Sune T. B. Nielsen wrote:
I just think i blew my amplifier (Luxman 55A).
The wire to the right speaker accidentially touched a water pipe (connecting
it to ground), while playing. It gave a loud scratching sound and now the
right channel is totally dead. Also the left channel sounds low and
sometimes very distorted (but sometimes less).

What went wrong? Should I open and see if something looks burned og should I
just throw it away?

By the way somthing makes me wonder.
When i found it in thrash not long ago, i took it home, opened it and saw
that it was not that dusty inside and the fuses were ok. I turned it on an
connected my cd-player. Than when i connected a speaker i heard a POP, and
both saw and smelled smoke. I opened it again and stangely i could not see
anyting burned or find anything that was hot. I tried it again, and it
sounded fine - except from dust in the pot-meters. So i cleaned these and
hooked it up with four speakers, cd, record player etc. When i turned it on
it went POP again, with smoke and all. But it still sounded fine. So i have
used it in my living room since then until today.
Is that not strange?

/Sune



About 30 years ago our neighbourhood Radio Shack was burned to the
ground in a large fire that also destroyed several other businesses.
While walking home from school one day I detoured through the wreckage
and discovered an amplifier with the knobs and cord burned off and the
case badly damaged. Took the thing home and cleaned it up and it fired
up with no problems at all. Still use it as an amp for the sound system
in my greenhouse.

Newfdog