Hifonics Smokeing

[Berry47 10+ year member]

I just installed a bx1000d for a friend and as soon as it saw power it started to smoke. My friend said that he has smelled the smell before and the amp has been hooked up with no protect mode or blown fuses. WTF???

I looked at the board and two mosfets as well as 2 resistors look like complete crap.

Has then happened to anyone b4.

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[Zombietime 10+ year member]

Did he buy the amp new? Did you have it hooked up right?

 

[Berry47 10+ year member]

I had it hooked up perfect and it was purchased new by ikesound on ebay. The power wasn't even on to the amp when it started. We have 2 amps installed on the same grounds and on a d block in the back, and the other had no problems.

I know I have seen this happen to others. There was no protect light or anything...

 

[Berry47 10+ year member]

Anyone else...

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Send it back if its under warranty, talk to http://www.kbaudio.com if its not. Sounds like another of the slew of Hifonics problems lately, although most of the problems Ive heard of are with the 1500. Either way, he may want to ditch it and get a more reliable amp.

 

[nismboy6986 10+ year member]

what i did now i have find said reliable amp

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

Tell HiFonics to go on the patch //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[xchaosx 10+ year member]

Anyone else...

yup same thing here.. it didn't smoke tho and nothing looks burn but no protections came on or anything ...the amp looks good to go but no sound... hell mine was just sittin in the back of my truck with the power ground and remote hooked up..... cause i took my box out to work on it for a few days and when i put it back in no sound.....

 

[swimfreak26 10+ year member]

Because one amp blows up, doesn't mean the entire line is crap guys...this is how the bad names get started about products here.

Now, chances are that something shorted out, a defect in the amp...this is the reason products have warantees. Send it back and get yourself a new one.

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

I had a HiFonics Brutus for 3 weeks till it started going into protect. It's not just one instance here, MANY people have complained about this amp, while many love it for the price. I'd spend a lil more and get a more reliable amp that doesn't have a CONSISTANT history of malfunctioning.

 

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

defective product. i guess you got the bad batch eh?

im a proud owner of hifonics brutus bx500d. 2 months and still fine.

 

[swimfreak26 10+ year member]

I've heard MANY more good stories than bad about them, the bad ones just get brought up a lot. The only issue with the amps that is consistent is the overrating...which as long as you plan for is not a problem, still cheap power.

Ran mine (1000d) for just about a year without a single problem...shipping her out tomorrow though to try something a bit different.

 

[Harrison486 10+ year member]

I've heard MANY more good stories than bad about them, the bad ones just get brought up a lot. The only issue with the amps that is consistent is the overrating...which as long as you plan for is not a problem, still cheap power.
Ran mine (1000d) for just about a year without a single problem...shipping her out tomorrow though to try something a bit different.

Shipping her out to me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

It best be working //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

My Brutus spontaneously combusted.

Anybody got a proof-of-purchase?