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Surge protector

This morning we had a power surge.  First one I ever experienced.  It knocked out the sub woofer components of my GoldenEar Triton one speakers. In my ignorance I had them plugged into the wall rather than a surge protector. Soooo it blew the amplifiers in the sub woofers. It’s going to be a costly proposition: $500 for the amplifiers plus God knows how much the dealer is going to charge for coming to my house. (He’s very reluctant to do it, wants me to lug the 80 lbs speakers to the store.   
Meanwhile, I’m having to listen to bass-less  speakers for the foreseeable future.
So, the moral of the story is plug everything into a surge protector.

rvpiano

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12blistn
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I have some GE Triton 1's. Sounds like it might be a blown fuse.  Isn't that what the fuse is for?  The fuse is a little hard to get at.  Instead of being able to access it from the outside, you have to unscrew the amp plate.  I can't remember if you have to pull down the sock.  The folks at Golden Ear have always been really helpful to me.  I would talk to them about your problem.  Might be an easy fix.

12blistn
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Sense about the function of fuses.

 

12blistn
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Thanks for the info.  That makes sense.  I'm running my T1's as rear surrounds and have them on a small APC surge protector.  My front end electronics are on a Furman Elite 20, but my front T Ref's and power amps are just into the wall.  Maybe I need to rethink things.  I'm in Vegas.  We don't get many thunder storms, but do get a few.  I've never had a destructive power surge so far, but......

12blistn
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Hate to hear your having such problems. It's hard to believe it would be because of your power conditioner strip.
Did both amps go out on your GE T1's?
I would definitely check the fuse(s) this time.  
When one of mine was brand new and first plugged in, it blew a fuse.  The light came on, flickered, and then nothing.
FWIW I decided to plug my fronts into a couple of Tripp Lite Isobar 2 plug units I already had.  My surround amps got plugged into a Furman AC 215A.  I haven't had a chance to really listen to the system to see if I notice any changes.  The way my system is set up, it's too hard to really do an A/B comparison.  I'll have to rely on my memory.  Now days, that's worse than my hearing:)

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