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Thread: Death of my Amplifier? |
    
Gold Member Username: Livin_loud
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Post Number: 2831
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 06:37 pm: |
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well the day was going good until i started my car to leave for work.
it then sounded like something dying in my trunk, my sub to be more exact. i shut my car off popped my trunk and jumped out to see wtf was going on, to be greeted by no less than the magic smoke.
my amp was on fire.
i have no idea how, but she was lit up. no wires touching, nada. damage below...
800x600 here:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/ebsupra/top.jpg?t=1230593402
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/ebsupra/12.jpg?t=1230593402
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/ebsupra/2.jpg?t=1230593402
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a128/ebsupra/3.jpg?t=1230593403
i'm assuming it's past repair? :/ |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Philadelphia,
PA
Post Number: 9343
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 06:47 pm: |
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That sux.... At the very minimum the FETs are toast.... and there may also be damamge not visible. So yea time for a new amp.
BTW what amp was it |
Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4498
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 06:52 pm: |
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wow, yea, it looks toasted, Pic 3 has some damage on the board..looks like some of the chips are smoked.
was it a RF or Kicker? |
Gold Member Username: Livin_loud
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Post Number: 2832
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 07:02 pm: |
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RF X7. got such a good deal on it too...
fucked up thing is i was getting close to parting ways with all my stuff. guess it's time now, except i'll come up a few dollars short of what i would've gotten. |
Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4499
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 07:02 pm: |
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if it was the rx7 that sucks. I would ohm out the coils on the sub to see what it at.for an amp to just smoke like that is wierd. I would also check your ground wires. It may be worth fixing if it was the x7. |
Gold Member Username: Livin_loud
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Post Number: 2834
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 07:16 pm: |
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hmmm... ecoustics raffle? |
Platinum Member Username: Wingmanalive
A pic is worth
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Post Number: 19480
Registered: Jun-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 07:24 pm: |
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That blows dude. Not a play on words either.
Been saying it for awhile that E should have a graveyard section for stuff like this. |
Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4501
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 08:14 pm: |
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well, if it was me, I would try to do a repair on it. If you can still read the numbers off the fets, order some new ones and replace them. Also check the imprinted resisters/pico fuses to see if they are still good. Its the cheapest way to go if you can solder. again, you should make sure the wires/sub are good before doing anything else. |
Gold Member Username: Livin_loud
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Post Number: 2835
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 - 09:31 pm: |
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i just yanked my box out of my car. i'll get around to metering the aq tom. probably...
i'd love to try and fix it don't get me wrong, but like i said i have to get rid of everything soon anyways. i ship out feb 3rd... plus i've never soldered in my life lol, but i'm not too bad at tinkering with things if need be
i pulled the clips off to do a little more investigating. a lot of the black sh!t on the board comes off. i'll put more pix up tomorrow |
Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18
Philadelphia,
PA
Post Number: 9347
Registered: Jul-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 12:09 am: |
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IMO its probably not worth trying to fix. |
Gold Member Username: Livin_loud
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Post Number: 2836
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 12:29 am: |
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well i stumbled upon an ad on CL from some guy who repairs/buys blown amps, so i'm going to give him a call and see what he has to say. here's some pics w/o the clips on...
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Gold Member Username: Van_man
Boston South,
MA
Post Number: 4504
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 04:43 pm: |
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wow, thats pretty messed up. Although it only looks like that one fet blew. The board looks ok, just dirty. and where did those 2 brown wires go? looks like they are melted into the fet.
I would try a new mosfet, repair/replace that brown wire if needed, and see if it powers up. if so, sell it quick on CL or CA. lol.
That was RF's flagship amp so its a pity to trash it if its just a few fets.
If your gonna fix it, ~$80-125 is a rough estimate. for a simple fet replacement. GL. |
Gold Member Username: Livin_loud
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Post Number: 2838
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2009 - 11:10 pm: |
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i'm not sure where the brown wires go, but thats the conductive or whatever that melted, not the fet. i can clean it up a little and find out though...
for all i know the amp might even turn on lol, but i'm not about to try it without tidying her up |
