Amp Fuse Help!

[MrKenSebben]

I have a Laney LC15 amp, and the HT fuse blew the other night. The fuse is 0.1A, 250V. I've looked in every store possible, and nobody has even heard of .1A fuses. I found them online and ordered a few, but they won't be here for a few days, and I want to play over the weekend. The closest I can find in stores is .5A, and a guy at a repair shop told me that using .5A won't have any effect on the amp. Does anybody know if this is true, it's already been 2 days, and I'm dying to play.

[Vim Fuego]

The amp will work with 0.5A fuse, but, the tubes won't be properly protected. If a fault with one of the tubes caused the fuse to blow, and you haven't changed the tubes, then you could damage the amp. If you have some spare power tubes (EL 84 or 6BQ5), you could replace them both, hopefully fixing the problem and then decide if you want to risk the amp! (I wouldn't)
Jim

[MrKenSebben]

Originally Posted by Vim Fuego

The amp will work with 0.5A fuse, but, the tubes won't be properly protected. If a fault with one of the tubes caused the fuse to blow, and you haven't changed the tubes, then you could damage the amp. If you have some spare power tubes (EL 84 or 6BQ5), you could replace them both, hopefully fixing the problem and then decide if you want to risk the amp! (I wouldn't)
Jim

Yeah, maybe I'll just go unplugged for the weekend, the fuses should be here Monday. Thanks for the quick response Vim!

[jb4674]

Quit being a baby and wait. It won't kill you if you don't play for a few days.

Jimmy

[Magical Muffin]

Originally Posted by jb4674

Quit being a baby and wait. It won't kill you if you don't play for a few days.

Jimmy

Shame on you, don't speak like that!


You might be able to hook up your cable into your computer and play through your speakers. I've done that with my bass before, so it should work for guitar.

[MrKenSebben]

Originally Posted by jb4674

Quit being a baby and wait. It won't kill you if you don't play for a few days.

Jimmy

I'm not being a baby about it. I was just clarifying something that an electronics repair guy suggested to me, something that could have caused permanent damage to my amp. I apologize if my question offended you.

[MrKenSebben]

Originally Posted by Magical Muffin

You might be able to hook up your cable into your computer and play through your speakers. I've done that with my bass before, so it should work for guitar.

Oh yeah, I forgot I have garage band on my mac. I've never really liked using it, but beggars can't be choosers in this case. Thanks for the tip!