We have an older Peavey Escort Amplifier and would like to know the power output in watts please.

The schematic I grabbed from blueguitar.org shows several fuses in the power supplies. Did you check those, especially the one for the high voltage supply for the output tubes - fuse F1 on 'main board' ?

Try these schematics:

http://elektrotanya.com/peavey_tnt115s_sch.pdf/download.html

http://elektrotanya.com/peavey_tnt_100_1974.pdf/download.html

Scroll down to "Get Manual" at the web page and click on it to download.

Please note that on the first schematic above, the power amp schematic is way down beyond the parts list and layout of the preamp section... keep scrolling. ALSO the powoer amp shows a real WIERD connection where the output transistors drive against ground and the center tap of the power supply transformer for the power amp portion then bounces around with the audio output... that is a wierd connection but it is possible.

If the amp has done a lot of hours, the output tubes may be worn out.

A failure probably occured in one of the power amps and has blown the fuse or worse. DO NOT replace the fuse and try to operate it as further damage may occur. Take it in for repair.

speakers are rated at 4800 Watts "program"... for safety, I would use an amp that can deliver around 1200 Watts RMS.

You CANNOT link the outputs of the amps. They need to drive seperate speakers.

You can tie the inputs together so they will send the same sound to their seperate speakers.

Max power for the Peavey 900 is 900 Watts RMS into a 4 ohm speaker in Bridge mode... That is enough to blow many speakers.

The output stage has a problem. From your description, I'd guess that the high voltage supply has failed. The low volume and distortion suggests that you are trying to power the speakers from the driver section rather than the outputs. There is a resistor that fails in some of this series. If I remember correctly it is either a 2K or 3K resistor 10 watts in size. If you have no experience with repairs, I'd seek a service shop that is familiar with these units. The part runs between $5-$10.

Dan

that depends on your speakers, not the mixer. the amp should be matched to the speakers, in watts and in ohmage. for example, 400 watt, 8 ohm speakers should get an amp that runs at 350-500 watts at 8 ohms.

Each channel is protected separately. I suspect that the outputs are fried on the right side or the output fuse has blown. This should be checked by a service shop.

Dan

Use the series light bulb trick when trying to first power this up. Use a 150 watt bulb in series with the 120 volt power to avoid damage and blown fuses.