HELP!! I need some help/advice here with my amp

[FORD]

Imagine a big flathead screwdriver with wire attached to the handle with a ton of electrical tape. The wire is about 12 feet long with a metal clip at the ends to ground it to the chassis. Then you put on your rubber gloves as extra caution and then slip the screwdriver under the anode (suction cup thingy) and hope it doesn't kill you.

Funny thing is when I found the picture of the "professional" tool on Google, there were several pictures of homemade tools much like yours next to them. And it certainly would work, just as long as you have the proper ground. I still say that actually plugging into the ground on an AC outlet is the best solution, as it eliminates the possibility that anyone might be stupid enough to be touching whatever metal part of the unit you have the roach clip on. Not to mention in the case of video game machines, you have the presence of other electronic components that you don't want to take any chances on frying.

[chefcraig]

Never mind...

[Seshmeister]

I do believe freon causes ozone damage...

Well done, you go to top of the class.

The special class that is...

Now don't talk to the gibbering paranoid nut in the corner he's holding you back...

[ELVIS]

Funny thing is when I found the picture of the "professional" tool on Google, it was a big picture of me.

[indeedido]

Interesting, thanks for the info... As I am a novice in amp repairs, does anyone have any pointers in removing the chassis from a 5150? Is it just a few screws holding it in place? Once it's out I assume the 'box' opens up to reveal the pots and all the goods?

You take the four feet off the bottom of the head. Those screws are what anchor the chassis to the cab. Slides right out the back.

[VAiN]

You take the four feet off the bottom of the head. Those screws are what anchor the chassis to the cab. Slides right out the back.

Good to know! Thanks!