Need some help here

[FSU_Seminoles]

my friend was playing his amp and nothing was coming out, he checked behind and he pluged the amp at 8 ohms while his cab was at 4, he played for like 10 seconds or so. Could that have damaged his cab ?

[Chuckracer]

Re: Need some help here

Can we get some information on what kind of amp?

[StukaJU87]

Re: Need some help here

10 seconds don't sound like a lot, but it may have damaged the head. Too light a load on the amp.

[vklobucar]

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Tube amp I assume?

Could have blown a tranny but for such a sort period of time I sort of doubt it.

Tube amps need equal (or more) ohms for damage not to happen. If the head was set at 8 ohms and the cabinet less than that, it is possible that damage happened.

Any blow fuses perhaps?

[FSU_Seminoles]

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mesa 2 channel recto on a marshall cab

[Chuckracer]

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It's fine.

[vklobucar]

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Ouch!

My guess if there are no blown fuses that the OT has been fried!

[toejam]

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Why would it be fried? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] It's not like he said it didn't work.

[StukaJU87]

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[ QUOTE ]
Why would it be fried? [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] It's not like he said it didn't work.

[/ QUOTE ] He said, "nothing was coming out" of the speaker cab. Could be as little as a bad cable.

[FSU_Seminoles]

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he told me everything is fine ... he didn't smell anything burnt or weird sounds coming out of his amp so I guess it's all fine now

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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he probably didn't know which volume knob to use. my lead guitarist is like that sometimes.