Service Manual: Super-Sonic™ 22
Service Manual: Super-Sonic™ 22
SERVICE MANUAL
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. / 8860 East Chaparral Rd, Suite 100 / Scottsdale, AZ 85250
SUPER-SONIC™22
(This is the model name for warranty claims)
FEBRUARY 2010
IMPORTANT NOTICE
• Copyright © 2010 FMIC. All rights reserved. All specifications are subject to change without no-
information contained herein is CONFIDENTIAL tice. This information and any copies produced
and PROPRIETARY and is the property of Fender electronically or otherwise must be surrendered
Musical Instruments Corporation. It is not to be upon demand of Fender Musical Instruments Cor-
sold or assigned to another party and is disclosed poration.
solely for use by Fender® Authorized Service
Centers for purposes of product service and main- • Parts marked with two asterisks (**) indicate the
tenance. All information is not to be disclosed to required use of that specific part. This is neces-
others without the expressed permission of sary for RELIABILITY and SAFETY requirements.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. All DO NOT USE A SUBSTITUTE!
ATTENTION:
WARRANTY SERVICE PROCEDURES
The Super-Sonic 22 Amplifier is considered to be field serviceable to the component level. As
such stuffed PCB Assemblies are not readily available for this unit. Any Fender Authorized
Service Center in need of a warranty replacement PCB Assembly for this unit should contact
FMIC Tech Support by phone at (866) 345-3642, or by email sent to: [email protected].
SUPER-SONIC™22
(This is the model name for warranty claims)
SUPER-SONIC™22
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SPECIFICATIONS
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SUPER-SONIC™22
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SERVICE NOTES
CHASSIS REMOVAL is accomplished by first heater wiring from tube sockets V3 thru V8 in
removing four (4) screws from the rear upper order to remove the main PCB assembly.
cabinet panel. Remove the panel. Remove
CONTROL PCB ASSEMBLY REMOVAL is
three (3) screws from the bottom lip of the rear
accomplished by disconnecting all fast-on ter-
of the chassis that attaches to the inside top of
minal wire connections to/from the control PCB
the cabinet. Remove four (4) screws from the
assembly. Disconnect all ribbon cables from
top of the cabinet. Unplug the speaker cable
the control PCB assembly. Remove nine (9)
from the “Main Spkr” jack on the rear panel.
knobs, ten (10) nuts and washers attaching the
Unplug the dual RCA cable from the dual RCA
PCB assembly to the front panel of the chas-
jacks on the bottom of the chassis. Slide the
sis. Un-solder all tube socket wiring at V1 and
chassis toward the rear of the cabinet.
V2. NOTE: It is not necessary to remove
POWER SUPPLY PCB ASSEMBLY RE- heater wiring from tube sockets V1 and V2 in
MOVAL is accomplished by disconnecting all order to remove the control PCB assembly.
fast-on terminal wire connections to/from the
power supply PCB assembly. Remove four (4)
EFFECTS PCB ASSEMBLY REMOVAL is ac-
mounting screws attaching the PCB assembly
complished by disconnecting all ribbon cables
to the chassis. Remove pilot light LED from
from the control PCB assembly. Remove two
the pilot light jewel assembly. Un-solder
(2) nuts and washers and two (2) screws at-
heater wiring (WJ3-4, WJ8-9) from tube socket
taching the PCB assembly to the rear panel of
V4 pins 4-5 and 9 and V5, pins 4-5 and 9.
the chassis.
MAIN PCB ASSEMBLY REMOVAL is accom-
REVERB PCB ASSEMBLY REMOVAL is ac-
plished by disconnecting all fast-on terminal
complished by disconnecting all fast-on wire
wire connections to/from the main PCB as-
connections from the PCB assembly (P32-
sembly. Disconnect all ribbon cables from the
P35). Remove one (1) screw attaching
main PCB assembly. Remove ten (10) mount-
green/yellow ground wire to the chassis. Re-
ing screws attaching the PCB assembly to the
move one (1) screw from bottom of chassis
chassis. Un-solder all tube socket wiring at V3
that attaches the dual RCA jack to the chassis.
thru V8. NOTE: It is not necessary to remove
Parts marked with a single asterisk (*) in the Part contact the FMIC Customer Service Department to
Lists are not field replaceable. If a failure due to order the complete PCB Assembly.
one of these components is detected, please
SUPER-SONIC™22
(This is the model name for warranty claims)
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
This section provides concise information about signal, while “Gain 2” (R35) provides harmonic
new or unusual circuitry designs incorporated into overtones to the signal, Using “Gain 1” and “Gain
this amplifier model. The purpose is to aid the ser- 2” in tandem can provide many distortion tones,
vice technician by providing insight into the design ranging from standard clean rock “crunch” tones, to
areas most likely to become obstacles in trouble- “Texas Blues” tones to “lo-fi” fizz tones, to “plays-
shooting. Information is focused for its effective use itself” ultra-high gain tones.
while maintaining the security of Fender® proprie-
The signal is directed back to the summing point at
tary information wherever possible.
V4-B and amplifier stage at V3-A the input to the
reverb circuit at V3 and V4. The amount of reverb
PRE-AMPLIFIER
is controlled by potentiometer R166. The reverb
The guitar input signal flows through a tube gain signal is summed at the input of V4-B. The output
stage (V1-A) before it is split into two signal paths, from V4-B is split into two paths: The “Dry” path and
the “Vintage” path or the “Burn” path. The “Vintage” the “Effects Loop” path. This path selection is con-
channel, consisting of passive 2-band tone stack, trolled only by the footswitch. When the “dry” path
volume control and subsequent tube sections, can is selected, relay K5-A/B is ”normally closed”.
also be split into two paths within the channel, When the “Effects Loop” path is selected, relay K5-
known as “Normal” and “Fat”. The path selection A/B is normally open”. When the footswitch is not
will depend upon the selection of the “Vintage/Fat” used, K5-A/B will default to “normally closed”. The
front panel switch (or via Footswitch). “Effects Loop” will not be in operation unless the
“Send” and “Return” jacks are connected to either
The “Normal/Fat” switch controls relays K3 and K4 an outboard Effects system or if a jumper cable
in order to activate the desired path. When the connects the two jacks together. If a plug is con-
“Normal” path is selected, relay K3 thru K4 will be in
nected only to the “Return” jack, the signal of the
the “normally closed” state. When the “Fat” path is
Pre-Amp will be broken, thus not allowing signal to
selected, relay K3 thru K4 will be in the “normally
flow to the “Pre-Amp Out” jack and the power ampli-
open” state. The “Normal” path provides a tone that
fier. The output from the desired path (“dry” or
is similar to the ’65 Fender Vintage blackface ampli- “Effects Loop”) is directed through K5-A, pin 13.
fier. The “Fat” path provides a tone that is similar to From here, the signal is sent to the power amp.
the ’66 Fender Fat Head blackface amplifier.
The “Vintage” channel remains active until the “Vin- POWER AMPLIFIER
tage/Burn” front panel switch (or via Footswitch) is
The Power Amplifier is a discrete, Class AB push-
selected. This will change relay K1, K2, K6 and K7
pull topology with feedback. The basic amplifier
to reconfigure the “Vintage” channel to become the
sections include a phase-splitter stage (12AT7 at
“Burn” channel. When the “Vintage” path is se-
V5) and a pentode push-pull output stage (6V6’s at
lected, relays K1, K2, K6 and K7 will be in the
V6 and V7). The output signal is directed through
“normally closed” state. When the “Burn” path is
an output transformer capable of driving 8 ohm
selected, they will be in the “normally open” state.
speaker loads. The output is wired to the External
The “Burn” channel provides a new tube distortion Speaker
tone that is more versatile than past Fender tube
The phase splitter circuit is a “long-tailed” configura-
drive circuits. The “Burn” channel consists of two
tion commonly found in Fender Tube amplifiers.
Gain controls, a passive 3-band tone stack, volume
The output circuit consists of two 6V6 tubes in a
control and an extra tube stage, V2-A Setting
push-pull configuration, again, commonly used in
“Gain 1” (R31) to “0” will provide no signal through
Fender Tube amplifiers. The 1 ohm Resistors
this channel. “Gain 1” provides the high gain to the
(R140 and R141) are can be used by the technician
SUPER-SONIC™22
(This is the model name for warranty claims)
to properly measure the amount of bias current for DC power supplies in the amplifier. The high volt-
each output tube (V6 and V7). The Optimal bias age DC power supply consists of a standard bridge
setting for each tube in this amplifier is 22mA- rectifier configuration. The “voltage-drop” resistors
26mA. The bias current for V6 can be derived by R148 thru R151 set the DC plate voltages used at
measuring the voltage across R140, which in this various tube stages throughout the design. The low
case will measure 22mV-26mV. The same proce- voltage winding is used to generate the low voltage
dure can be used for V7 by measuring the voltage +/-16V DC power supply, as well as the output tube
across R141. The bias current for both output bias supply. The low voltage DC power supply also
tubes is controlled by potentiometer R156, found on consists of a standard bridge rectifier configuration.
the Main PCB assembly. Three-Terminal regulators are used to regulate the
+/-15VDC power supplies. A voltage doubler circuit
The Feedback network consists of feedback resis-
(C85-C86 and D43-D44) is used on ½ of the low
tor R132 and shunt resistor R133.
voltage winding to generate a negative DC power
POWER SUPPLY supply for the bias control potentiometer R156. The
heater winding produces a 6.3VAC power supply
The Power Supply is typical of a Fender tube ampli- that is used for the heater filament in all of the tubes
fier. The secondary side of the Power Transformer in the amplifier, as well as illuminating the pilot light.
consists of 3 windings: high-voltage winding, low-
voltage winding and heater winding. The high volt-
age winding is used to generate the high voltage
.
SUPER-SONIC™22
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SUPER-SONIC™22
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SUPER-SONIC™22
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SUPER-SONIC™22
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SUPER-SONIC™22
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BACK OF CHASSIS
CHART A
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TABLE D
TABLE B
120V & 110V POWER TRANSFORMER 240V POWER TRANSFORMER
WIRING INTERCONNECT AT CHASSIS ASSY
C
WIRING INTERCONNECT AT CHASSIS ASSY
CONNECTION WIRE COLOR FROM TO CONNECTION
WIRE COLOR FROM TO TYPE TYPE
VIOLET ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P3 FASTON
BK ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P3 FASTON
BK/RED ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P5 FASTON
WHT ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P4 FASTON
BK/GRN ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P7 FASTON
RED (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P11, P12 FASTON
29 2X BK/YEL ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P8 FASTON
GRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P13, P14 FASTON
21 3X BRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P15, P17 FASTON WHT ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P9 FASTON
22
BRN/YEL ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P16 FASTON WHT/BK ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P10 FASTON
4X 29 43 4X
29 2X BK ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P4 FASTON
15 RED (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P11, P12 FASTON
2X 12
35 11 2X GRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P13, P14 FASTON
BRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P15, P17 FASTON
2X 45 29 2X
32 BRN/YEL ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P16 FASTON
30 2X
29 4X
2X 32
29 4X 12 2X
TABLE C TABLE E
230V & 220V POWER TRANSFORMER 100V POWER TRANSFORMER
WIRING INTERCONNECT AT CHASSIS ASSY WIRING INTERCONNECT AT CHASSIS ASSY
33 2X
WIRE COLOR FROM TO CONNECTION
TYPE
WIRE COLOR FROM TO CONNECTION
TYPE
B
VIOLET ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P3 FASTON VIOLET ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P3 FASTON
BK/RED ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P5 FASTON BK/RED ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P5 FASTON
31 2X BK/GRN ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P7 FASTON BK/GRN ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P7 FASTON
32 2X BK/YEL ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P8 FASTON BK/YEL ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P6 FASTON
WHT ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P9 FASTON WHT ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P4 FASTON
WHT/BK ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P4 FASTON WHT/BK ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P9 FASTON
BK ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P10 FASTON BK ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P8 FASTON
RED (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P11, P12 FASTON RED (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P11, P12 FASTON
GRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P13, P14 FASTON GRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P13, P14 FASTON
10 BRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P15, P17 FASTON BRN (2X) ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P15, P17 FASTON
BRN/YEL ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P16 FASTON BRN/YEL ITEM 26 ITEM 4 (PWR SUPPLY PCB) - P16 FASTON
29 2X
CONNECTION REFERENCE
ITEM CHASSIS WIRESET 0078330000
LETTER
(ITEM 46)
P V3A(3) TO V3B(8)
V5A(3) TO V5B(8)
R PIN 3 ON V5, V3 TO PIN 8 ON V5, V3 BLK FROM
O/P XFMR
TO WJ1 C
GRN FROM
18 16 O/P XFMR
BLK
WHT
TO P2 GRN/YELL
TO WJ2 BLK TO CHASSIS
TO P1 GND
CHART B
VIEWED FROM TOP OF CHASSIS FOR WIRING A
SCALE: 1/2
2
22
D
14 3X
23
25
6 2X
3 7 4X
8 4X
30 19 4X
3/4" 20 2X
3/4"
1 7 4X
18 4X
5 8 4X
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NAMEPLATE PLACEMENT AND DETAIL
SCALE: 1/4
2X 14 12
16 2X 9
10
21
3
4X 4
28 1 CABLE ASSY SPKR RT ANG 33" (N.S.)
25 1 CORD PWR W/IEC CONN
24 1 CABLE REVERB 1100mm B
23 1 LABEL CSA C/US
13 22 1 LABEL SERIAL (CORONA)
21 1 LABEL TUBE SUPER-SONIC 22
14 20 2 STRAP CHASSIS 4" NICKEL
19 4 SCRW M 8-32x3-1/4 OHP NI CP
18 4 SCRW M 10-32x1 PHP BLX
17 1 SPKR 12 INCH 8 OHM STL CER
16 2 WSHR FLAT 8x7/16 NI
15 1 CLAMP CABLE NYL SCRW MNT 1/4
14 8 SCRW PB 8x3/4 PHP ZI
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02/08/2010 12 1 CLAMP CABLE NYL ADHESIVE
11 1 REVERB BAG
10 1 PAD CARDBOARD REVERB #12FN86
9 1 REVERB UNIT 4 SPRING 4AB3C1B
8 8 WSHR C/SUNK NICKEL #6
7 8 SCRW SMA #6x1 OHP NI
6 2 SCRW M 10-32x1/2 PHP BLX
5 1 COVER TUBE SUPER-SONIC 22
4 4 SCREW SMA 2x3/8 OHP NI
3 1 NAMEPLATE FNDR BLACK
2 1 CHASSIS ASSEMBLY SUPER-SONIC 22
1 1 CABINET ASSY SUPER-SONIIC 22 BLK
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