Hey guys, so I really sh*t the bed with this one. I took apart my crate GX 65 to re-solder the input jack because the connections were bad and me being the idiot I am, I disconnected the wires from the board to take it out and now I can't remember how they plug back into the board. I'm hoping one of you out there has the same amp as I do and would be generous enough to take their chassis out and send a picture of the connections so I could get this amp working again.
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You are not the first or the last to do that. I have been soldering for over 60 years, and I STILL draw a little diagram EVERY time I pull wires off a board. Or I tag the wires and mark the board. Whatever it takes to leave a roadmap back to home.
I think you have a GX65A instead of a GX65, is that correct? Look on your serial number tag. The board in your photo is the "A". Here is the schematic, it has most of the post numbers on it.
http://bmamps.com/Schematics/crate/Crate_GX-65A,_120A,_GFX-65A,_120A_(07S252)_Schematics.pdf
You should be able to get it from that, if not, I can still help. If you look at teh copper traces underneath, it may get clearer, like some of the posts on the right are just two posts hooked together. They would be for like the power switch connecting to the transformer. The post numbers are on there.
By the way, DO NOT power up the amp with the heat sink off it. The power transistors can overheat in mere seconds. I don't recall ever having to pull the heat sink aluminum strip off, it always stayed with the board for me.
I think you have a GX65A instead of a GX65, is that correct? Look on your serial number tag. The board in your photo is the "A". Here is the schematic, it has most of the post numbers on it.
http://bmamps.com/Schematics/crate/Crate_GX-65A,_120A,_GFX-65A,_120A_(07S252)_Schematics.pdf
You should be able to get it from that, if not, I can still help. If you look at teh copper traces underneath, it may get clearer, like some of the posts on the right are just two posts hooked together. They would be for like the power switch connecting to the transformer. The post numbers are on there.
By the way, DO NOT power up the amp with the heat sink off it. The power transistors can overheat in mere seconds. I don't recall ever having to pull the heat sink aluminum strip off, it always stayed with the board for me.
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