RMB-1095 Blowing Fuses

[MartinK]

I just bought a used RMB-1095 from a user on Audiogon. I powered up the unit and right off the bat the center channel fault light went on. I replace all of the fuses and all seemed well.

I was watching a movie to test out the system and after deciding that all was well paused the film to eat dinner and walked away. After eating for several minutes I heard a little pop and all of a sudden the Front L and Rear L protection lights came on. I don't even have a Rear L speaker hooked up!!!

It's most likely the fuses, but is this normal?

I'm running Mordaunt Short Performance 860 fronts and a Mordaunt Short MS821C center, RSP-1098 pre-processor and a powered MS T2000 subwoofer.

Any thoughts?

[PewterTA]

No, that's not normal at all. I've never replaced a fuse in mine and it's 3 or 4 years old now (first batch of the changed binding posts).

One thing I'd do is open up the unit and make sure it's cleaned out. IT's amazing what dust can do and a lot of people will dust the outside of the amp/processor, whatever, but the inside is never cleaned. Could try that.

Otherwise, you probably need get it repaired or send it back to the person you bought it from stating it's faulty.

[Legairre]

Definitely not normal, I've had my 1095 for five years and it's never blown a fuse.

[bnieman]

Check your speaker wire too, if it's been compromised in anyway it could short out the amp. I would first start examining the wiring for the center channel that was causing the protection light to come on.

Best of luck!

Bryan