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smoke from a pre-amp. why?

The other day smoke started coming out of my rc-995 pre amp. Then it died. Needless to say, it's on its way back to Rotel, but I wondered if anyone had any theories or opinions on why this could have happened. I had nothing unusual plugged into it, volume was normal, the unit was on top of a cd player on a shelf with open sides and back and about 1 1/2 inches clearance before the next shelf above.
juliuskelp
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tarsando
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It doesn't mean it overheated. Some component failed (capacitor, resister, etc) would be my guess. Maybe an electronics engineer will see the question and have a better answer. Good Luck getting it fixed
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nrchy
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Or maybe it was to let you know that the coals were not quite ready for the BBQ?!
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theo
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Lovely smell isn't it? I am sure is was nothing you did it just was probably weak from the get-go.
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