PRECAUTIONS
TUBES ARE HOT !
Make sure you allow the tubes in your amplifier to cool down before
handling them. They are also made of glass and can easily break. Wear safety gloves and
goggles when handling audio tubes.
ALWAYS:
operate the Komet
Concorde with the correct tube types listed in this owner’s
manual.
ALWAYS:
make certain that your AC power cable is unplugged when replacing any fu
se.
NEVER:
replace the Mains or H.T. fuse with a higher rated fuse! This will most certainly cause
severe damage to your amplifier.
NEVER:
use a shielded guitar or instrument cable as a speaker cable connection.
NEVER:
operate any amp without a speaker load connected to the output jack
(s)
.
ALWAYS:
use a three pronged, grounded power cable and only plug into a properly grounded
outlet. Failure to do so may result in injury or death.
DO NOT OPEN UP THE AMPLIFIER !
There are no user serviceable parts inside. There are
lethal voltages present even when unplugged.
ALWAYS
UN-PLUG YOUR AMPLIFER WHEN YOU ARE DONE !
This is to protect
your amplifier from surges in electrical power, or transient voltage. The standard American
home voltage is 120 Volts. Anything over this amount is considered transient and can damage
electronic devices that are plugged into an AC outlet. Even though power surges are so brief that
they are measured in nanoseconds, they can cause considerable damage to electronic equipment.
Electrical surges can damage equipment by burning or fusing internal wires or by gradually, over
time, wearing down the device’s internal components
. The best way to prevent damage is to
unplug your amplifier when not in use.
NOTE:
Devices such as refrigerators and air conditioners require large amounts of energy to
switch motors and compressors on and off. Such devices can create surges in power that disrupt
the steady flow of line voltage. Lightning, faulty wiring, downed power lines and faulty
equipment at the power source
( utility company )
can all cause power surges as well.
ALWAYS:
keep your amplifier and / or speaker cabinet in a climate controlled setting. Failure
to do so can be problematic. The tolex on your amplifier head box cabinet can shift and shrink in
the Summer, especially if you leave your amplifier for an extended time in a sun heated car,
trunk, trailer, or an extremely hot and un-air conditioned room. This is due to the glue used to
apply the tolex to the wooden head box cabinet. The glue will become slightly molten from the
excessive heat which will make the tolex movable and shrink. Excessive heat can only cause
this tolex situation and this
is not
covered under your Komet
warranty.
Copyright 2000-2012, Riverfront Music, L.L.C. d.b.a. Komet
Amplification. May not be reproduced in any form without express written
consent from Riverfront Music, L.L.C. d.b.a. Komet
Amplification.