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Smoking amp but no visual burns
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<blockquote data-quote="llebcire" data-source="post: 8728129" data-attributes="member: 671377"><p>I don't know about newer designs, but "back in the day" amps had a "dummy diode" in the power supply that was designed to fail if the polarity was reversed. Designs may have evolved to just blowing fuses, but I agree with [USER=619389]@Popwarhomie[/USER] - if the fuses don't bring it back from the dead you'll need to swap it. Most manufacturers will deny warranty as this is operator error.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p></p><p>-Eric</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="llebcire, post: 8728129, member: 671377"] I don't know about newer designs, but "back in the day" amps had a "dummy diode" in the power supply that was designed to fail if the polarity was reversed. Designs may have evolved to just blowing fuses, but I agree with [USER=619389]@Popwarhomie[/USER] - if the fuses don't bring it back from the dead you'll need to swap it. Most manufacturers will deny warranty as this is operator error. Good luck! -Eric [/QUOTE]
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