Advice on fried Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 Max

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schmig

Nov 30, 2008
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Hi all,

Before I somehow attempt to get this repaired, just want to run it past you folks.

Played 2 gigs Friday, guitarist and I smelled something during first set anytime things got a bit driven. Gig is a professional outfit so there was no way to stop it and check the amps..we assumed it was the guitar amp as guitarist was initially using wrong output to cab and worried he might have done some damage.

Anyway start of gig two, my amp blew with a loud bang / flash of light, tripped a few fuses at the venue etc. Fortunately, guitarist was carrying some sort of Crate amp which covered me for the second gig.

I've been using this amp for the bones of 6 years..just wondering would anyone have some input given images here...thanks again.
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schmig said:
Hi all,

Before I somehow attempt to get this repaired, just want to run it past you folks.

Played 2 gigs Friday, guitarist and I smelled something during first set anytime things got a bit driven. Gig is a professional outfit so there was no way to stop it and check the amps..we assumed it was the guitar amp as guitarist was initially using wrong output to cab and worried he might have done some damage.

Anyway start of gig two, my amp blew with a loud bang / flash of light, tripped a few fuses at the venue etc. Fortunately, guitarist was carrying some sort of Crate amp which covered me for the second gig.

I've been using this amp for the bones of 6 years..just wondering would anyone have some input given images here...thanks again.View attachment 979086 View attachment 979087
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Was this amp new to you?
I was wondering if it had blown a fuse before (See FH 200) and it was replaced with a higher current fuse, or a slo-blo in place of a fast-blo, rather than get the real problem fixed?
 
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Old Garage-Bander said:
Was this amp new to you?
I was wondering if it had blown a fuse before (See FH 200) and it was replaced with a higher current fuse, or a slo-blo in place of a fast-blo, rather than get the real problem fixed?
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Don't mess with it, that's a non-user replaceable fuse that fails only with upon a catastrophic amplifier failure to protect against fire.
 
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Old Garage-Bander said:
Just Wonderin'. How did it come to be in fuse holder that allows it to be easily changed?
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This is the kind of thing required by safety testing agencies, perhaps (and I am speculating based on some specific knowledge on this subject) it's to allow for the use of a standard listed part with adequate breaking capacity and short circuit clearing capacity in a standard listed manner that is compatible with standard assembly methods. Anytime a part is used in a different way than it was originally intended (electrically or mechanically) it is subject to additional testing and evaluation and follow-up testing costs that follow a product from cradle to grave. Fuses tend to fall into this category depending on how they are used (in this case it is a fuse in the primary side of the product and subject to additional safety scrutiny because it is on the primary side of the safety isolation barrier.

See, there is rarely a simple answer ;)
 
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agedhorse said:
This is the kind of thing required by safety testing agencies, perhaps (and I am speculating based on some specific knowledge on this subject) it's to allow for the use of a standard listed part with adequate breaking capacity and short circuit clearing capacity in a standard listed manner that is compatible with standard assembly methods. Anytime a part is used in a different way than it was originally intended (electrically or mechanically) it is subject to additional testing and evaluation and follow-up testing costs that follow a product from cradle to grave. Fuses tend to fall into this category depending on how they are used (in this case it is a fuse in the primary side of the product and subject to additional safety scrutiny because it is on the primary side of the safety isolation barrier.

See, there is rarely a simple answer ;)
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I was just getting ready to say the exact same thing :)
 
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