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amp wont turn on?

I have a bryston 4BSST. It worked for about a week, started up fine, shut off fine.I recently went to power up, the soft start up procedure went as far as the clipping indicators glowing red momentarily,then the amp shuts off completely...this while the breaker on the rear panel remains in the 'on'position..the fuse panel is good,and I do not have breakers, I am in an apartment...
I notice my 3BST has a fuse but the SST does not....what might be causing this? I am tuneless.....
gelmhirst

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gelmhirst OP
64 posts
 
Agree, and my fuses are intact too...so that is good. Turns out James@Bryston figures the membrane power switch on the front panel may be the culprit..funny how I never considered something so simple.
gelmhirst OP
64 posts
 
thanks guys, I will give Bryston a call. I believe I have isolated it to the amp..... :(
gelmhirst OP
64 posts
 
Update! For fun I plugged the amp into an outlet in another room...and presto, it stays on..
The mystery however is when I use the factory power cable and the orig outlet works again?!
I can only assume my upgraded pwr cbl has an issue of some kind.
gelmhirst OP
64 posts
 
I bought the AZ pwr cbl used, the factory cbl is plugged directly into the wall...AND now it does not pwr up again, same scenerio....
gelmhirst OP
64 posts
 
Hmm, my SST has no fuse, I'm almost thinking the fuse in my fuse panel is not enough for the particular circuit my amp is on...although the 3BST seems to work fine....
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