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Title: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: Lizard King on November 07, 2011, 07:27:13 am
I have a '65 Bassman.  I upgraded the AC to a grounded plug and I was wondering if anyone sold a 3 prong replacement for the ungrounded style rear panel courtesy AC outlet. 
Title: Re: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: sluckey on November 07, 2011, 07:59:34 am
Marsh Amps has them. Here's one of his ebay auctions...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Round-AC-Outlet-Fender-Amps-3-prong-New-/350504124471?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519bac8037 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Round-AC-Outlet-Fender-Amps-3-prong-New-/350504124471?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519bac8037)

Probably get it cheaper from your local electrical supply house. Take your old one with you to be sure the new one will fit.
Title: Re: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: Lizard King on November 07, 2011, 08:27:12 am
Thought I checked eBay....must not have used the right search....but at $30, I guess I'll leave the old one.
Thanks.
Title: Re: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: eleventeen on November 07, 2011, 03:59:03 pm
$THIRTY BUCKS?

 :l2:
Title: Re: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: stratele52 on November 07, 2011, 04:53:56 pm
Quote from: sluckey on November 07, 2011, 07:59:34 am
Marsh Amps has them. Here's one of his ebay auctions...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Round-AC-Outlet-Fender-Amps-3-prong-New-/350504124471?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519bac8037 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Round-AC-Outlet-Fender-Amps-3-prong-New-/350504124471?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519bac8037)

Probably get it cheaper from your local electrical supply house. Take your old one with you to be sure the new one will fit.


good luck
Title: Re: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: RicharD on November 07, 2011, 05:11:21 pm
A standard 120V single receptacle does not fit w/o getting medieval on the chassis.
Title: Re: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: PRR on November 07, 2011, 06:04:46 pm
It's unauthentic, but for band-amps I have put a metal 2-gang wall-box down in the bottom of the cabinet. With a square wall-box you can have four outlets. (If you get this generous, use a hefty power cord just in case the 999-Watt bass amp gets fed from the guitar-amp's outlets.)

This does mean scrupulously sturdy wiring from main chassis down through cab and into box.

A small advantage: with the aux outlet down low in the amp, when a cord gets tripped-on it is less likely to topple the amp. Top-heavy amps with high aux outlets are just begging for a fall.
Title: Re: Grounded AC outlet for Fender rear panel.
Post by: sluckey on November 07, 2011, 06:11:54 pm
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This does mean scrupulously sturdy wiring from main chassis down through cab and into box.
Makes more sense to me to just screw a dual or quad outlet box with 15/20 amp cord to the cabinet and just plug the wimpy amp cord into that. No need to chop the amp.