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Help/Major Problem

I have a Aleph-3 amp and a Rogue 99 pre with phono.
I played the system all last eve. with no problems.
Tonight I fired it up and nothing!
All seems fine except no sound.Only a muted signal(music) when I turn the pre way up.I can see the line stage tubes through the cover of the 99 and they are lit up.This problem is with phono,CD and tuner.I have checked all I.C.'s and P.C.'s All check out fine.
What the hell could be the problem?
david99
greh
134 posts
 
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.
david99 OP
1,467 posts
 
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??
cornfedboy
1,645 posts
 
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
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glen
714 posts
 
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 :~)
ljgj
955 posts
 
The Rogue draws a lot of current at onset and needs the right fuse to handle that situation much like the Electrocompaniet amps - the wrong fuse and it blows leaving you musicless - check with Rogue to make sure you have the right one. I agree with the 2-amp slow blow fuse recommendation.
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