Internal Fuse keeps blowing on Merantz PM-32

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I've had my amp for about 6 months and in the last week it has blown 3 internal power fuses. It has a T1.0A 250v fuse. The only components in the circuit before the fuse are the power switch and a capacitor. It usually blows when the amp gets turned on.

Will puting in a fuse with a higher amperage solve the problem or burn my house down?

J
 
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It is important to look on the back of the amp to see what fuse is required, I suspect the 1 amp fuse is a tad small especially when you consider inrush current at turn on. If the amp requires only a 1 amp fuse I would start by checking the capacitors in the power supply circuit, you may find 1 or more have become leaky causing the blown fuse at turn on.

1amp fuse does seem a little small, what is the output of the amplifier?
 
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