Name:    Steve Kennedy
Email:   steve@pacair.com  
Subject: Questions on a RD-112 100
Thread:  93
Time:    Wed, 30 May 2001 03:58:47 GMT

In my opinion, that seems to be high if it is in that rough or dirty shape.


Is there any sign of rust on the transformer laminations? If so, I would pass on it altogether. Rust on the laminations can cause eddy-current leakage and can make the transformer run hot, the amp to sound "odd" or cause it to eventually fail.


About 8 months ago, I bought one on eBay that was in rough shape and paid about $250 plus shipping (about $35-40). I had to repair the amp, put new filter caps and knobs on it, replace a broken switch on the footswitch, refinish the cabinet (new tolex, filled and sealed the wood)and put on new grill cloth and repainted the grillboard and cabinet interior.


It looks and plays like new, but I invested several days of my time and about $40-50 in materials.


The total bill (less my efforts) came to about $350 and the amp is near perfect. I hope this puts it into perspective for you. $450 would not be out of line for a pristine clean and tuned-up amp with some sort of guarantee!


Steve