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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: scstill on September 25, 2020, 08:01:54 pm

Title: will adding shunted output speaker jack protect the amp
Post by: scstill on September 25, 2020, 08:01:54 pm

It is risky to run an tube amp without a speaker load.

I have read that shorting the output using a jack that shunts the tip to ground when it does not have a speaker connected will protect the amp.

While I do not plan to run the amp without a speaker, I wanted to get your feedback on this apparent protection.

Title: Re: will adding shunted output speaker jack protect the amp
Post by: sluckey on September 25, 2020, 08:06:33 pm

Fender has been doing that for 60 years.