Why did my amp just crash and burn ?

Nice glad it all worked out. 

@chaseton Glad you found the fuse drawer and especially the fact that there was a spare present. Remember now to acquire another fuse to put into the “spare” slot for future use if needed. Again congratulations.

OP,

Happy to hear it worked out. I appreciate you sharing.

I don’t fiddle with the amp on… but I have been known to swap interconnects on other components. I am not very patient. Good reminder for me. While it is less likely to cause a problem on other component, Better safe than sorry.

Glad you got the amp working again. If an amp has to be opened up to replace B+ fuses be careful. Even with amp unplugged and off, the power supply capacitors can still store dangerous energy. Most power amps drain this energy. Saw a friend loose part of a screwdriver tip when it shorted a giant capacitor. It is also bad to rapidly cycle amps on off on. 

Weirdest thing I encountered was a friend tripping over a speaker wire. As expected it blew the amp fuse. It also blew the fuse in the Linn Sondek LP12 turntable. Took a while to find that.

Thanks,

aldnorab 

My Naim and Teddy Pardo gear provides additional fuses onboard. I recently upgraded my Supernait 3 and Teddy Pardo TeddyCap SE with Synergistic Research Purple fuses. They are excellent! Check out the thread below.