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Blown rectifier tubes in my Norh SE 9

I've blown two Sovtek 5AR4 tubes in my Norh amp in the last couple of months. The first one happened when I turned the amp on and off and on again quickly. I bought a new one which lasted a couple of months, then blew last night when I turned on the power. I don't believe the problem lies elsewhere, as the amp powers up with the 5AR4 removed. Am I doing something wrong, or is it the tubes? I generally turn the amp off as little as possible in order to avoid this kind of thing.


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Topic - Blown rectifier tubes in my Norh SE 9 - KrazyKat 09:29:27 06/24/06 (0)


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