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I've been having trouble with my Fender unit wet signal cutting in and out, after messing with it i've realized that the springs are getting caught on the foam, it works perfectly no matter what I do when the tank is detached from the front baffle.

any one else ever have this problem?
should i remove the foam completely?
should i cover the foam with something?
should i shave the foam down to get it further away from the springs?

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None of my units have the foam. The main unit has many hundreds of transports and I'm still on the original pan.

I remove the foam as I refuse to accidentally have the tank locked. But the problem you are describing is 100% a possibility.

There are those who claim the foam protects the springs from vibration when transporting. I mean, they might be vibrating sure. But is pressing your springs against foam any better for them? Also, since you have a new pan, the springs are naturally wearing in like a vintage pan.

Regardless of your decision, it is a good idea to keep an extra pan on hand. So if you are feeling adventurous and remove the foam, you'll have an extra on hand in case the very unlikely happens.

If you wanted to leave it mostly intact, try to unwind the threaded spring looking things that hold the actual springs of the post a 1/8" 1/4". Effectively moving the pan further away from the foam when unlocked, but still able to lock when needed.

The nicest, cleanest looking vintage tank I ever had was a '62 that looked basically like new. And , when I got it, it sounded horrible. I pulled it apart, and found the same thing you did. I bet the original owner got disappointed in how it sounded early on and put it in the closet. Anyway, on that one I trimmed the foam, which isn't as easy as it sounds. The tank was awesome after that.

"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been"

You should invest in some pre-cbs foam, so your signal cuts sound vintage correct.

Duh

josheboy wrote:

You should invest in some pre-cbs foam, so your signal cuts sound vintage correct.

Duh

LOL!

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I ended up trimming back the foam and now theres no issue. It doesn't fully dampen the springs anymore, but honestly I don't care.

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Big_Ryan wrote:

It doesn't fully dampen the springs anymore, but honestly I don't care.

Nor should you, IMHO.

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Last edited: Nov 25, 2017 00:05:36

I’ve been burned by that lock feature more than once. I think I’ll tear into my tank and deep-six the foam.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

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