I am no engineer, but I guess the possibilities are: 1 the new regulator was not quite the same, not correct, and broke down, 2 the tube went bad (seems unlikely), 3 something else / upstream. I wonder if this kind of failure should have made one of the fuses go, instead of components. My Io has four fuses, two inside the power supply box, 2 at the back of the box (none in the Io itself). After getting it back from repair, I changed the fuses to weaker amperage, thinking that it is better that a fuse blows. I tried changing the two at the back to 1 amp fuses, but the "B+" blew and I had to go back to 5 amp. The "Heater" fuse worked ok. I then changed the two internal fuses F1 and F2 to 1 amp (I had 5 amp in one channel - too much). It may be that this is still too much (could be 0.5A or 0.25A since we have 240 volts here in Norway). Both lights turn on, at the front, so I assume none of the fuses are gone. And it seems very unlikely that a fuse, by itself, is cause of the failure. I have also read (at this site) that Aesthetix later dropped the two internal fuses since they often blew and did not protect the components anyway.
Aesthetix Io strange behaviour
This morning, my Io won't play music. The only thing I hear is scratching/popping noise when I turn the volume controls. Same thing in both channels. Tried changing cables, etc, but no change. Anyone has an idea? The unit has played beautifully especially since I got a full tube replacement from Aesthetix some years ago. I've heard nothing to indicate a coming breakdown. The lights on the unit come on OK, and as far as I can see, the tubes light up normally too. Strange.
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