Solid State Guitar Amp Forum | DIY Guitar Amplifiers
Solid State Amplifiers => The Newcomer's Forum => Topic started by: Exodus on November 11, 2014, 11:23:10 AM
Hello
This is regarding a headphone amp and not a guitar but I thought I might as well as post it here.
The trouble was a, friend of mine plugged 110v amp into a 230v source and It went kabooley.(Stopped Working)
So is it possible to that It might just have been a blown fuse or is it time to discard it ?
Thank you
We will have no idea, you will have to dig into it to find out.
Make, model, and circuit please. The the moment we don't have any real idea what we are looking at.
As Enzo said, you will have to go for a dig inside. It's really hard to predict because the damage from such an over-voltage could range from simply blowing the fuse right up to reducing the whole unit to a smoking ruin.
The first thing to look at, naturally, is the power supply, and if the unit has been defensively designed the damage might be confined and minimal - only testing will tell.
My policy is to remain optimistic until the full nature of damage is discovered - then you make the repair/replace decision.