is it ok to put you amp on standby when it isnt

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="2" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by zac_crocus</i>
<br />is it ok to put you amp on standby when it is not connected to a cabinet ?

for example while other bands are playing at a show and you want your valves to warm up.
Is it ok to just leave the amp on standby in the corner while not connected to a speaker cabinet ?

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It is ok temporarily, but it is not needed. In fact, leaving it in standby for longer periods of time will shorten your tube life.

Your tubes will warm up to operating temperature in around 30 seconds. Just make sure you have the amp in standby first before you turn it fully on so as to avoid cooking the tubes with plate voltage before the heaters warm up and they have a chance to dissipate the high voltage.

[Neiloler]

I'd make sure you never turn the amp on without a cab plugged in. You'd hate to forget you DON'T have a cab plugged in just that one time... then you'd be having a very different conversation with our dear friend Will Loftin here.