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New SVT-CL Tube blown

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bovril

Nov 16, 2008
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#1
I have a brand new SVT-CL, maybe used a total of 4 hours, never really pushed hard. It kicked out at practice yesterday, fault lights blinking red/green (or was it yellow, I cant remember), and checking the back, the front right most tube was out. So I guess I gotta take it in, but wondering if anyone knows what I might be looking at here
 
#2
bovril said:
I have a brand new SVT-CL, maybe used a total of 4 hours, never really pushed hard. It kicked out at practice yesterday, fault lights blinking red/green (or was it yellow, I cant remember), and checking the back, the front right most tube was out. So I guess I gotta take it in, but wondering if anyone knows what I might be looking at here
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Could be a lot of things, but it might just be a bad tube. Regardless, it's a warranty repair isn't it?
 
#3
I had the same problem when i first got mine. Mabe have your tech check out the driver tubes while he is at it. They never bothered to check the other tubes when mine was looked at and told me nothing was wrong with the amp. After replacing the bad power tube and then have it happen all over again i found it was the driver tube causing it all.
 
#5
Its still under warranty, but not for the tubes, unfortunately. I bought it in June, because it was at an insane discount, then it sat unused til recently while I saved up for a cab for it.(An NV610:))Hopefully I wont have to retube the whole thing, which would be ridiculous after the tiny amount of use it's had. I'm just really bummed after waiting 6 months to finally have a killer rig for the first time in my life, and have it last all of 3 practices.
 

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