If the unit was suppose to have quick blow fuses in it then slow blow may not protect it; I would try to find out which it had originally. If it was quick blow and the unit still blows them then I would get it checked. Just because it works with slow blow does not mean that it is safe with them, I know people who remove the fuses entirely, something that I would not do.
Preamp repeatedly blows fuses
I've got an Antique Sound USA PA-5 preamp from 1997 that keeps blowing fuses. I originally found the problem last night when I walked away from my chair and came back to find the preamp dead.
I immediately pulled the fuse and it was an "F3A250V" quick blow. I replaced it this afternoon and as soon as I turned on the preamp, it blew the new fuse. No fireworks, no pops, just a dead preamp.
I don't know where to go next, other than to call my local tube amp repair shop.
Any thoughts?
I immediately pulled the fuse and it was an "F3A250V" quick blow. I replaced it this afternoon and as soon as I turned on the preamp, it blew the new fuse. No fireworks, no pops, just a dead preamp.
I don't know where to go next, other than to call my local tube amp repair shop.
Any thoughts?
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