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ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice
At the 15 minute mark, I had the "tech" do it...so I could watch, and make sure there wasn't much to it. You just take your voltmeter leads, and touch them to each side of a test resistor. But at the 1 hour mark...I decided to give it a try. I swe... 
Output level inexplicably reduced- help
For starters, do you have a CDP, DVD, or blu-ray player you could hook up to the Reference 3 preamp? If so I would start there. If you have plenty of volume output playing a CD then that will rule out everything downstream of the line level inputs... 
Audiophile Fuses
One more thing, I also noticed the Synergistic Red Quantum fuses were slightly smaller diameter than Rat Shack fuses.I had to pinch contacts on Coincident screw in fuse holder to tightly grab the synergistic fuses.Surface area and poor contact pre... 
Audiophile Fuses
Replacing 6.3amp with 8amp? 08-17-15: SnsThat's a 27% increase. You might want to contact Coincident tech support and ask them about increasing the fuse to an 8 amp slow blow fuse. Just curious, was the OEM fuse that came with the amp a 6.3 amp s... 
Audiophile Fuses
Knghifi,Are the "SR Red, HiFi-Tuning Supreme, Audio Magic" fuses safety tested and Listed by any independent recognized testing laboratory?. 
Audiophile Fuses
I've been using after market fuses for years and never had one blown. SR Red, HiFi-Tuning Supreme, Audio Magic ... Just make sure you buy the right size and type.Knghifi 08-16-15: KnghifiI had the original OEM fuse in my ARC VT50 power amp for abo... 
Power Cord with a 20 amp female and 15 amp male ?
Sadly almost all aftermarket power cord manufacturers make power cords with a 20 amp IEC female connector with a NEMA 125V 5-15P 15 amp plug on the other end. And what's worst the power cord might even be UL listed.The company that makes the power... 
DVD-R Iincopatability?
I did look at some of the specs for the LG players and found that it stated that they won't play on other units because the format is different!08-07-15: Rsjm80Rsjm80,Please point out where it says that in the owners manual for a DVD-R or a DVD+R ... 
DVD-R Iincopatability?
Rsjm80,I assume you do not own a Blu-ray universal player to try your recorded DVD-R disc/s in. Just a suggestion you could take one of the DVD-Rs you recorded to a B&M box store and try the disc in a few different universal Blu-ray players an... 
6DJ8 measurement error on Hickok 600A
.6922/E88CC 6922 ( Hickok 600A tube settings and Mutual Conductance readings.) 6.3 EV-7608-0 27 90 P4 6500 Triode #1. R 6.3 EV-2103-0 27 90 P4 6500 Triode #2.Mutual Conductance/ Micromhos 6500.>>>>>>>>E88CC tube6.3 EV-7608-... 
DVD-R Iincopatability?
Finalized disc did work because they play without a hitch on my deck. The deck is a combo of VHS & DVD LG model RC700N. 08-06-15: Rsjm80Rsjm80,The disc does have to be "FINALIZED" to play back on DVD recorder it was made on. Did you check when... 
6DJ8 measurement error on Hickok 600A
.I found it is hard to get repeatable readings for 6dj8 tube. When I use 15000 scale, the reading is too sensitive to English position. Every step represent about 500 on the reading. I don't know if I have a bad English.08-06-15: Cygnus_859Each ha... 
DVD-R Iincopatability?
I have an LG unit that I can record on and we tried watching the DVD-Rs on a friends Sanyo and also RCA units but, they don't load and play.A stand alone LG DVD-R recorder box unit. Model Number? I did finalize the discs08-06-15: Rsjm80But was it ... 
DVD-R Iincopatability?
Did you remember to "Finalize" the DVD-Rs making them playable DVDs? 
6DJ8 measurement error on Hickok 600A
Cygnus_859,How about an update..Jim