps drain and not store power in them. I see a lot of people hit there stand by then shut the amp off but that isn't draining the caps. So turn the amp on like you have been doing and when your done simply shut the power straight off.



You're right that makes perfect sense


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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:35 pm
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Turning it off does not drain the filter caps. They can hold a charge for a long time after you turn it off. I'm not sure where you heard that one, but it can be a very dangerous myth if you're doing any of your own mods inside the amp. They need to be drained if you work on it. Storing electricity is what a capacitor does. It needs to store it to keep them "formed" and in peak condition.

Anyway the way us geezers always did it was to put it in standby for 15-20 seconds then power it down. Either way it I really don't think it will hurt either way. Use the standby in between sets to keep it warmed up. Congrats on your new amp. I've had my Twin for over 35 years. It's a great amp.


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