Another ? for Mike Brown

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 14 Dec 2005 5:08 am

Mike,

My early 1980s Nashville 400 cuts out. I will be playing and then the sound stops. If I tap on the cabinet lightly the sound resumes. It only does this every once in a while. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Allen Peterson

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 14 Dec 2005 5:16 am

Thank goodness it's not something electronic, this is a mechanical problem.
No smoke, no problem

[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 14 December 2005 at 05:17 AM.]

Roger Kelly · Post by **Roger Kelly** » 14 Dec 2005 5:24 am

Allen, you might try spraying the Phone Jacks on your Amp.....there are some input jacks that have contacts that are "made" when not in use and can cause the very problem you are describing. Sometimes you can insert and remove a male jack several times in all your inputs and that will correct the problem. Of course it may be something else, but I would try that first.
[This message was edited by Roger Kelly on 14 December 2005 at 05:25 AM.]

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 14 Dec 2005 6:09 am

Thanks for asking. When the problem occurs, the first thing that I would do is to use a shielded instrument cable and insert it be from the PRE EQ SEND and PRE EQ RETURN jacks on the front panel. The return jack is of the switching type and may not be switching properly. This will eliminate the possibility of a faulty return jack.

If this doesn't take care of the problem, then try the same thing with the PRE AMP OUT and POWER AMP IN jacks on the rear panel as the power amp in is also a switching type of jack.

As a matter of fact, this is basically what Roger Kelly is referring to.

If you need further assistance, contact me at 1-877-732-8391, ext. 1180 and I will be glad to assist.

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 14 Dec 2005 6:33 am

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Roger Francis · Post by **Roger Francis** » 14 Dec 2005 6:35 am

Allen, i had a 400 that did basicly the same thing, i pulled the amp out of the cabnit and found one the jacks on the back had a wire that had never been soldered,i repaired it, and never had the problem again.

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 15 Dec 2005 5:28 am

Thanks for all the responses to my query. I will try inserting a shielded cable in the jacks. No smoke, no problem??? No sound big problem!!!

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 19 Dec 2005 7:18 am

Well, I used this amp Saturday night and had nothing but problems. It started cutting out in the first song. No amount of fiddling with the input jacks helped. It was just not reliable at all. By the third song I ended up using my Nash 112 for both six string and steel, and I relied on it the rest of the night. The Nash 112 came though like a charm I might add. I have had this amp (the Nash 400) into the shop locally on two occasions and they can find nothing wrong with it. I guess I will use it for a door stop from now on. That's about all it's good for.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 19 Dec 2005 8:17 am

Your best option for repair is to send it to Peavey. There's no ned to turn it into a "dust collector".

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 20 Dec 2005 6:31 am

"Somebody" is not correcting the problem the first time! Send the chassis to;
Peavey Service Center
Attn; Mike Brown
412 Hwy. 80 East
Meridian, MS 39301

Please include a copy of this post with your phone number and we can repair it for you.

Thanks,
Mike Brown
Peavey USA

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 20 Dec 2005 9:07 am

Thanks Mike. I'll try to get it in the mail tomorrow or Thursday. I think there must be something more than just the jacks wrong with this amp. One of the previous repairmen actually burnished the jacks to no avail.

Allen

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 20 Dec 2005 5:51 pm

What's the best way to ship this amplifier chassis to you? UPS?

Allen Peterson