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Blown fuse on a Fender Twin Reverb?

  • 10-10-2012 7:20pm
    #1
    Stompbox
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    My friend asked to play my 1979 Fender Silverface a while back and I foolishly told him to flick the switch furthest to the right -which I later realised was the voltage selector- and when I turned on the amp for him (which was presumably set to the wrong voltage) the electrics in the room went and I blew the fuse in the back of the amp. To cut a long story short, I bought a replacement fuse yesterday and substituted it into my amp but there's nary a jolt from the amp when I turn it on. I'm not very clued in when it comes to electronics so I'm baffled as to what could be the problem. Could I have also blown the fuse in the plug or could there be something a bit more serious at play here?


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    You've probably blown more than the fuse. Get thee to Aladin's Amps!


  • #3
    Grolschevik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    feylya wrote: »
    You've probably blown more than the fuse. Get thee to Aladin's Amps!

    I heard Aladdin's wasn't doing repairs anymore, only "vintage restoration". Though I suppose this might count as the latter!


  • #4
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,412 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Transformer no longer transforming. Get thee to a tech. Bring cash.


  • #5
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,412 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Or you blew an internal fuse. Get thee to a tech. Bring less cash.


  • #6
    ball ox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭ball ox


    Id be surprised if it was anything major. The fuse is at the start of the circuit so that it cuts out before anything else gets hit.
    http://acruhl.freeshell.org/mga/schematics/amps/mid70s100w.jpg
    That's it down the bottom right.
    Try changing the fuse in the plug maybe. Otherwise I'd ring a tech as others have suggested


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  • #7
    ciaranmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭ciaranmac


    ball ox wrote: »
    Id be surprised if it was anything major. The fuse is at the start of the circuit so that it cuts out before anything else gets hit.
    Unless someone puts tinfoil in it.


  • #8
    ball ox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭ball ox


    ciaranmac wrote: »
    ball ox wrote: »
    Id be surprised if it was anything major. The fuse is at the start of the circuit so that it cuts out before anything else gets hit.
    Unless someone puts tinfoil in it.
    True, only the blackface twins have tinfoil deflectors. Should have got a blackface OP.


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