Help/Major Problem

David, check you cables carefully, make sure the barrel is tight around the female (the ground). I got nothing but a hum from my right channel on 2 different occasions. Both times I enjoyed extended play the night before. First time I rearranged the tubes in my pre and wallaa, it worked. Then a month later it happened again and I jiggled all of my ic's and narrowed it down to my right channel ic to the amp, the locking barrel was not securely fastened so the right channel was not grounded, had nothing to do with the tubes in the pre. It's probably something simple. Good luck and during the panic stage try to remember this too will pass! And breathe into a sack constantly.

David,

I agree with Pops. I had the exact problem. I even went as far as taking my pre to my local guy who's been repairing my stereo stuff for years.
After charging me $35 for a cleaning job, he informed me that there was really nothing technically wrong with the pre.
Take all cables off and put them back on. I had a loose interconnect. Hopefully your problem is as simple.
Good Luck.

UPDATE..... I removed the cover of the 99 pre.I took out the 250W fuse.Inside the fuse is a thick copper colored strip with solder on the end with two thin wires coming out of the solder.The strip only goes half way across inside the fuse.The 2 small wires do not continue to connect to the other end of the fuse.They are just hanging there.I put in a new 250W fuse I had for my Dynaco ST-70.This fuse says on it 3 amp slow blow.The one I removed only says 250W.The strip inside the new one is very thin and silver colored and is connected to both sides of the fuse.Anyway,I have music now.It fired right up!
Now my next concern...Is my rig going to blow up and leave a crater where my house once stood??

david: the fuse from your dynaco may not be the same as that removed from your rouge; i.e., the rouge fuse, tho the same value, may not be of the "slow blow" variety. i'd check with your dealer or rouge tomorrow to be sure. meantime, enjoy the music and don't worry about the crater. worst case scenario is you'll burn up your rouge. highly unlikely. BTW, i thought you said the rouge had no fuses. ;>) -kelly

David,
250w/120v = 2.08 amps. If you’re still concerned I would use a 2-amp slow blow fuse. Sounds like the last one served its purpose well. Glad to here your back up an running. Maybe Panicking was the right thing to do after all :~)