sundown 1500d

[rangerxtrn 10+ year member]

just opened it up to look at the thing, but to find lots of hot glue, or it seems to be.....
does this affect performance at all?

http://i18.tinypic.com/2rm7b6e.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/44vl0k8.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/34f1cba.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/4hvtfts.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/3yegcbq.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/2unxzit.jpg

Yeah man, i just got mine this week and it looks exactly the same and it is brand new, your fine man, Sundowns WANG! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/bowdown.gif.b85b23b82970bd22fb6b549c3392f016.gif

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

looked like somone busted a nut after looking at the guts

 

[rangerxtrn 10+ year member]

looked like somone busted a nut after looking at the guts

X2

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

just opened it up to look at the thing, but to find lots of hot glue, or it seems to be.....
does this affect performance at all?

http://i18.tinypic.com/2rm7b6e.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/44vl0k8.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/34f1cba.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/4hvtfts.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/3yegcbq.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/2unxzit.jpg

No its fine.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

im no amp specialist but something tells me thats not good

Maybe thats why you are not an amp specialist. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif j/k

 

The amp is perfect the way it is.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

yeah looks like it could be maybe refurb

There are no SAZ-1500D refurbs out that I know of.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

I would rather have glue than something breaking off and shorting out!

 

[rpfuror 10+ year member]

This glue would be more for "trauma" then anything. They do this on most mobile equipment when the components are large or have a large amount to weight to allow the boards to pass their speced drop tests. This actually shows quality, I would be worried if there was such a large component with out some type of bracing.

The only thing that would be negative about this is if you have to have the amp repaired then it may be difficult to change the components that are glued.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Silly Noobx's

 

[hc3_cuz 10+ year member]

not trying to thread jack but is the sundown 1500d amp 0.5 ohm stable?

 

[NoLimit 10+ year member]

not trying to thread jack but is the sundown 1500d amp 0.5 ohm stable?

yes

its only under warranty if you have an extra battery and a HO alt, or something like that, or you use it for 2 mags //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[hc3_cuz 10+ year member]

hey no limit how much did u pay for your sundown amp?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

The glue is normal. It holds the heavy transformer in place so rattling doesn't break the solder joint over time. Those transformers have quite a bit of copper wire on them, thus a good bit of weight, imagine if they were just solder and the amp was mounted on a vertical surface... now say you hit a huge bump in your car... use your imagination //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
Heat is a also non-issue for these amps at any normal load. The transformers operate well within tolerance even after extended periods of time.

Hope that fully answers your question!

I think this guy would know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[NoLimit 10+ year member]

hey no limit how much did u pay for your sundown amp?

600$ from the now out of business audio junkies //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Well worth EVERYYYYYYY penny I spent, I'm extremely happy so far //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

I think this guy would know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

psssht... what ever. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif