Tube amp owners

[kerplunk182]

How long do you guys usually warm up you amp and cool off?

 

[jskadiang]

I leave my amp on standby for a minute before turning it on. Cool off? I just switch off my amp and leave it there. :S Am I doing it wrong?

 

[niteblade]

apparently you need to let your amp cool down before you turn it off

anybody can comment on this?

 

[gsonique]

How you gonna cool it without turning off ?


Just turn off with reverse of turning on...bring volume to '0' then standby off then power off.

 

[jskadiang]

how do you do that though? the tubes continue to be warmed until you turn it off. EDIT ^oh i see. thanks. i don't usually turn down the volume before switching off the amp. maybe i should.

 

[gsonique]

... turning volume to '0' keeps away unwanted future surprises and keeps pots healthy too. Best to work the pots ones a month by turning all pots from one end to the other and back again x5. This keeps em clean of crackle.

 

[jskadiang]

i'll do that in the future, thanks for the advice

 

[Dav_C]

Switch it ON but still on standby, after 1 min switch from Standby to ON.

Switch from ON to Standby, after 1 min switch from ON to OFF.

I am using Fender Twin Amp, that's the sequence I use. Somewhere in the manual they talk about similar procedure.