What is the "right way" to burn in an amplifier? I find a litany of conjecture on the topic. Do you leave a chassis on for 24-48 hours? With tubes and a load or without? On a variac?
Much appreciated as always.
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I don't know if there's a 'right' way. Some people just play it for a bit over a few days and it's burned in that way, others play music through it for a day or two. Etc...
Some run a frequency through it into a dummy load... some do nothing....
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Some run a frequency through it into a dummy load... some do nothing....
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Play the hell out of it!
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Indeed! It’s true, the 5E3 that I play with my American rock band is the most broken-in amp that I’ve made, go figure. I wondered what y’all do when road-tripping a new build is not in the cards. Those other methods, however, can’t be nearly as fun!
Just plug it in, man.
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After all testing, I play the hell out of it over a week while leaving it on for the first 48 hrs with hourly monitoring of the AC current draw, temperature, and the power tube plate current.
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You don’t need to leave it on.
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Have to monitor cabinet temperature. My designs are not like the usual. Tight enclosures, each different, so complete testing is required
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> My designs are not like the usual.
You can say that again - very cool enclosures.
You can say that again - very cool enclosures.