Traynor won't turn on!

[famouspogs]

So after awhile of playing my Traynor YGM-4 in the garage and bringing it in it won't turn on anymore. I tried hitting the circuit breaker switch to see what would happen and when i turned it on the pilot light was on about 2 seconds then you could hear something click inside of it. Anyone have any idea what could have happened? edit: I just tried hitting the circuit breaker and starting it on standby and it started fine. I then put it on operate and got some static and it shut off and clicked.

 

[sliberty]

It could just be a bad set of EL84's.

 

[famouspogs]

It could just be a bad set of EL84's.

Hopefully. They are both lighting up though. I don't think this amp has ever had a cap job done on it so maybe one of them has gone. I also noticed a type of "burning plastic" smell when opening the amp up. I think something internal died.

 

[dazco]

He may be right. Pull the power tubes and turn it on. If the pilot stays on and no click sounds, you have a shorted tube.

 

[famouspogs]

He may be right. Pull the power tubes and turn it on. If the pilot stays on and no click sounds, you have a shorted tube.

Is that really safe to do? I want to make sure I don't hurt my amp any further.

 

[famouspogs]

I put in an EL84 from my blues junior and that didn't fix anything. The burning plastic smell apears to be coming from the first power tube slot. I think something near there has gone.

 

[Critter]

It shouldn't cause a problem to turn it on without the tubes in. It just won't send current to the output transformer..

 

[Jon Silberman]

Good thing it's only the amp (I was afraid Traynor was your SO).

Seriously, if it were me, I would NOT turn it on again, I'd get it to a qualified tech pronto. Now it's probably only a tube or cap. Don't turn it into a melted tranny.

 

[Tone_Terrific]

I also noticed a type of "burning plastic" smell when opening the amp up. I think something internal died.

Tubes won't get smelly but the classic stink of fried electronics is never a good sign. Turning on without being prepared to troubleshoot it at this point is a waste.

 

[famouspogs]

Tubes won't get smelly but the classic stink of fried electronics is never a good sign. Turning on without being prepared to troubleshoot it at this point is a waste.

Yeah I'm not going to turn it on anymore. It seems to be something near the first power tube slot. I'm just hoping this won't be an expensive fix.