Fender Series III amp FIXED

My Pro Jr. was having problems. It was cutting out and having really bad static fizziness after the amp warmed up. The tubes also looked like they cut out intermittently. So i took apart the chassis and re soldered the connections from the PCB and the tube sockets and that did not help. So I purchased new tube sockets because that seemed to be the problem.

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(having problems using the attachment plug in)

The fix was replacing the plastic base tube sockets with ceramic ones i bought off of tube depot. The connection was better and the problem seems to be fixed.
I thought I would just post about it because I know that this is a common problem in the Fender Hot Rod Series (III) amps. Hopefully they fix this in the 2018 Series IV amps

Pre-Series III Hot Rod Deluxes can have that problem, too. Mine did.

It's a REALLY easy fix, though. Just remount and dress the solder joints around the power tube sockets.

(WARNING: Learn how to safely discharge and double-check the state of the capacitors before attempting this! You are dealing with lethal voltages.)

I actually replaced the brittle "environmentally friendly" solder with good ol' Kester 44. Also, I added some of those rubber "vibration absorbing" bands around the 6L6's, since those power tubes are right behind what can be a pretty angry 12" speaker. It travels, gigs, and plays great now.