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This service is now ONLY available by email. My apologies to the professional engineers out there, but I am NOT a forum and I simply DO NOT have the time to spend time yattering on the telephone to wannabees who usually don't understand what I'm trying to tell them anyway - and then have the gall to Fking ARGUE with me about something as simple as Ohms law - because they READ it and MISUNDERSTOOD it on the F Interweb (Two 8 Ohm speakers in parallel does NOT make a 16 Ohms total load despite what you may have read on the F Interweb..) Impedance is word with a meaning - Mention "Ohmage" and we know at once you are a total Dickhead..

And note I only bring the famous MAJ Crystal ball to work on Mondays these days. So on that day I may be able to answer certain seemingly impossible lunar or extra terrestrial questions about HH, Laney, Marshall, Vox, Selmer, or any other old English products - my apologies if you really ARE from another planet. But please note only limited brain picking or Psychic Analysis service by email is available Tuesday to Thursday, and NOT AT ALL on Fridays. For on that day I am usually very busy preparing/repairing things that the customer has now finally brought in because he needs to use it tonight and purchasing a complete new set of valves as advised on the Interweb Forum has NOT cured the problem (Or looking at a piece of crap that someone has bought "as not working" from you know where and wants ME to magically bring it back to life after the forum fingers armed with hot spoons to solder with have already been there...)

All our manuals are original HH Electronic, MAJ Electronic, Laney, or other copyright and contain good readable digitally cleaned scanned original diagrams as well as descriptions, footswitch data, and fault finding tips written by Michael where applicable. The data and diagrams drawn by anyone at MAJ Electronic are copyright to US. We like to give value for money, and in this life you only get what you pay for. Oh and if you have possibly downloaded a freebie diagram from some winking Internet bedroom arse twonk - saves paying us £5 admin (actually £4.38 after PP charges) but then (as usual) need further advice or assistance or parts I suggest - NO I insist - you pester that twat NOT me. Note a minority of tight arsed people only GRUDGINGLY pay us the pittance because they couldn't "get it FOR FREE" off the F web - the other 99% are glad to make contact knowing we can offer further information and parts. But, I'm rather busy right now. Without wishing to upset any of the people who are up all night looking for free information, there is a phrase... (2 words, first word sounds Russian - begins with F, second word is off... ) Here are TWO REAL recent examples:

1) I cannot BELIEVE the GALL of some people - Joe Somebody asks me for service information for a particular old HH product. He proudly tells me that he has already downloaded a copy of the "schematic" for free, so does not need my service manual or diagram.. He THEN later emails me and says he cannot read/interpret the supplied diagram (!). Also asks some other stupid questions that a real engineers wifes pet mouse's flange piece could answer, and then also asks if his "supplied" diagram is CORRECT for his particular equipment. How could I know that (Wouldn't tell you anyway tosser)... I had to sit down.. (2 words, first word sounds Russian, second word is off...) NO hope...

2) I spend half an hour replying in depth to multiple email questions about an old Laney/HH amplfier and the bias/overheating problems the user (I am an engineer etc) is having. Free, no charge - I must be simple.. When this ENGINEER asks for a circuit diagram of this basic equipment ("as it keeps blowing the HT fuse") I request a £5 admin charge for the diagram, and never hear from him again. That Russian phrase again...

May sound amusing, but I am not prepared to carry on doing this. Time is money and I am very busy. BUY the service manual with my helpnotes in it and you then have as much info that I ever had. Shouldn't be a problem to (dare I say it) Qualified ENGINEERS......RE information please ask your technical adviser or engineer to request this as passed information is meaningless unless given to a qualified person who has the knowledge and NECESSARY TEST EQUIPMENT to make use of it. Not some total DICKHEAD who has read about it on the Internet but has no clue how to interpret the information given or what to do next..There are no standard or quick fixes to any of these equipments - all problems and faults need to be addressed from basic principles. It's not rocket science, but from my point of view it is difficult to pass on 40+ years experience of the product (or grant an electronic engineering qualification) in a few emails or phone calls. Sorry, back to school you go... Ohm's law would be a good starting point. THIS IS NOT A F FORUM..

Ask me a specific question and I will answer it if I can - I don't mind that, but please also understand I simply do not have time to get involved in the 147 bat/ball emails syndrome (as I call it). These mails are usually made from an employers computer when that person has nothing better to do or the gaffer is not looking. Chunter chunter bat ball bat ball. Please understand HE is paying you for your time - which is great until he finds out - mine unfortunately costs money... Thank you. Better still, if you really want an answer to a REAL technical question, send an email and I'll try to help. And WITHOUT EXCEPTION these "147" people mysteriously "go to sleep" when asked to communicate by telephone. As an employer for nearly 40 years I worked out WHY (took 20uS):

Most people have access to the Internet/email at their employers expense - but NO FREE outside telephone line. Hey, just a minute... Are they not supposed to be WORKING?

Another MAJOR BALLACHE is that people keep emailing me with ebay numbers of items for sale and asking "What do you think of this/would you advise I buy it/what is wrong with this/what does this mean/tell me about it". I can't see it/test it/examine it, and the photos are usually deliberately crap, so I cannot comment and basically I'm not bleeding interested. Got enough rubbish of my own thank you. Try asking your Mom or the Cat - they may have more brain.. (Caution - Cat may be super intelligent - Zarg Cat 14779Mankie took the name Albert in 1879 and became involved with theories of relativity - brilliant scholar - d. 1955). If an item is offered on eBaY "For parts or not working" be assured it is almost certainly garbage so be prepared to lose your money.

AND given what I have done for a LIVING for over 45 years, I cannot in my WILDEST dreams comprehend why non technical people buy these broken items. I wouldn't give them a second glance.. Perhaps they have a Degree in Fine Arts, or Electronic Engineering, or possibly experience of all related manufactured products - NOT to mention a magic tool to remove all rust and shite from a Vox/Marshall/HH/Laney amp that has been at the bottom of a canal or in a damp shed for 35 years. (Usually not so they bring it to me and are quite miffed when I advise them to put it in the F* BIN.)

All service manuals, diagrams, components and spare parts are sold strictly on the basis that the buyer is qualified to be working on the equipment for which these are supplied, and that he/she also has the necessary technical knowledge to carry out fitment of such parts without causing injury to themselves or others. And that means without asking ME what wires go where, how to fault find it when in reality you haven't got a fecks clue, and no test equipment apart from that screwdriver that lights up or a Maplin test meter that you don't know how to use.. You should also be able to safety test the equipment AFTER repair - Which means having the necessary approved test equipment...

If in doubt, seek LOCAL professional help before you almost certainly ball it, make matters worse, or possibly top yourself. Remember - A little knowledge is DANGEROUS (Forum Fingers beware). Trade customers remember at ALL times that a dead customer is a non paying customer, so best keep them alive as long as possible - in all cases at least until they have paid.. And for GOODNESS sake USER, DO NOT buy a set of expensive valves for your amplifier (Because some informed person on the Donkertude forum diagnosed by telepathy that this was what was WRONG with your amplifier). LIGHTER sounding valves/DARKER sounding valves? Total B*X.. Take it to an engineer and save yourself some money or why not call in - I have lots of duff (sorry - darker) valves.... DOHHH!!!

If you are carrying out repairs for other people, professionally or OTHERWISE, I would strongly advise that you take out public liability insurance in respect of that. Probably cost you less than a couple of hundred a year, but may save you having to live in a (draughty) tent if you inadvertently roast some poor unfortunate bastard if you didn't quite get it right according to the Interweb wallah, or were distracted by your mobile PHONE!

Given these Claims/Solicitors wallahs etc make NO mistake - If some jerk trips over a lead or gets a tingle - THEY WILL HAVE YOUR HOUSE MISTER!

(THIS IS NOT A F JOKE - YOU ARE PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIVES!)

MAJ Electronic was originally founded in 1974 by Michael and Jane Ameson, to service, repair, design and manufacture amplification and associated equipment within the professional music industry. A woodwork department was set up in 1980 to satisfy the need for more and more necessary loudspeaker cabinets. Case and flight case production, an offshoot of this move, began in 1983 and ended in 2007. All electronic manufacturing and woodwork production ended in 2009..

Today MAJ Electronic sell electronic and cosmetic spare parts and service information for old British amplification products made by VOX, Laney, HH, Marshall, Selmer, Sound City, Dan Armstrong and many other brands. Many original diagrams have been redrawn for clarity by Michael.

Michael and Jane have a daughter Katherine, who is now 29. After gaining a first at Birmingham City University and other post graduate qualifications, she is now working for HSBC in Birmingham. Pictured above with my lovely grand daughter, baby Grace. Well done Kate and Guy..