Why did that valve suddenly stop working ?

Why did that valve suddenly stop working? I thought it might be useful to look at what the common failures in valves are as they age. I have had a number of folks ask me why their amp suddenly started blowing fuses. My first recommendation is to replace the fuse , unplug the valve rectifier and see if it still blowing fuses. More often than not, the amp stops blowing fuses when the rectifier is

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Safety First with imported amps

Safety First – For European Owners of Imported Vintage Guitar Amps from North America I was having an email discussion with a friend in the USA who had an original Blackface Fender Super Reverb amp. So it is obviously pre 1969.  Ams of this era oonly have a live and neutral connection and no earth ( ground) connected on the powerline. There is a switch on the back of the amp which optimises the ground

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