Fix Fender Sidekick 15

scorp8669 · 19th May 2010, 12:28 PM

My firend gave me a Fender's amp, Sidekick 15. I instead to look at the voltage (110v) stuck the plug to the 220v and now the amp doesn't work. Can someone help me, what can be done in order to get it to work

firechief · 20th May 2010, 05:47 PM

Schematic for consideration.

firechief · 20th May 2010, 05:50 PM

Does the indicator light come on? Smell anything bad? Are you comfortable taking the thing apart? Look for burnt stuff, blown fuses ect.

johnr66 · 20th May 2010, 07:58 PM

Hopefully you saturated the power transformer and only popped the fuse.

scorp8669 · 22nd May 2010, 10:42 AM

No light, nothing... but there is nothing burned. Attached a picture of the amp. What should be done in stages.

Sebastiaan · 22nd May 2010, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by scorp8669

No light, nothing... but there is nothing burned. Attached a picture of the amp. What should be done in stages.

I fear your transformer is dead. You say "no light" and the power LED is attached to the rectified side of the transformer.

To be sure do things step by step

1: Measure the AC voltage coming out from the secondary from the transformer. Check the fuses, if no AC is coming out, call Fender for a new transformer. (if u mount the new transformer, make sure the transistors in the circuit are not damaged, check them all! if there is AC continue to step 2

2: Measure DC after the rectifier, enz. enz. Go deeper into the circuit till you find the point where there is a failure.

But I am almost sure your transformer is dead.

With kind regards,
Bas

Tarzan · 22nd May 2010, 06:04 PM

Euh, first check if you have 110V AC on your primary of the transformer.
Maybe that fuse is dead...
Then go on like Sebastiaan wrote...
Cheers,
Zilog

scorp8669 · 29th May 2010, 07:52 PM

Thanks guys for the help. I managed to fix it. It was the transformer, I got a new one and it works just fine.

19th May 2010, 12:28 PM	#1
scorp8669 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	Fix Fender Sidekick 15 My firend gave me a Fender's amp, Sidekick 15. I instead to look at the voltage (110v) stuck the plug to the 220v and now the amp doesn't work. Can someone help me, what can be done in order to get it to work

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20th May 2010, 05:50 PM	#3
firechief diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Near Seattle Wa	Does the indicator light come on? Smell anything bad? Are you comfortable taking the thing apart? Look for burnt stuff, blown fuses ect.

20th May 2010, 07:58 PM	#4
johnr66 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Hopefully you saturated the power transformer and only popped the fuse.

22nd May 2010, 06:04 PM	#7
Tarzan diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Genk	Euh, first check if you have 110V AC on your primary of the transformer. Maybe that fuse is dead... Then go on like Sebastiaan wrote... Cheers, Zilog

29th May 2010, 07:52 PM	#8
scorp8669 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	Thanks guys for the help. I managed to fix it. It was the transformer, I got a new one and it works just fine.

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