Damaged kettle lead socket: specialist job?

[lanark]

Or can it just go to a high street electrical repair shop?

Don't know how this happend on my little Laney practice amp - but went to plug in this morning and the plastic around the socket has broken and the socket's floating free inside. Maybe the cats knocked it over and it landed on the lead.

I've posted this in the repair section, but didn't think the question was specialised enough for that section.

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='lanark' post='936017' date='Aug 25 2010, 02:34 PM']Or can it just go to a high street electrical repair shop?

Don't know how this happend on my little Laney practice amp - but went to plug in this morning and the plastic around the socket has broken and the socket's floating free inside. Maybe the cats knocked it over and it landed on the lead.

I've posted this in the repair section, but didn't think the question was specialised enough for that section.[/quote]

Find a Maplin and it's a pretty easy d.i.y. job

[lanark]

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='936045' date='Aug 25 2010, 02:58 PM']Find a Maplin and it's a pretty easy d.i.y. job[/quote]

Will it need any soldering doing?

[lanark]

Is this the sort of thing that I'd be wanting to install? Someone else has told me it might just attach with screws on the wires, like fitting a plug.

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Okay - my next question is .... how the hell do I get into the thing?

I appreciate that it has to be secure, but there seems to be no obvious way in. There are four screw about an inch in from each corner on the top and I presume that they hold the amp section in place. But there's a wire from the amp going down to the speaker, so if I slide the amp out, won't I be unable to get that wire back in place?

Ther alternative is to unscrew the corner plates and take then entire wooden top off the box, but that would entail damaging the plastic / paper covering of the amp which goes over the join between the sides.

Here are some pictures that might help (not mine I'm afraid - camera's up the spout.)

Front and top


Back - showing the type of socket I need to replace.


Any advice before I tear it to pieces would be greatfeully received.

[BigRedX]

It looks as though there are screws/bolts in the top of the cabinet next to the corner protectors. If you undo those the whole amp should slide out of the wooden cabinet.

TBH though if you're asking questions like this I really think for safety's sake you'd be better off taking the amp to someone who knows what they're doing to be fixed.

Edit: And having looked at the socket you've linked to which doesn't include the fuse holder that is shown in the second photo you posted, I really think that you shouldn't be attempting this repair yourself.

Second Edit: Can a mod merge this thread with the one in Repairs and technical issues, so we don't waste our time answering questions here to find that they've already been answered in the other thread....

Edited August 26, 2010 by BigRedX

[janmaat]

This is a piece of cake to repair i swear, just unscrew the socked and see for yourself... there will be some more screws inside that attach the wires to the socket, unscrew them, take the socket to maplin, get another one, re-screw, done. Make damn sure the right colour wires attach to the right screws though - before taking anything apart, take photos!!!!

Maybe the socket is actually good and all that happened is one of the wires inside has a bad contact. All you need to do is use a screwdriver. I am sure it would take me 5 minutes to fix.

But on second thoughts, if you have doubts, then don't do it but have somebody who knows about these things - i mean, it is high voltage at the end. If you go to the high street guy, make sure he is honest and won't charge more than 10 quid for that job...

BTW my dad is an electrician so he taught me lots of things, among them this one: "if you are not 100% sure, don't do it! And if you can do it, don't let anybody else know! You can fix these things for yourself when nobody looks, but you don't want to be responsible for somebody else going up in smoke!" So according to this, pay a professional

[lanark]

Sorry Guys - posted this thread in two sections.

Before the mods merge them (which I hope they will).

Instead of replying here: please instead visit THIS thread:

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