Silvertone 200 XL schematic?

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Cliff Schecht
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Silvertone 200 XL schematic?

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Got another mystery on the bench. This time AFAIK the amp works "fine" but I can already see a leaky low voltage can cap and a few other things I'm going to touch up (some recapping and such). One of the other things I am supposed to do is fix some of the broken sliders. I was given a donor amp (Silvertone 125XL) to steal some slider pots from to repair some of the broken sliders but this is where I'd like a schematic. Before I rip out the board completely (quite a bit of work) I want to make sure that the sliders I'm going to salvage are the same value.

So, with all of that said, does anybody have a schematic for a Silvertone 200XL solid state amp and/or a 125XL? I can't find anything on google..

This amp is quite the opposite of your typical 60's Silvertone amp inside, it's got a nice sturdy PCB, big ol' fat stranded wire everywhere and is all in all well built. It was a cinch to get inside too. It's a nice change from the typical Silvertone's I have worked on in the past!
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Re: Silvertone 200 XL schematic?

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You might try to get a copy of the Jack Darr amplifier book. If I remember correctly he had a few solid state amps in there, and certainly a good number of Silvertones.
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Re: Silvertone 200 XL schematic?

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Thanks, I'll look into that. I'm gonna go ahead and pull out the pots and just measure them, I'm betting that the 125XL and 200XL use the same tonestack.

Should I convert this amp to a 3-prong cord? Right now it has a 2 prong cord, a death cap and an AC polarity switch. It's low enough voltage to not worry me (I don't think this guy will be playing through this and a PA ever) but the current plug is unpolarized. I'd feel safer converting this amp over but that means I have to drill out the current AC plug hole so that a 3-prong strain relief will fit (not unusual, just annoying!).
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Re: Silvertone 200 XL schematic?

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You have to convert that thing.. I mean to say it's funny when you can see stars around someone's head, but you know..

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