Powering a Marshall Haze 40 after sitting in storage for 3 years

[Marshall Arts]

Probably a stupid question, but I figured it was smart to ask more experienced folks than me.

I've had my 2010 Marshall Haze 40 sitting in storage for three years now. And I want to blow the dust off and fire her up soon.
Is it problematic to simply plug it into 230V mains and hit the power? Or do they need to be slowly jogged up to full power after such a long/short time?

I have no experience in putting a tube amp back into service after long periods cold.
But I've been reading online about people slowly bringing them up to full voltage with a variac (which I don't have) or putting a light bulb in series on the mains supply on first start. But these were amps that had a far longer vacation than mine.

Am I just over-thinking this?

 

[JohnH]

Im thinking that since its a fairly recent amp, and it hasn't been many years, and provided its been stored in a clean, dry internal place (not a damp shed), it should be ok to go. That is, if it was mine, id do it but im no expert. I reckon I'd start in standby for a few minutes, see that all the tubes are glowing, and everything seems A-Ok, then try playing starting at low volume.

 

[KraftyBob]

Ideally if you had a variac it's not a bad idea to bring the power up slowly in case the electrolytic capacitors need to be reformed. But I know others that have brought up amps that have been sitting idle a lot longer without problems.

 

[Old Punker]

Im thinking that since its a fairly recent amp, and it hasn't been many years, and provided its been stored in a clean, dry internal place (not a damp shed), it should be ok to go. That is, if it was mine, id do it but im no expert. I reckon I'd start in standby for a few minutes, see that all the tubes are glowing, and everything seems A-Ok, then try playing starting at low volume.

^^ +1

May want to look under the hood to make sure no critters inside first though.

 

[Marshall Arts]

Thanks for your responses. Guess it's good to go.

It's been sitting in a dry and room tempered environment.

I'll keep the bug spray at hand if any critters have moved into it.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

Just 3 years? Check for bugs and small animals and their nests. If clear of such debris, plug it in and go.

 

[JohnH]

A hazard down here where I live is mud-wasps building nexts in my jack sockets. I really HATE it when that happens!

 

[Marshall Arts]

Well, they better get the hell out for their own safety. Or maybe some of them will get fried in parallel over some high voltage components adding a cool character to the tone by luck. Critter tone!

 

[mickeydg5]

Use these in your amplifiers.

 

[JP2036]

Plug & play.
Stop trippin.