troubleshooting VTL puzzle.


One day I've started to bias my amp and I've realized that one of the bias jackets doesn't show any voltage(realy small ~2.5mV). The VTL's 10Ohm test went through successful. When I've opened my amp and surfed though the points from where the bias voltage is measured, I've realized that 1k resistor was blown and showed some 270k instead(almost infinite for the small current/voltage)

What could cause this resistor to blow?
Is there any role of that resistor in the signal operation or DC suply for the tube?

Is it possible to aqcuire a detailed circuit diagram of any VTL amplifier?
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Showing 1 response by tmcroy

Look at what Jcbtubes has suggested and if that is not it, I have seen the adjustable pot cause some problems.
Check it is the same value end to end(compare to the other ones which are OK) that is along the conductive track - the two outer tags from memory. Also from memory they are 10K pots, so that is what you should get.

Also put you meter from the wiper to one end and check there are no sudden jumps in value. Compare with the good ones again.
This is what showed up as wrong in my amp.

New output tubes, new pots (I replaced all of them just in case) and a new resistor - still running well 6 years (and another set of output tubes) later.