I broke the #1 rule

leftwinger57
leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
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Yep, I sure did. The #1 cardinal rule w/ electronics is don't mess w/ the wires while powered up. So guess what, when converting my speaker wire ends from bare nothing to bananas to do my single speaker real world test I shorted out a pair. Some how it arched and the Adcom blew. I was hoping and it came true that it was only an accessible rail fuse which it was. Clearly blown, you didn't need a meter or continuity tester to figure this one out. After a lot of real choice words I went to the auto parts store got my 71/2amp fuse and all is well w/ the world. I know better than this, I guess because I had so much more room that either I can get by w/o spooling down or just forgot and paid for it. It never pays off just shut it down and w/ me my Adcom comes on instantly so it's not like I'm waiting for any warm up time and I just blew it both literally and figuratively. Just slap me in the face,why don't you....
While powered down over night I took a soft foam brush for some very gentle cleaning.dghb0fmycgv4.jpg
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2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    Sorry I forgot to add that Adcoms of this age do not have any speaker fuse or DC protection that is readily accessible at all. If the fuse I replaced is it then those should be outboard mounted w/ a twist cap holder. Why that is I don't know but I did know this and putting an in-line fuse for speakers does not seem that hard of a thing to do. Maybe some of the more engineering types here could say why do it or why they did not but if only for cost the thing was reasonably priced when selling new. 2nd pic was of the blown fuse and it's blackened case and did not present well.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    At least it was just a fuse. Glad you got it fixed.

    A few years back I broke that same rule with much worse results.

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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    I been there - and it wasn't just a fuse! Count your lucky stars as Mom would say!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,221
    edited May 2016
    leftwinger57 wrote: »
    Sorry I forgot to add that Adcoms of this age do not have any speaker fuse or DC protection that is readily accessible at all. If the fuse I replaced is it then those should be outboard mounted w/ a twist cap holder. Why that is I don't know but I did know this and putting an in-line fuse for speakers does not seem that hard of a thing to do. Maybe some of the more engineering types here could say why do it or why they did not but if only for cost the thing was reasonably priced when selling new. 2nd pic was of the blown fuse and it's blackened case and did not present well.

    The rail fuses are the only protection, they don't have soft start or dc protection. One of the reasons I always liked them. That stuff if done inexpensively adds noise and is in the signal path, etc.

    H9
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    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,341
    whew, that was lucky, Lew!
    I know, it's a nuisance for quick changes, but I have to make myself shut everything down every time.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • slbenz
    slbenz Posts: 97
    Just be glad it was just only a fuse. Blowing out a circuit board would not be fun.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,493
    A good reminder of how dangerous being an audiophile can be. >:)

    Glad things are ok on your end.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,069
    edited May 2016
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    A good reminder of how dangerous being an audiophile can be. >:)
    heh -- vacuum tube hifi's even better in that regard... lethal plate voltages... mmmmmm!
    Glad things are ok on your end.
    In all seriousness, yes, me, too. As Bob Weir put it in a spoken introduction to a song on the live acoustic album Reckoning:
    From tragedy impending to tragedy narrowly averted...

    :- )
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    Thanks to all for your concern and being open about blowing up your own stuff. Such a simple thing to do,I have a master switch also and all kinds of ways of shutting it down and just got lazy and paid for it. I was embarrassed to post this and then I said, this could be a cautionary tale for the newbies here not even realizing the pros make errors too. Mark, I can't even imagine messing w/ tubes being so hot and then if it takes so long for optimum use how long does it take to spool down to where it would be safe. I know there are many sizes of tubes so no direct answer here unless there is a golden rule for tubes.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,221
    Safe to do what with tubes? Rolling them, I usually wait until they are cool to touch and then swap away. Working on the innards, I'd wait quite a while since high voltages can be stored for quite sometime in a tube amp (power amp).

    Same caveats apply to tubes, don't be swapping cables with the power on.

    H9
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,358
    When I shut down the Thresholds, they still play music for up to 8seconds
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    GlenDog was the one who told me to always wait a few minutes after power off the Amplifier before doing anything.
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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    It's not power amp related but when I was rebuilding my RTA11TLs I forgot to put the dacron back in 1 speaker. I was SOOOOOO bummed because I thought it was crossover issues. Walked into the kitchen and see the dacron on the table...D'oh
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,121
    Approx 30 years ago when I had a basement bedroom at my folks place . . .
    I was jam'n as usual, turned down the Adcom 555-II and went to bed with the music playing softly.
    Now, what are the frick'n odds that my mom would spill a glass of water off the night stand and have water trickling down into the amp?!?!
    Choice words to say the least But the fuse Saved The Day!

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,693
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    When I shut down the Thresholds, they still play music for up to 8seconds
    When i shut down my Acurus amplifier it still plays for 30/40 seconds or more

    ..
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,493
    My tubes vary by volume level, sometimes as long as 30 seconds
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,030
    Glad none of you dudes are manning any of our nuclear silo's.

    Whats that plug for ?
    I dunno, plug it in.
    Whats that noise ?
    Uh....Moscow just got toasted....oops.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,069
    tonyb wrote: »
    Glad none of you dudes are manning any of our nuclear silo's.

    Whats that plug for ?
    I dunno, plug it in.
    Whats that noise ?
    Uh....Moscow just got toasted....oops.

    heh -- like we'd tell you if we were...
    I mean... didn't you ever wonder why some of us seem to have so much... spare time?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,030
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    Glad none of you dudes are manning any of our nuclear silo's.

    Whats that plug for ?
    I dunno, plug it in.
    Whats that noise ?
    Uh....Moscow just got toasted....oops.

    heh -- like we'd tell you if we were...
    I mean... didn't you ever wonder why some of us seem to have so much... spare time?

    I do indeed.....Lets face it, if we all knew someone like Russ was manning the buttons to nuclear holocaust, we'd be leaking a bit in our shorts. :)
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