Um, I looked at the package from Radio Shack and it says the LED has an integrated resistor...I'm thinking that's a bad thing.
That LED with the internal resistor would set up way too much current. Are you now getting close to Zero on Q11 collector? Probably since it is working.
Blowing Fuses
Everything was fine until yesterday when I started blowing fuses on start up. I'm using a .5 amp fuse. If I bring it up slowly with a variac it works fine. I'm guessing the inrush current is to much for this fuse. What would the proper size fuse for this application? I'm using the ChipAmp power supply which uses two 10000 uF caps.
Oh, there are the two 10000 uF caps on the Pearl Two board as well.
Everything was fine until yesterday when I started blowing fuses on start up. I'm using a .5 amp fuse. If I bring it up slowly with a variac it works fine. I'm guessing the inrush current is to much for this fuse. What would the proper size fuse for this application? I'm using the ChipAmp power supply which uses two 10000 uF caps.
Oh, there are the two 10000 uF caps on the Pearl Two board as well.
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Or put 2 CL60's in series in the PSU. I've done that and I've never blown a 250mA fuse (230V over here)
I put a CL60 between live input and transformer. I can start the PSU by itself, but if I have the pre-amp hooked up I still blows fuses...wierd. Guess I'll try a 1 amp fuse.
Can I change my answer? I actually looked at the package and it says fast-acting. I'm an idiot.
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