amp blew PICS

C1500martin
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So lastnight i was driving, bumping, steady 14.4v when i hit a red light and suddenly voltage DROPS like crazy and no more bump. smells like burnt plastic/ nasty paint.

i open the amp up today and see theres two burn spots on the board. anybody care to chime in how bad is it or recommend were to send it? those are the only places it got burnt on.







 
send a request into db-r on their site, he got back to me quick on a quote and gave me a realistic opinion as well as an indepth answer into what exactly happened.

main pics he wanted were of the full board, then of the problem areas. the fets dont look happy, and the gate resistors seem to look blown as well. generally an entire rail will need to be replaced with new components, but im not an expert by any means. may end up needing both rails replaced. usually when the gate resistors are blown theres caps needing replaced too.

 
what amp ?that *****.
Sq 3500

send a request into db-r on their site, he got back to me quick on a quote and gave me a realistic opinion as well as an indepth answer into what exactly happened.
main pics he wanted were of the full board, then of the problem areas. the fets dont look happy, and the gate resistors seem to look blown as well. generally an entire rail will need to be replaced with new components, but im not an expert by any means. may end up needing both rails replaced. usually when the gate resistors are blown theres caps needing replaced too.
Thanks i filled out the order thingy hopefully it wont be too much

Hit up Shane Ekstrom on Facebook.
Cool ill do that aswell

But why did it blow. Thats the real question.
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Im Assuming for some readon my truck bogged out and the alt died and didnt prodcue the power the amp needed and that caused it blow

 
thats some junk thats why..
if you would like to give me $1k for a better amp such as a dd or whatever you consider not junk go ahead and pm me, ill send ypu my paypal infor and you can gift me the money to buy whatever you consider good.

 
if you would like to give me $1k for a better amp such as a dd or whatever you consider not junk go ahead and pm me, ill send ypu my paypal infor and you can gift me the money to buy whatever you consider good.
ive seen so many lanzar opti driver 4kws do great at shows. not hte most efficentt but definitely dont smoke like those.

loo into the US acoustics

SSA Store - US Acoustics Big Ben - Mono Block 3500 Watt amplifier

if i was you id get a new board. the outputs are all probably going to go bad. you can tell they get brittle from over heating..

 
ive seen so many lanzar opti driver 4kws do great at shows. not hte most efficentt but definitely dont smoke like those.loo into the US acoustics

SSA Store - US Acoustics Big Ben - Mono Block 3500 Watt amplifier

if i was you id get a new board. the outputs are all probably going to go bad. you can tell they get brittle from over heating..
Every other day you push something different. What a joke

 
if you would like to give me $1k for a better amp such as a dd or whatever you consider not junk go ahead and pm me, ill send ypu my paypal infor and you can gift me the money to buy whatever you consider good.
What happened to your FSD's?

Thought you were running those //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 
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