Spooney 10+ year member
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That's not really so bad. I've fixed plenty of amps with way worse blowouts than that.**** that's torched bad.
That's not really so bad. I've fixed plenty of amps with way worse blowouts than that.**** that's torched bad.
Ya lost me or am I misreading itand chris will smother you in db's? sense, make some.
You're saying that chris at DB-R is the second comming of jesus or something. He's not. He'll tell you that. People in Louisville should feel lucky they have Autosound as a local place to get amps repaired since they don't have to ship and pray it comes back.Ya lost me or am I misreading it
I look at it this way: at least the seller is willing to do an exchange and for an item worth more without asking for any extra money. I just have to make some extra time to pick it up next week. Hope you get yours well taken care of and I'm sure db-r will hook you up pretty well.Dang man, sorry to see yours in bad shape too
yea but i gotta pay for mine and i aint mess it upI look at it this way: at least the seller is willing to do an exchange and for an item worth more without asking for any extra money. I just have to make some extra time to pick it up next week. Hope you get yours well taken care of and I'm sure db-r will hook you up pretty well.
hence sending it to dbr for the winIt's a very repairable unit -- the board isn't damaged; just has some black on it as MOSFETs tend to shoot out a bit of flame when they go out. Most of the black will wipe off the board with a dab of cleaner.
Some shops will replace that one chip and call it a day if it works. Others will replace them ALL to make sure no other parts have minor damage as yet to be detected; this is the main reason for vast price differences.
The black goop is probably all factory silicone to keep the transformers and filters from getting vibration damage.OP, I feel your pain. That's what my PAB 1200.1d that I picked up looked like. I contacted the seller and he's going to exchange it for a Rockford 4-channel. Not a very linear trade, but at least it opens up additional possibilities down the road. I didn't even try to power this sucker on, didn't want to make things worse.