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How does a preamp die from sitting unused for a few months?

I’ve got an Inspire pre that I generally use with an Inspire amp.  I’ve been using the amp with a Cary pre but decided to put the Inspire in its place .

Installed, plugged in, turned on…and nada.  Tried different power cable, different outlet and still nothing.  Checked fuse and it’s fine.

Tried wriggling the PC and nothing.

I took the tubes out and will look into it later today but I find it weird that a piece of stereo equipment dies from sitting unused for a few months.  

Any idea what could have caused this?  Maybe a wire came loose?

Thanks.

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bojack
636 posts
 

I agree probably lonliness as well. Years ago, I separated one monoblock from the other, and the left channel amp died within just a few months...the right channel has never been the same since 😢

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roxy54
7,706 posts
 

Comedians everywhere. If only they were funny.

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dekay
5,363 posts
 

Did you forget to water it?

 

DeKay (sorry Roxy)

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yoyoyaya
614 posts
 

The pre won't have died from sitting unused for a few months. It died because of something else as per carlsbad2's post. Or it could have been going to expire anyway before it was put away. If it had been put away from years and died from some caps drying out, that would be a different thing - though even that is rare enough.

bbarten
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Coincidence...something was on the verge.

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