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Firing up old tube amps. Should I worry?

Hey, I'm going to fire up a pair of World Audio Design KEL80 monoblocks I built probably 15 years ago. They probably haven't been on in 10+ years. Anything I should worry about? All parts used back then were new and good ones - may have upgraded the capacitors. I don't have a Variac, so I can't ramp up the voltage. They worked back then, but I'm just a little concerned they'll arc or something and blow my speakers.
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rrog
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It is always risky with equipment that hasn't been used for some time.
hhh
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Agreed bring them up using a variac.
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marlin38 OP
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Right channel works normally too. I'll try not to let another 10 years pass before I run them!
rrog
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I hope you had speakers connected to the amps when you turned them on.
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marlin38 OP
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I did. They're monoblocks, so I had the speaker connected to the one I turned on.

Really pleased and surprised at how quiet these amps are after sitting so long. Was expecting some hums or buzzes. Really a nice warm sound with a good amount of punch.

This was a World Audio Design KEL-80 kit amp that I built back in the late 90's. Not even sure if they're still around.
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