freetradeinn wrote:
:eek: I ran upstairs as soon as the house lights started to flicker to save and turn off pc as well as my Music Angel MA845 tube amp expecting a power cut.
PC saved, phew, off with the amp and the house lights stopped flickering and are now fine.
The amp was idle at the time but sounded fine minuets before.
What could be the problem?
FTI
If the the amp drew enough current to flicker the lights for that length of time I would expect some sort of burning or arcing smell to accompany this situation. If you smelled nothing you probably have faulty house wiring and a loose connection somewhere and it had nothing to do with the amp, although the idle current of the amp could cause the problem to show up.
Get a "3 Light outlet tester". It will show if your outlets are correctly wired in the first place, and a flickering light, especially while "jiggling plugs" in connected outlets, can help diagnose loose connections.
I agree with the above though. Don't plug the amp back in to the wall unless you either find the problem and correct it or the amp is isolated from persons and property and you're taking safety precautions. If you don't know how to work on ams don't open it.
Strange problem. I'm betting something is loose and it wasn't a short (the smell factor

).