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https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl AUDIO FORUMS >> TROUBLESHOOTING >> Why do rectifiers blow? https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1716486939 Message started by Steve Deckert on 05/23/24 at 18:55:38 |
Title: Why do rectifiers blow? Post by Steve Deckert on 05/23/24 at 18:55:38 Quote:
There is nothing wrong with the amplifier, transformers don't change voltage. You have to remember that today's N.O.S. tubes are yesterdays rejects. They are 50 to 70 years old and have been moved around hundreds of times in most cases as they trade ownership. It is not uncommon for a fair percentage of them to fail for no reason. New production rectifiers today only have about a 500 hour life rating, and most are made in China so again it is not uncommon for these rectifiers to also fail. This is a reality of owning a tube rectified amplifier in today's world. We all put up with it for the sound. Get yourself some new rectifiers, perhaps move up to a more sturdy 5U4G. Get more than one. |
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