Don't think so. Someone mentioned earlier in this thread about checking the heater voltage, to see if it measures high. You'll need to pop the bottom off to check this. Does the person coming over tomorrow have any experience working around high voltage sources?
jeff
Hi he mends computers but knows nothing about valve amps or hifi. And i dont feel safe enough to do it my self. Wish there was someone close to do it for me i would happly pay as im desperate to hear what it sounds like🙂
Hi all well tried it for 10 mins with some crapy 60 watt gale speakers. It didnt sound bad to say it was not warmed up. Wanted to connect my fllor standers to it and turn it up. Would haveing it louder cause damage
I would play it at moderate volume for a while, just to make sure it's working properly.
jeff
Thanks for all the help and tips.I could not resist trying it just had it at what i call tv listening lol about quater of the way round for 10 mins. Then i relised when i had turned it of i didnt know which mode i had on triode ore the linier mode. When can i wind the volume up a bit after heater voltages have been cheked 🙂
I would give it a good hour, then if everything seems ok, you can crank it up a bit. You should get it checked out ASAP thou, to avoid any long term damage.
jeff
Thanks again for the help. There is no nasty huming or distortion sounds clean. But the little speakers used for testing a rubish. Is it just the heater voltage i need to get cheked. Would have thought the manufacturers would have set the bias voltage wont thay
It's the most obvious place to see if the amp is happy with your mains voltage.
Maybe.😉
jeff
Thanks alot i will get that cheked tommorow and report back. Do i have speakers connected amp on and volume turned down after warming the the valves up
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