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RE: 5ar4 arcing fuse blowing on Scott 299b

Yes. 4a 400v bridge has been installed and the dropping resistor changed to 25 ohm / 5 watt .Filament voltages are correct. Source voltages rise to about 15 vdc NEGATIVE befure arcing starts and fuse pops. Im using 1.5 fast fuse.
My wiring has been triple checked. C1,c2 and c3 have been opened and are all negative common to the can.c1and c2 caps have been checked and are ok for value , esr and polarity.
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