8 years ago I bought a Marshall amplifier in Sao paulo, Brazil, and used only for a few days. I packed it in its plastic bag in my home and kept safe until my return. Sao Paulo mains is 110V. In some cities in Brazil we use 220V as it is my case.
Now I am back to my city home which mains is at 220V. I don't remember using power transformer 8 years ago. The first thing I did when I came back in Brazil was to plug my marshall amplifier into the mains. I heard a faint hum noise but nothing more afterwards. The amp sounds dead as there is no static when the classical guitar cord connected to the amp is swung/bounced.
I am wondering if I damaged the amplifier or just a part of it. That is, I wonder if there is a fuse to protect for such an idiotic action. Apparently there is no visible apparatus to suggest changeable fuse.
I don't want to send to some adventurer who claims to fix and make it worse. On the back of the amp says not to open it. What can I do? Can I open it and do something?
Now I am back to my city home which mains is at 220V. I don't remember using power transformer 8 years ago. The first thing I did when I came back in Brazil was to plug my marshall amplifier into the mains. I heard a faint hum noise but nothing more afterwards. The amp sounds dead as there is no static when the classical guitar cord connected to the amp is swung/bounced.
I am wondering if I damaged the amplifier or just a part of it. That is, I wonder if there is a fuse to protect for such an idiotic action. Apparently there is no visible apparatus to suggest changeable fuse.
I don't want to send to some adventurer who claims to fix and make it worse. On the back of the amp says not to open it. What can I do? Can I open it and do something?
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