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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: malti on March 30, 2018, 01:00:27 pm

Title: GA-90 fuse size
Post by: malti on March 30, 2018, 01:00:27 pm

I would like to know how to calculate the correct fuse value for a 1953 Gibson GA 90 amp. The schematic that I found does not depict the fuse.

Title: Re: GA-90 fuse size
Post by: sluckey on March 30, 2018, 01:27:39 pm

Set your meter to measure several amps of AC current. Connect the leads across the fuse holder. Remove any fuse. Turn the amp on and let it warm up a few minutes. Note the meter reading. Now double that reading and use the closest available slo-blo fuse.

Or...

This is a quote from the Gibson Amplifier Master Service Book, page 273...

"The fuse in the GA-90 Amplifier is a type AG of three ampere rating. DO NOT USE FUSES OF HIGHER RATING."