In Reply to: RE: New project, voltage checks good, blows fuse after 45 minutes and power transformer hellaciously hot and odd smell posted by vetmedrobert@gmail.com on August 31, 2020 at 19:08:40:
I would recommend fitting at least a 1N4007 in series with each 5U4 anode, and preferably a CT fuse, as the best means to avoid collatoral PT damage in to the future.
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