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In Reply to: Wow, Belles 350a goes nuclear posted by Rikkitik on October 17, 2019 at 11:45:59:
ARC doesn't use fuses as a safety measure internally and if a power tube shorts, the circuit board traces act as a (costly to repair) fuse. I've seen more than a couple ARC amps with burnt circuit board traces. ;-)
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