Little Dot MKIII Sparks in Driver Tube | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org

Lunchbox2 · Mar 9, 2009 at 4:39 AM

Hey I just turned on my MKIII and saw sparks or rather arcs in the left driver tube. I turned off the amp at once and I don't know if I should turn it back on again. Does this suggest a problem with the amp or the tube? Thoughts?

m0ofassa · Mar 9, 2009 at 11:09 AM

FWIR its normal unless theyre white.
Should wait around for more opinions though.

adamus · Mar 9, 2009 at 6:38 PM

not normal and its bad!

you should look to replace the driver tube, or swap the tubes to see if the arcing follows.

is so then new tube time.

Lunchbox2 · Mar 9, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Okay. Anyone able to help with where to find replacements (that aren't 50 bucks from ebay?) I suppose I should slog through the MKIII tube rolling thread...

Pricklely Peete · Mar 9, 2009 at 7:28 PM

Is the amp brand new ?

Peete.

Lunchbox2 · Mar 10, 2009 at 4:09 AM

No, I bought it from a member of headfi. I've had it for about three months.

m0ofassa · Mar 10, 2009 at 5:00 AM

Got pics?

Lunchbox2 · Mar 10, 2009 at 6:27 AM

Haven't plugged it back in to test. It seemed like it could damage the amp?

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