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What happened to my SET amp?

Hey all,

I was playing my Dared 845 SET integrated amp today, and after about 10 minutes, I noticed it had quit playing, the power lite had gone off, and it was smoking like hell from the lower-back of the amp. I pulled the fuse at the IEC and it was blown (thankfully!). It was marked as 125V/8A.

Nothing has changed since I've originally hooked it up about a month ago and it has played properly for hours at a time since then.
Any ideas what might have happened?
I appreciate your comments.
Good Listening!
myraj
gs5556
1,234 posts
 
Possibly either a temporary power surge or that any of the power tubes are or are going bad.

I'd suggest a call to Dared and tell them what happened. No sense replacing that expensive 845 if it was just a house power glitch, and even pulling a tube to test it may violate a warranty.
paulfolbrecht
603 posts
 
Pulling out a tube will violate a warranty? "Expensive 845"?? HELLO??

Do you have a backup pair of 845s? The stock Chinese ones are around $60/pr.

If you replace the fuse and try it again, worst thing that can happen - probably - is another blown fuse.
rodman99999
6,132 posts
 
If it was smoking, a fuse will NOT fix it. A shorted tube can take out a resistor, etc and you have at least done that. The smoke could also indicate an expired capacitor or(hopefully not)shorted power transformer. Don't waste a fuse. Get the amp serviced, if you are not competant at electronic repairs yourself. Should you choose to open the unit and assess the damage- keep in mind there may be some very high voltages stored in the power supply caps.
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atmasphere
11,806 posts
 
There was an **8 Amp** fuse in it??!

The fuse was **way** too high a rating. Pack the amp up and send it back for repair.
myraj OP
351 posts
 
Yap, the fuse was marked 8A.
I'll be sending it in for service.
Thanks for all your comments!
And...........Good Listening!
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