Doepfer

Hi Ben,

> Ok, I replaced the fuse in the power plug and all is good again, 
but 
> Doug at En-port (u.s. retailer and representative) told me to use a 
> fast blow fuse. You say slow blow type. Anyone else have input or 
> know where I can find the spec? I looked on the doepfer site but it 
> didnt' really say when I looked at the power supply manual page.
> I'm going to wait until I get responses to get back to programming.
> Time to watch a movie! :)
> and yea. first things I did were to unplug power and patch leads... 
> just makes a guy panic when his favorite synth tells him NO! 

Ah ha, I didn't realise you were in the States! However, I'm amazed 
it was the fuse in the plug. Since you use a lower mains voltage over 
there I don't know what typical ratings of mains fuses you get. In 
the UK we generally get 13, 5 and 1 amp fuses (for 250V AC). The fuse 
in the 'power receptacle' on the back of G6 case as I mentioned is 
rated at 250V and 100mA, i.e. 0.1 amps, which on the face of it 
appears to be *substantially* lower than those that might be in the 
plug. It is this fuse which is a 'time-lag' fuse - at least that is 
what it says on the box of replacements I got when I blew one of 
mine, and they look *identical* to the one I blew, even down to what 
looks like the manufacturer's stamp on them. I too cannot find 
anything in either the manual or the website, although when mine 
blew, I feel certain I found something somewhere, because like you I 
was extremely cautious (until I discovered the reversed op amp...)

So, none of this really helps anyway because all the fuse values are 
likely to be diferent where you are, although you could prise out the 
one in your case to see what it is marked as (?).

Tim