Technically, once the blue smoke comes out you need to send it for repair to have the smoke put back in.
Smoke on my power amp
I was listening the music with the right speaker wire detached to listen to the left speaker alone. The speaker wire was still attached at the amp side. My preamp does not have the balance knob.
After 20 secs or so, there was a smoke on my power amp.
I quickly turn off the amp.
Once smoke comes, would it be safe to turn it on again? I wonder whether it is permanently damaged.
Is it not safe to listen to the music with the speaker wire detached from one speaker but still attached on the amp side?
My amp is Plinius SA 102.
Any comment?
thx
After 20 secs or so, there was a smoke on my power amp.
I quickly turn off the amp.
Once smoke comes, would it be safe to turn it on again? I wonder whether it is permanently damaged.
Is it not safe to listen to the music with the speaker wire detached from one speaker but still attached on the amp side?
My amp is Plinius SA 102.
Any comment?
thx
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Plug your amp to a 'Dim Bulb Tester' to find out if any repair is required. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRFRwOnLsZI&t=15s |
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first .... there is nothing wrong to run an amp without speakers or only one channel. but disconnect speaker cables from the amp terminals to prevent speaker wires accidental short... most new amps has adequate protection , but vintage ones do not survive . so you got 2 possibilities... one is the other ends of speaker cables touched each other . or just bad luck and amp got fried with no reason whats so ever . now, can you turn on the amp ?preferably not... for one reason ...to help a repair man. when he opens the unit and turn it on hopefully the defective part still smokes and he can easily determine the problem. but if you continue to press power button the part eventually would stop smoking and if there is no easily noticeable burn mark troubleshooting is more difficult . |
My bad. https://www.flickr.com/photos/186572523@N06/49415455691/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/186572523@N06/49415663367/in/dateposted-public/ I have not turned it on again since the smoke. I am trying to find which repair shop to send this amp to. It looks like there is no place working on Plinius amp in Michigan. Might try Chicago, or send it to Plinius Repairs in CA. Again, thanks. |
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