Repair questions


Hey folks,

So I just inherited the last of my Uncle's gear.  Along with a Rega Planar 3 he purchased (and modded) in the UK 30+ years ago, I now have a Jolida sj 502a.   There are some extra Sovtek tubes, etc in another box.

I have been wanting to try tubes for a while.  But my uncle said this Jolida has been blowing fuses lately.  
The specs indicate using 6.3 Fast Blo.
Does it matter what kind? Glass? Ceramic?

Searched the threads here but couldn't find much info on this fuse issue.

I also know very little about tubes.  Have been warned to always have speakers hooked up before testing, etc.

Should I try to find a local shop to have it looked at?
Or are there things I can do to troubleshoot?

Thanks!


hleeid

Showing 2 responses by atmasphere

Would it make sense to just order some cheap fuses from Amazon to use during testing/repairing?
A customer of ours recently did that and even though the ad was for slow blow fuses he got fast blow instead and blew most of them before we sorted it out. So I'd look elsewhere.
Keep in mind that tube equipment uses slow-blow fuses. If fast blow fuses are installed the amp will blow them instantly.