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It's a small 5x20mm fuse, fast blow, and it says on a sticker in the amp next to the fuse "0,16AM". I assume it's a .16 amp?
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Probably, but apply a little educated guessing: if it's in a small 1 tube preamp, or an SS pedal, 0.16A`looks fine; if it's in an Ampeg SVT Classic or a big rack power amp, I'd read it as 16A and think that the "dot" is just a small metal imperfection.
So .... where did you pull it from?Juan Manuel Fahey -
May not be the mains fuse either. could be for control voltages or some such. Still... just guessing without model # or schematic.If it still won't get loud enough, it's probably broken. - Steve Conner
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I don't have a schematic but they are for output tube protection on a ENGL judging from the fact one tube wasn't working and a new tube didn't either till i replaced the fuse. All i had tho is a .5 amp so if it's .16 i suppose i should find one for it. Then again most amps don't even have fuse protection on the outputs.Originally posted by eschertron View PostComment
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0.16A fast blow is too small for any power tube; at most it would be enough to protect a screen supply .
Weird anyway.
Try to sketch at least a part of the circuit where it's located.
Another option might be that the original fuse was, say, 0.5A , and user replaced it with a 0.16A he had available , which of course blew instantly.
FWIW I never believe users when they swear on a pile of Bibles, Qurans or whatever that "they touched nothing and everything is factory original"
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