amp I bought 3 days ago not powering on - electrical engineer advice wanted


I bought a used Musical Fidelity A380 in good condition. Played it every day, worked fine. 

Today it did not turn on. There were no sign of failure yesterday. Could it be a fuse or power supply?

parkergetdean

Other than checking fuses, or something obvious, I would not get into it.  In most consumer electronics, yes even expensive audiophile boxes, the main purpose of a fuse is to prevent fire.  For instance, if your transformer develops a short, you don’t want it catching fire.  Your best bet is to always take it to the manufacturer for service.  If modifications or upgrades are needed, they can take care of them.  They will be familiar with the unit, have the correct parts available and it should be done right.  If that is not possible, take it to a known good audio repair technician that works on this type of equipment.  Most consumer electronics nowadays is not mean to be serviced.

Hope it works out for you.

Most consumer electronics nowadays is not mean to be serviced.

Nonsense. 

 

I think the amp is out of order. You're out of order! This whole thread is out of order!!

Amen.  Get the thing fixed or put a stake in it.  Wringing your hands and hoping for a magic bullet..has probably run it's course. 

@mrdecibel I plugged it into other circuits and at the time it worked. But then I plugged it into the same one and worked again. It's more like "it works between 6:30 and 6:45 and does not between 6:45 and 7PM.

So far I have been told to

  • fix it myself
  • stay away from fixing it
  • grow up
  • that I have serious character flaws
  • use a shaman
  • be nice to my repairmen
  • I am cheap
  • be patient
  • ...

I apologize for wasting everybody's time and I am truly grateful for all the help. You stay you and I will be me, never been good about adapting.