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Default Silly Question: Can an 8 Ohm Speaker on a 16 Ohm Output of a TubeAmp, Blow out the Main Fuse?

On 1/15/2021 6:43 AM, Chris K-Man wrote:
It was the main AC fuse F1, a 2.5 Amp Slow-Blow fuse, that was blown open.

Then I noticed the single 12" 8 Ohm speaker, was incorrectly hooked
up to the 16 Ohm output. Was this possibly the cause of the blown
fuse?


Highly unlikely, but you should connect the speaker to the 8 Ohm output
and then figure out why the fuse blew.

Did you replace the fuse and the replacement blew either instantly or in
a short time? If so, figure out what's causing it. It could be a shorted
diode in the power supply, a short in the power transformer, or
something in the amplifier circuitry drawing too much current.

If this was a one-off blown fuse, you replaced it, and it hasn't blown
yet, then just play on.

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