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Burning fuses at start-up
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 1:27 am    Post subject: Burning fuses at start-up Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I bought a g2engine couple of days ago. It worked fine for approx total up time of 6h.

Suddenly yesterday after patching some really nice things the fuse burned. I did try to replace it with a similar one.

Original fuse: "T125mA250V"
New fuse: "T160mA250V"

When the machine starts up there is a "hum" sound and the chassi is slightly vibrating.

Have anyone experienced this?

I have opened the chassi and nothing seems wrong. It does not smell weird and capacitors looks ok.

The only parts that have been connected are
1) Head-phone jack
2) USB jack
3) Std Power cable.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:28 am    Post subject: Re: Burning fuses at start-up Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Odd_Bob wrote:
New fuse: "T160mA250V"


And that one does not blow?

The standard fuse should be T 125 mA for a 230V version, so maybe the 110 that was in it was just a little low. T meaning a slow blow type.

At startup it is a bit of a random process how much current will flow as it's an AC supply and you kick it in at a random time - so could be that 110 mA mostly holds but not always.

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When the machine starts up there is a "hum" sound and the chassi is slightly vibrating.


Slightly vibrating is a thing that can happen, also there is a little hum on mine, but when the transformer board comes loose a little it could be louder. Don't know how loud all of it is for yours, but some of it is normal and has been reported by others.

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also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Thanx for ideas and thoughts.

The "T160mA 230V" also blows. It is a slow fuse (T=Slow).

I will let an electrical technician take a look on the machine later this week.

I suspect there is a short circuit on the PSU-board.

I will also try to evaluate the electrical supply quality from the power grid
(with Power Analysis instruments).

The hum sound is not loud but significantly higher than before fuses were blown.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Sounds like a good idea then to have it checked.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Odd_Bob wrote:
...I suspect there is a short circuit on the PSU-board...

...The hum sound is not loud but significantly higher than before fuses were blown...

I would suggest that you should try to isolate the problem between the power supply and main PC board. You can do this by simply disconnecting the power supply cable to the main board, then with a new fuse in place, apply power. If the new fuse blows, then the fault is with the power supply. In that case, it will be relatively inexpensive and should be easy to get a replacement from Clavia.

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