herbie blew fuse but...

[van hellion]

i changed it and everything appears fine. i gigged with the amp last night and no problems, hasnt blown another one either, any thoughts? is this normal?

peace
A Wood

 

[jesserides2005]

I had that happen with one of my amps, turned out a power tube was going bad. Put new tubes in & it never happened again........

 

[duesentrieb]

Sometimes when the tubes are not too well in their sockets the fuse(s) blow. Happens more often to VH4s (my own experience) than the other heads. In 95% nothing is wrong, just push them back and you'll be fine, Andy.
If it happens after that again (before moving the head around), replace the duett.

 

[Peter Diezel]

Hey Andy,

after production, the vacuum inside the tubes is
not completely clean. There are super small iron
particles that can cause a short for milliseconds.
After that, they are burned out and the tube work
flawlessly.

Peter

 

[van hellion]

played the gig last night and herbie rocked, we will see i have another show tonight so i will report back! thanks for the quick reply everyone!
peace
A Wood

 

[van hellion]

well i guess it was just the fuse, another show went just fine and herbie is hitting home runs again

A Wood