DV139 problem

[newbie265]

I have suddenly got no power from my 139 this morning when I tried to switch it on . I have checked the cable and it's fine so no fuse problem , is there anything else I should check before I take it back? It's obviously still under warranty so I could take it to my local sevenoaks dealer to get it fixed?

cheers

[Turtles]

If you had some sort of power surge / spike overnight it is possible that the internal fuse could have blown. This has happend to me and I replaced it myself, the part number is T315mAL250V.

Just in case have you tried a different lead before mucking about?

[newbie265]

Originally Posted by Turtles

If you had some sort of power surge / spike overnight it is possible that the internal fuse could have blown. This has happend to me and I replaced it myself, the part number is T315mAL250V.

Just in case have you tried a different lead before mucking about?

Well I tried the power lead into my Arcam amp and it works fine , I never leave them on standby overnight so a power surge shouldn'y afect it? My other two arcam amps are fine.
Would replacing the fuse myself invalidate the warranty though and would they stock these fuses at Sevenoaks , I llive in Rochester , Kent.

cheers

[Turtles]

erm grey area on the warranty, because I bought the unit miles away it wasn't worth the journey. I think the warranty should be OK, but if the store is close then always better to consult the dealer first.

As for the unit being in standby, so was mine. It is possible to still damage the fuse. If I were you I'd give Sevenoaks a ring and see what they say, oh and I got the fuse from a local hardware store.

Good luck with it.

[Naimer]

Originally Posted by newbie265

Well I tried the power lead into my Arcam amp and it works fine , I never leave them on standby overnight so a power surge shouldn'y afect it?

cheers

A surge can affect any unit that is plugged into the wall. It does not matter if the unit is powered on, in stand by or off. If the wire is in, it can be hit.

The only safe way is to remove the plug from the wall or from the back of the unit.

[Dankeech]

Surge protection is always a good idea in my opinion. I bought an American Power Conversions (Big name in Server Electrics) power surge protected 5-way gang and it costs less than £10 but guarantees equipment up to a very very high value won't be blown by a surge.

Here's a link

Dan.

[Mark.Yudkin]

Once, in a company I was contracting to, some major electronics installation was being carried out (IT department). Due to a technician's mistake, a short burst of 380V was applied to the building's power supply. This fried the transformer in all connected PCs, exceeding the number of spare transformers in the manufacturer's local stock and leaving us with some problems on Monday morning. A small number of PCs had additional damage (mostly disk). The electrician's third party damage insurance was presumably also unimpressed.

As a result, I bought a Belkin Surgemaster (8 power outlets, plus coax, telephone and LAN) to protect my A/V equipment.