[Jukebox-list] General amplifier question

[Wesley Dean]

    I have used a trick on transistorized amplifiers to prevent dummies from 
smoking them. All that is necessary is to put the proper wattage lamp in 
series with the AC supply feeding the amp. Any overload or speaker mismatch 
will only light the lamp and limit the power consumption of the amplifier. 
Of course it sounds terrible when the lamp lights up and any sane person 
will run for the volume control. Wes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Rich" <ronnnrich at yahoo.com>
To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] General amplifier question


I don't think this is the case with either Seeburg, or  (later style) 
RoweAMi "transistor" amps. Their power supplies rarely cause any problems. 
Ron Rich

Steve Wahl <steve at pro-ns.net> wrote:  >I also feel like the power supply 
section of tube amps wasn't built to
>wimp out right at the edge of the amp's rating, but cost reducing
>efforts in the transistor era made this common. I know many of
>today's home theater recievers share one power supply among the five
>or more amplifiers, and you can't drive them all to full power
>simultaneously.

--> Steve
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