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Offline fossilshark

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Output tube sparked
« on: November 18, 2016, 09:14:30 pm »
I have 2 6v6s in push pull. Turned on the amp and one of them sparked (inside the tube) and immediately after the tube started glowing hotter and hotter so i shut it down before it grew past cherry red (the heater looked normal though). This amp has been working fine for months with no changes except speaker cab. Any thoughts?
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Offline sluckey

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Re: Output tube sparked
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2016, 10:21:32 pm »
Replace it.
A schematic, layout, and hi-rez pics are very useful for troubleshooting your amp. Don't wait to be asked. JUST DO IT!

 


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