Ad30 help. Desperately need
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All 4 power tubes were replaced
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Which fuse were you checking? The HT fuse is in the circular black holder and the mains fuse is in the "drawer" below the power socket.
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I checked both those fuses, now on the combo the is a red fuse? Switch to change from USA to Euro power. Is there a way to test that fuse? The led comes on so don't think that would matter?
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Thats not a fuse, just a switch
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Ok the all is fine with the fuses.
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I would replace both fuses with the correct rating just because.... they can look fine but not be fine...
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Correct. I had a fuse look fine in my AD15 when the valve heater circuit failed.... yet it was blown.
Unless you check it with multimeter, you cannot be sure.
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Orange Gear: RV50 MKI, R30, AD15, PPC212
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Re: Ad30 help. Desperately need
I did put a meter on it and it showed a reading
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Update for some reason the ht fuse was higher amps than it should have been.his tech thinks an el84 shorted and blow up the rectifier tube instead of the fuse
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Ouch.
"His tech" -- so I gather you returned it and he got it fixed?
With used amps it's always a good idea to verify that they have the correct fuses. A frightening number of people think the cure for a blown fuse is to replace it with a higher rated fuse.
And with used cabinets it's always good to verify the impedance. Speakers may not be stock, wiring may be altered. Just because the stock cab is supposed to be 8 ohms doesn't guarantee some nimrod didn't change it to series wiring and it's actually 32 ohms.
"His tech" -- so I gather you returned it and he got it fixed?
With used amps it's always a good idea to verify that they have the correct fuses. A frightening number of people think the cure for a blown fuse is to replace it with a higher rated fuse.
And with used cabinets it's always good to verify the impedance. Speakers may not be stock, wiring may be altered. Just because the stock cab is supposed to be 8 ohms doesn't guarantee some nimrod didn't change it to series wiring and it's actually 32 ohms.
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Re: Ad30 help. Desperately need
Yes it's fixed. As long as he is still I to the trade I'm supposed to pick it back up next week. Hopefully lolRlw59 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:48 pmOuch.
"His tech" -- so I gather you returned it and he got it fixed?
With used amps it's always a good idea to verify that they have the correct fuses. A frightening number of people think the cure for a blown fuse is to replace it with a higher rated fuse.
And with used cabinets it's always good to verify the impedance. Speakers may not be stock, wiring may be altered. Just because the stock cab is supposed to be 8 ohms doesn't guarantee some nimrod didn't change it to series wiring and it's actually 32 ohms.
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Cool! Sounds like a happy ending for all.
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