Glad to see from your pictures that it is indeed a SS amp *with* a power transformer.
Lots of people were alarmed around here when we heard the brand, because Paul/Pep/Pepco amps surface regularly at pawnshops and such and are well known "widowmakers" ... literally.
Just read about them here:
Pepco Paul Combo - Anyone have a schematic or more info?
Now I'm not yet 100% at ease: I see a 117V primary power transformer, and a somewhat fumbled primary wiring, plus you said that one mains wire was connected to chassis or ground.
Can you please follow each mains wire through fuse and (pot mounted) power switch and confirm or deny that?
Any mains wire, even if Neutral, must *only* connect to transformer primary, power switch, fuse, and Neon Power light ... and *nothing* else.
Please turn amp on, unplug it from mains, and check that you do NOT have continuity from any mains plug leg to chassis.
Sorry for insisting but the picture does not show all, there's some wire hidden by parts, also some black tape.
Thanks.
If in doubt, why did you say there was a chassis connection?
Can you please show it?
Besides safety, I see just one power transistor.
If so, it's Class A and needs an output transformer, where is it?
Probably on the other side of the chassis, I don't see collector connections either.
That's why I also asked for a picture showing the other side of the chassis
