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.
DO NOT OPEN UP THE AMPLIFIER
!
There are no user serviceable parts inside. There
are lethal voltages present even when unplugged.
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
:
make certain that your AC power cable is unplugged when replacing any fu
se.
ALWAYS
:
operate your Komet
amplifier with the correct tube types listed in this owner’s
manual.
ALWAYS
:
use a three pronged, grounded AC power cable and always plug into a properly
grounded outlet. Failure to do so may result in injury or death.
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 AC voltage is 120 Volts. Anything over this amount is considered transient and can
damage electronic devices that are plugged into an AC outlet. Though power surges are brief
and measured in nanoseconds, they can cause considerable or permanent damage to
electronic equipment. Electrical surges can damage electrical equipment by burning or fusing
internal wires or by the gradual degradation of a 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
:
try to
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 amount of
time in a sun heated vehicle, trunk, trailer, or an extremely hot and humid, non-air
conditioned environment. This is due to the glue used to apply the tolex to the wooden head
box cabinet. The glue can become slightly molten from excessive heat, which can make the
tolex movable, expand and then shrink when cooled. Excessive heat can only cause this tolex
situation and this
is not
covered under your Komet
warranty.
Copyright 1999-2017, Komet
Amplification. Group, L.L.C. May not be reproduced in any form without express written consent from Komet
Amplification.
