I have a Crate G1600XL that is blowing fuses within about a second of powering up. I get some hiss from speakers and that's it. I am using the recommended 5A 250V fuses. I am assuming this denotes a short somewhere, I kinda ruled out the transformer since it worked for a second (should I?), the filter caps and rectifier diodes "test" ok, so I am thinking of pulling all the transistors* off the output section (?) and testing them. I am on the right track here or is there something I haven't considered? (out of my admitted ignorance, I took Elec101 in school that's it).
thanks.
* TIP31C x2 , MJ15001(NTE60) x2, MJ15002(NTE60) x2
ps any flowcharts for trouble shooting ss amps or is there just too many variations (I have some pretty decent generic ones for crts)
thanks.
* TIP31C x2 , MJ15001(NTE60) x2, MJ15002(NTE60) x2
ps any flowcharts for trouble shooting ss amps or is there just too many variations (I have some pretty decent generic ones for crts)