I had a similar problem with a SS amp. It was overheating.
Installed it in a less enclosed place and that corrected the problem.
Installed it in a less enclosed place and that corrected the problem.
Fuses keep blowing
I would pull out one set of tubes left or right channel and then power up;if it does not blow remove the channel installed with the ones removed try again;if it blows there is a bad tube in that set of tubes;either test with a tube tester or try to find which one is causing the fault. Also is your incoming ac voltage steady or is it moving up and down;this could case the current draw to change and maybe blow a fuse but most likely it is a tube. If not a tube then a shorted cap or blown grid resistor(s) would be my next suspects. |
Re my mention of Radio Shack fuses, see the following thread for some interesting reading (although slow blow fuses were being dealt with in that situation): http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1236817549 Regards, -- Al |