A_hayman,
When the back panel circuit breaker is turned on, the power
supply and the input circuitry are energized. The amplification
stages are not powered.
When you push the front panel power button, the bias circuitry
is fired up [ lower left LED in front triangle turns on ].
The power regulator circuitry is then powered up, and when it
is up and providing power to the output stages, the lower
right LED lights. When the protection circuitry has checked
that amplifier operation is safe - no shorts... - the input
relays close - and the amp is ready for operation.
So you are correct that the power supply capacitors remain
charged as long as the back panel breaker is on.
Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist
When the back panel circuit breaker is turned on, the power
supply and the input circuitry are energized. The amplification
stages are not powered.
When you push the front panel power button, the bias circuitry
is fired up [ lower left LED in front triangle turns on ].
The power regulator circuitry is then powered up, and when it
is up and providing power to the output stages, the lower
right LED lights. When the protection circuitry has checked
that amplifier operation is safe - no shorts... - the input
relays close - and the amp is ready for operation.
So you are correct that the power supply capacitors remain
charged as long as the back panel breaker is on.
Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist