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Problem with my Atma-Sphere M60

Hope someone can help me out on this. My amp is 6 months old and one of the monoblocks stopped working. The amp has three fuses at the back. One of the three appears to be blown (its the third fuse closest to the right edge of the amp as you look at the back of the amp). I can really make out what kind of fuse it is. I think it says 5A 230V, but not sure if it is the slow or fast blow kind. Anyone have an idea? Could I find this at the local electronics store (Best Buy or Fry's)?
dracule1
dracule1 OP
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Roscoeii, don't worry. I know they're slow blow fuses. I figured out I need 3 amp fuse, not the 0.5 amp. I just looked at the fuses in the other working mono block to confirm which fuse I need. There are no 5 amp fuses on the M60.
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tpreaves
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I just looked at the fuses in the other working mono block to confirm which fuse I need.

There you go, one problem solved. The bigger problem I see is,why did the fuse blow on a six month old amp.
lapierre
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My bag Dracule. I figured you would just look at the other fuses to determine what you needed.

HiFi Tuning manufactures fuses SLOW and FAST. At first glance I only saw FAST 5A fuse which is what I posted.

Hopefully you get better fuses.
dracule1 OP
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Thanks for your responses. Lapierre, Ralph told me it was most likely tube arcing that blew the fuse. Now, I have to check all the tubes in that mono block. Not fun.
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atmasphere
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It takes about 30 seconds to check for a tube that is arcing. Just knock on the top of the tube. That's the time-honored tradition since there have been power tubes.
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