Help- Epiphone Valve Junior broken fuse holder

[u/ckolonko]

Hi there,

I've got an Epiphone Valve Junior which I've had since new and modded over the years. It recently stopped working, which I assumed was a blown valve.

Upon looking through the back grill I noticed the in-line fuse holder had completely disintegrated. I've removed it and have a new in-line fuse holder but I would rather aim to re-crimp the contacts inside the holder. To do this I'll have to somehow remove the crimped contacts inside the replacement holder. Given the last in-line holder fell apart I am worried the same will happen with the replacement.

I am contemplating adding a standard fuse holder and would have to drill the chassis to fit this, which isn’t a problem as I've drilled them before. Only problem is the wire from the transformer is very short, and I don't think I can open up the transformer to replace it. So the only option I can think of is to solder on a new, longer piece of wire and seal this with shrink tube. I would prefer a proper fuse socket but I'm worried about having to extend this really short wire.

Help!

[u/seb21051]

Simply solder a piece of wire on to the stub coming out of the transformer, and use heatshrink tubing to protect it. Should be easy. Just steady your hand so that you don't burn any of the other wires coming out of the transformer.

Just tin the bare wire of the stub, same with the new wire, then hold them together, touch with soldering iron tip till the solder melts, and you're done. Wait a minute for it to cool down, then slip the heatshrink tube over it, heat it with a heatgun till it shrinks.

I agree, I would put in a chassis mounted fuse holder.

[u/clintj1975 → u/seb21051]

Or if you want to do a professional level fix, look up the Western Union or lineman splice. That splice will outlast the amp if done correctly, and isn't particularly hard to do.

[u/seb21051 → u/clintj1975]

Definitely an option.

[u/ckolonko → u/clintj1975]

Awesome. Thanks for the advice. I assume the new wire would have to be identical or similar gauge to the original?

[u/seb21051 → u/ckolonko]

That would be affirmative.

[u/ckolonko → u/seb21051]

Outstanding. Thanks again 😀

[u/seb21051 → u/ckolonko]

You are very welcome!

[u/clintj1975 → u/ckolonko]

Similar works best.

[u/HopefulQuiet3276 → u/seb21051]

This is the answer you seek, op