Nakamichi Stasis PA-5E MkII

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I have a Nakamichi PA-5E MkII.
The mains power fuse blows the second I switch the amplifier on.

I cannot see anything wrong inside the amp: no burned components, no appearent cold solder joints.

Do anyone have any idea on how I should proceed on this?

Thanks, Espen
 
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If there are internal fuses on the +/- rails for each channel then replace them with 10W 47-100 ohm resistors - on both channels. That will allow you to measure and compare quiescent currents. If the mains fuse still blows then you probably have a short cct bridge rectifier. You should be able to check the BR's in cct with a DMM.

A blown bridge is pretty common with an old amp.
 
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VHF man said:
If there are internal fuses on the +/- rails for each channel then replace them with 10W 47-100 ohm resistors - on both channels. That will allow you to measure and compare quiescent currents. If the mains fuse still blows then you probably have a short cct bridge rectifier. You should be able to check the BR's in cct with a DMM.

A blown bridge is pretty common with an old amp.
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Really? I find that to be a pretty rare failure - at least in the US.

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EspenE said:
I have a Nakamichi PA-5E MkII.
The mains power fuse blows the second I switch the amplifier on.

I cannot see anything wrong inside the amp: no burned components, no appearent cold solder joints.

Do anyone have any idea on how I should proceed on this?

Thanks, Espen
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Could be

The mains transformer,
Shorted bridge or diodes,
Shorted output transistors,
shorted filter caps (usually quite rare),

regards
Trev
 
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