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Mark Levinson 533H Amp fuse information

Have a ML 533H amp. It's about 4 years old. The fuse ( I assume its the fuse) in the right channel blew about a month ago after a power surge from my utility. Yep had amp plugged into Tripp Lite surge suppressor; Surge suppressor was toast after the event. Used center and left channels for stereo playback until I had the time to investigate/replace fuse.

Yesterday tried to play some tunes and nothing from the amp. Power LED was on.  Preamp was working fine.

Question: I would like to order replacement fuses for the 533H before I take the cover off. Anybody know the fuse info: brand type, amperage, etc.  Would prefer to replace factory fuses with the same model. Not really interested in "audiophile" fuse replacements.

What's the difficulty in replacing the fuses? I do have electronics experience.
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Have a ML 533H amp. It’s about 4 years old. The fuse ( I assume its the fuse) in the right channel blew about a month ago after a power surge from my utility. Yep had amp plugged into Tripp Lite surge suppressor; Surge suppressor was toast after the event.
Define surge.

No surge protector device (SPD) will protect from a power company’s over voltage event. SPD’s are designed to protect from a voltage transient that lasts only a few milliseconds. A good SPD will respond in one nano second or less to a voltage transient.

As a rule a fuse will not blow open from a voltage transient or from an overvoltage event. What blows the fuse is the damage to the circuitry that may have been caused from the voltage transient or overvoltage event.

Overvoltage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overvoltage
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