Trouble with fuse

[Arkaitz]

Hi all,

I own a K2600XS with 4 ROMS and 9 GB internal hard drive. During this 8 months that I won it I had to replace its internal fuse about 5 times.

I don't know why happens it. I know that in my town are very common voltage oscillations and they can reach more that 250V.

Most of the times it has "burned" (I don't know how to say it English) just when I switch it on. I believe that it could be because of the power consuption transient but once it "burned" while I was playing.

It's hard to play in live knowing that the fuse can be "burned" at any time.

Any suggestions? :?

Thanks in advance,

Arkaitz.

[Medusa]

Do you use a surge protector that you plug your kurz into. It protects electrical appliances from electrical spikes in the electricity supply. If not i'd recoomend you get one. They are not expensive.

[Digilog]

If you could spend more money than what a surge protector costs, I would suggest investing in a power conditioner. Furman makes some really great ones.

[Shreddy]

Agree, get a rack mount power conditioner.


http://www.furmansound.com/pro/pwr_cond_seq/Index.htm

[Arkaitz]

No, i don't use any surge protector at the moment.

Thanks a lot for your advice. I'll see what can I afford.

[Omega Monkey]

One more vote for a power/line conditioner. I dont have one, but they are supposed to be the shit! I heard they also cut down on noise as well. I really need to get one one of these days.

If the power conditioner doesnt solve the problem, then it's obviously an internal thing in the Kurz. If thats the case best to take it to your nearest qualified repair shop and have them take a look at it. They can probably use an ammeter on it to make sure all the voltages at different points on the board are kosher.

[Medusa]

One other possible thing if the surge protector etc doesn't work. I came across a service note yesterday when tidying up which mentions just such a problem on a K2500. It says the cause is often that the voltage is set incorrectly on the power transformer. Apparently this is usually the case if your ina an area that uses 240v with a 50hz line (i think tis is correct, i'm going from memory).

The casue was that some power sources were incorrectly set at 220v or something. It might be worth investigating if the surge protector doesn't help.

[Cary]

Also make sure you are replacing the fuse with the proper type, if applicable. You need to match type and ampacity. For instance, make sure that you're not inadvertently using a quick-blow type fuse if a slow-blow or normal fuse is called for. (I don't know what the requirement is). A quick-blow fuse will not handle transients that a normal fuse will.
Just a thought.

[Arkaitz]

Thanks guys. You're very helpful. :)

Here in Europe we use 220V/50Hz electricity surge at homes. When I bought my keyboard from a New York dealer I had previously reviewed the manual I took care of the voltage selector. When it arrived was in US voltage option and I changed it to 220V. It worked fine during the first months.

But suddenly, after 3 months, the fuse blew down. I was warned that the surge in our town was especially the best. Sometimes some halogen light bulbs blow down.

The fuse it uses it slow-blow 250V/630mA one. I have some of them at home.

I think I would buy a surge protector or perhaps a surge conditioner.

Thanks in advance! :wink: