In Reply to: cause of new rectifier valve burning out posted by digda_beat on December 9, 2017 at 02:37:09:
As 6AS7_6SN7 said. The caps in your rectification circuit are likely dried out and shorting causing way to much current flow. Replace those old caps and be glad that it toasted your tube, not the transformer. Hope it all works out for you.
roN
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- RE: cause of new rectifier valve burning out - REL54 06:32:28 12/09/17 (11)
- +1 nt - Ralph 10:22:23 12/12/17 (0)
- +1 (nt) - Tre' 09:33:25 12/09/17 (2)
- RE: +1 (nt) - FenderLover 09:54:20 12/09/17 (1)
- Good point - Tre' 12:23:06 12/09/17 (0)
- RE: cause of new rectifier valve burning out - DAK 07:58:18 12/09/17 (6)
- RE: cause of new rectifier valve burning out - Tre' 09:00:54 12/09/17 (5)
- RE: cause of new rectifier valve burning out - tubular.well 13:45:07 12/09/17 (1)
- RE: cause of new rectifier valve burning out - Tre' 22:08:15 12/09/17 (0)
- Yes, of course. - DAK 09:24:35 12/09/17 (2)
- RE: Yes, of course. - Tre' 09:37:10 12/09/17 (1)
- Your replies are always a good thing and appreciated - DAK 10:05:15 12/09/17 (0)