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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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biglou13
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Count your blessing . I recently purchased a pre amp that was in storage . It aent DC voltage to my speakers . Literally had my speakers smoking and my speaker wire arched white when I pulled the wires . 

Use a Varaic to introduce voltage to the pre amp slowly. 

immatthewj
1,285 posts
 

OP, did you solve the mystery?

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coltrane1
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C’mon guys, it’s an Inspire preamp built by Dennis Had, in his retirement. I’ve owned 2 and still use one. If it ever failed to power up I’d do the simple thing; Box it up and ship it back to Dennis for inspection and or repair. Dennis, could perhaps fix it for free. He takes a lot of pride in the Inspire brand. So I’d never start scratching my head in wonder about any of his Inspire products. It’s all point to point wiring. So it’s likely an easy fix, and if not Dennis is the one to deal with it. I don’t get all of the mystery, but hey, it’s entertaining. 

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