Cary amp fuse blowing 1 advice 2 Bay Area fix?


Hi. Well, starting yesterday, when I turn on my Cary SLI-80, after around one minute, the fuse blows on the left hand side. Tried it twice now.

1. Could this possibly be due to a bad tube? All the tubes appear to light up fine. Is it worth experimenting with swappping tubes, trying to nail down the bad one (I'd hate to put my amp through six more blown fuses while I experiment unless it's likely to find the cause.)

2. I'm always inclined to send a unit back to the manufacturer for repair. That of course takes weeks round trip plus risk of damage or loss. SO, if any of you know someone in the BAY AREA, Northern California, that could fix this, that might be preferable.

Thank you!
Art
artmaltman

Showing 1 response by gundam91

If all fails, try Nick Gowan in Campbell. His contact info:

408-370-7578
[email protected]
www.tsound.com

Highly recommended by many of the local audiophiles. Super nice guy and his price is very reasonable as well. But he's just way too busy.....

FrankC