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Originally Posted by clintj
Swap the reverb send and return cables and repeat the bump test to see if you get a crash. It's not unheard of for a tank to get damaged in shipping. Make sure the foam shipping blocks aren't still packed in the tank as well.
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Already tried the cable swap. But, those foam blocks are sitting there... I just removed them and it did not fix the problem. I'm getting a spare 12AX7 tomorrow too and am going to try replacing the tubes on either side of the tank. BTW, the tank input is roughly 1+ ohms and the output side ~200 ohms. I think it is OK. I'll try swapping tubes next. The volume of the tank "crash" is also way off from my expectations (too quiet). The reverb has a lot of hum too as I turn it up. I wonder if the triode on the reverb return side has a short between its cathode and its filament.
I guess having only one output tube was enough to get sound yesterday, but two is way better :~).