GruntPuppy
pfm Member
It was all working so beautifully... Subs and mains integrated nicely, musical, good soundstage, I was happy as a pig in poop.
Then something went pop, and there was no sound. Nothing. Since I'm running two power amps off a pre, this pointed to the pre or the source. The source was a satellite box at the time, which worked fine direct to the tv. Which led to believe my pre-amp had gone "pop." No sign on the remote, screen or settings of any malfunction, but no sound output to the power amps.
I was that upset, I turned it all off for a day and sulked. Even the dog left me alone.
Coming back to it today, I noted that a single fuse in my bass power amp had gone pop... a 3a fuse. My pre must have some sort of cut-out to prevent further possible damage in the event of an amp failure. I've got my cable chap booked for the end of the month, covid allowing, and I'll be making sure all the custom power leads have the appropriate fuses on board - 5a in the case of the 545-ii, apparently. When I set the amp up, I just grabbed a cable, I didn't think to check the fuse rating at the time. I thought I'd lost the heart of my system, and having struggled to get the kit I've put together that would have been a death blow to the efforts.
Then something went pop, and there was no sound. Nothing. Since I'm running two power amps off a pre, this pointed to the pre or the source. The source was a satellite box at the time, which worked fine direct to the tv. Which led to believe my pre-amp had gone "pop." No sign on the remote, screen or settings of any malfunction, but no sound output to the power amps.
I was that upset, I turned it all off for a day and sulked. Even the dog left me alone.
Coming back to it today, I noted that a single fuse in my bass power amp had gone pop... a 3a fuse. My pre must have some sort of cut-out to prevent further possible damage in the event of an amp failure. I've got my cable chap booked for the end of the month, covid allowing, and I'll be making sure all the custom power leads have the appropriate fuses on board - 5a in the case of the 545-ii, apparently. When I set the amp up, I just grabbed a cable, I didn't think to check the fuse rating at the time. I thought I'd lost the heart of my system, and having struggled to get the kit I've put together that would have been a death blow to the efforts.