[RobxMcCarthy]

Well this morning I woke up to a horrifying smell. I thought it was coming from the street so I closed my window, and yet the smell persisted. So I sprayed down the room with fabreeze and sat down to listen to some music.

No music.. That's odd. So I go over to check if the power switch was on on the unit yes, it was. However none of the four tubes were lit up or even warm. The power supply was the normal temperature though. (generally I turn it off at night, however I forgot) I turned the unit over and got a strong wiff of the smell...ack.

The smell resembled wet burning rubber and hair... Yeah, just about the most disgusting smell you can imagine.

So now I am left without an amplifier. I'm assuming it's the power supply itself that's broken, however I'm not quite sure so I figured I'd ask.

It's a Class A single ended amp. Any idea what could have gone wrong?

 

[003]

Overheating? Sorry bout that. This, and other reasons is why I'm leery of a tube amp.

 

[upstateguy]

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Originally Posted by RobxMcCarthy Well this morning I woke up to a horrifying smell. I thought it was coming from the street so I closed my window, and yet the smell persisted. So I sprayed down the room with fabreeze and sat down to listen to some music. No music.. That's odd. So I go over to check if the power switch was on on the unit yes, it was. However none of the four tubes were lit up or even warm. The power supply was the normal temperature though. (generally I turn it off at night, however I forgot) I turned the unit over and got a strong wiff of the smell...ack. The smell resembled wet burning rubber and hair... Yeah, just about the most disgusting smell you can imagine. So now I am left without an amplifier. I'm assuming it's the power supply itself that's broken, however I'm not quite sure so I figured I'd ask. It's a Class A single ended amp. Any idea what could have gone wrong?

Hi RobxMcCarthy

What brand of amp was it?

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