JL Audio 500/1 V2 repair question

That's right but the amp isn't producing any ±15v.

You have the preamp board out/disconnected, don't you. I'm guessing you don't have any suitable jumpers (like the ones attached). Correct?
 

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Do you have some small wire (stranded ribbon cable [attached] would be ideal) to solder to a few of the pins of the op-amp (1/2 and 3 are most critical, at this point) and run them out to measure the voltage with the preamp board in place?
 

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Do you have any old computers? They all have the ribbon cable. If not, any computer store would have it, locally. This would be to do as you're trying now.

With ribbon cable (or even multiple runs of cat5, you could connect from one header to the other (main to preamp). All you need are the 10-pin connectors connected.

The connectors are like the following:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/3m/89110-0001/229679

They have to be purchased in male and female and need to be the type that cut into the ribbon cable when the cap is clamped down (hammered down).

The part numbers I have are out of stock but these are just generic connectors. If you don't plan on repairing more of these, there's no point in spending the money on the pluggable jumpers.
 
I had/have been recommending those but found a problem. If the ones you ordered didn't say 'copper' wire, order some that use copper wire. I think the ones I have used aluminum and they have gone open for about 50% of the jumpers. Confirm that whatever you get shows 0 ohms from end to end. Check every one.