There could be a cold solder joint at the outputs that got loosened due to shipping damage. I had a set of monoblocks sent by a complete dumb^%$ who threw them into a weak cardboard box with a few peanuts and some bubble wrap. The box was toast, a big hole in it, the amp corners were bent, a complete mess. One amp didn't work at all and he didn't even help with the claim other than to say he packed them well. I got the claim paid but it was a pain. I advise to work with the seller to come to a reasonable solution but wouldn't be happy so far. You should expect it not to be DOA. Did you use paypal or credit card? I'd ask the seller to put in a damage claim asap.
Fuse burned out in shipping? ?
Okay, I bought an amp--a Halfer DH220--from a 'gent' who assures me it was in perfect working order prior to arriving. It arrives and one channel doesn't work. It was poorly packed, so I wasn't surprised, but it also had a burned fuse on the channel that no longer worked. Bad sign.
So I write this 'gent' who continues to insist that the amp was functioning at the time of shipping and he can't imagine why a fuse would of burned out. ---- He suggested that perhaps something happened in shipping to cause the fuse to burn out!! ---- Okay, I'm not an electrical engineer, but I smell BS. However, I decided I would give his story one tiny modicum of the benefit of doubt and come here and post. Soooo.....
Is there ANYTHING that could happen to an amp, packed inside a friggin box and not plugged in, that could cause it to burn out a fuse? I think this is complete crap, but hey, I'm not gonna crucify someone if I'm wrong.
So I write this 'gent' who continues to insist that the amp was functioning at the time of shipping and he can't imagine why a fuse would of burned out. ---- He suggested that perhaps something happened in shipping to cause the fuse to burn out!! ---- Okay, I'm not an electrical engineer, but I smell BS. However, I decided I would give his story one tiny modicum of the benefit of doubt and come here and post. Soooo.....
Is there ANYTHING that could happen to an amp, packed inside a friggin box and not plugged in, that could cause it to burn out a fuse? I think this is complete crap, but hey, I'm not gonna crucify someone if I'm wrong.
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