I decided to save some money and bought this used but supposedly like new amp on Ebay. Had it shipped to me in México and it arrived today. I plugged it in today at 6:30 and played around with the different features. It seemed pretty cool.
I practiced for an hour or so and turned the amp off. I came back about an hour later and turned it on. Nothing happened. I plugged it into a different outlet and it still won’t turn on.
It seems strange that it worked fine the first time I turned it on and now it is completely dead. . Anyone have any ideas before I take it in to repair?
It seems somewhat likely that the fault is with the power to the amp, rather than the amp itself. Does the amp use a direct plug to a wall socket, or is there a transformer (i.e. “wall wart”) in between? Do you have some way to test the (120 AC or converted DC) power cable?
My guess is a blown fuse in the amp. Most likely there will be a screw/socket thingy near where the mains cable attaches the amp. Unplug the mains un-screw the thingy and have a look at the fuse. If it is is not blown you’ll see a wire running down the middle of the little glass cylinder. If there is a break or you don’t see a wire at all it’s blown. This could be due to a fault elsewhere but sometimes they just die. Get a correct value replacement and try again. If there is no external fuse there will be one inside the chassis. Are you up to taking the amp apart?
This amp apparently has an internal fuse. On page nine of the owner’s manual, it lists a fuse, but the pictures of the controls and back panel do not show a fuse socket like Small Clanger describes.
Thanks for the replies. The oulet isn’t the source of the power. I have a lamp plugged in there and it works fine. Plus I had plugged it into another outlet and it still doesn’t turn on. I wanted to switch the power chord with another amp but they aren’t compatible. I’ll power a tester today.
I took the back off but saw no fuse . But it was late and didn’t look too hard. I’ll try again today. It does make a small noise when I turn it off. Kin of like brief thud coming from inside the amp box.
Stupid observation - when you were in the back of the amp, any chance you disconnected the speaker? I often stuff gear into the back of my amp to carry and sometimes knock a connection loose - often leads to a lot of frantic searching and then a :smack: moment…
OK, you’ve got me curious – what did your (blown) fuse look like? I’ve only ever encountered the “glass cylinder” style in small electronics. And how did you figure out that that was the problem?
In searching for a picture I found what are called fusible resistors. That is what the tech showed me but simply called it a fusible which is the name for fuse in Spanish.
