Thanks to all those who responded! Fellow and knowledgeable Audiogoners, such as yourselves, make this such a helpful and informative site. Just found out that the tubes I thought were defective were still good. Switched sides and the supposed-to-be bad tubes lit up plugged into the other channel's sockets. Turned the amp upside down and opened the chassis, could not find any fuses inside. The fuse located outside the amp for the tube rail is intact. Looked and sniffed around for any burnt component; did not find any. I think CATMAN's prognosis is correct. Will try to call CARY this morning. Again, thanks to all of you. Will keep you posted.
Cary V12 - Output Tubes Problem
Hello,
Three EL34's of my V12 just stopped functioning. Replaced all tubes with SVETLANA EL34's. The new tubes plugged into the sockets (right channel, front sockets, positions 10, 11 and 12) where the defective ones were taken out will not even light up. The new ones are good because I switched tubes between left and right channels. It seems that the problem is with the sockets themselves. Are there fuses inside the amplifier that I can change myself? The tube fuse located at the back of the amplifier is intact. Tried changing the input tubes (6922's) with no luck. Life without music sucks! Please help!
Three EL34's of my V12 just stopped functioning. Replaced all tubes with SVETLANA EL34's. The new tubes plugged into the sockets (right channel, front sockets, positions 10, 11 and 12) where the defective ones were taken out will not even light up. The new ones are good because I switched tubes between left and right channels. It seems that the problem is with the sockets themselves. Are there fuses inside the amplifier that I can change myself? The tube fuse located at the back of the amplifier is intact. Tried changing the input tubes (6922's) with no luck. Life without music sucks! Please help!