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- Wed May 12, 2021 3:54 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Nickel plated heat sinks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2619
Re: Nickel plated heat sinks
I've not done any extensive research to determine if there are other factors, but literally thousands of hardware items and fasteners are nickel plated. Pretty much any screw you purchase that is bright and shiny silver, but still magnetic, is a nickel plated fastener. As far as I know, there is no ...
- Mon May 10, 2021 9:55 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Phoenix Gold Ti2 1300.1 diode
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9948
Re: Phoenix Gold Ti2 1300.1 diode
It's a 12v zener diode.
- Thu May 06, 2021 4:11 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: PG Tantrum 500.2 amps - Failed output FETs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2278
Re: PG Tantrum 500.2 amps - Failed output FETs
I'm sorry for the delay, I thought I answered this when you first asked, but I must not have submitted the reply. I've never seen a tantrum with anything but irf540's. I'm not sure where you found the other info but I've repaired dozens of tantrums, they all use Irf540 outputs. First of all, there i...
- Thu May 06, 2021 4:02 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Phoenix Gold 800.1ti Setup Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2392
Re: Phoenix Gold 800.1ti Setup Question
Have you ready the manual for it find here: https://download.phoenixphorum.com/Manuals/Amplifiers/Titanium/Ti800_1Manual.pdf the crossover on this amp is pretty straight forward but some of the multi channel ti amps are extremely complex. The top scale on the rotary switch is supposed to be the amps...
- Thu May 06, 2021 3:51 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Zx350 OVL then Steady Green after cap repair
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3597
Re: Zx350 OVL then Steady Green after cap repair
You will be very happy with it. Enjoy it and then pass it on to your kids. Build your own little phoenix phamily!
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:32 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Zx350 OVL then Steady Green after cap repair
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3597
Re: Zx350 OVL then Steady Green after cap repair
Overload led for a few seconds and then green led is normal startup behavior. The o/l led is lit while the poweramp is muted during power up. This is to keep any pops or thumps from hitting the speakers. The amp can easily overload a small DC power supply. You can run a more stout supply and either ...
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Bass cube remotes and ebay's new selling rules...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9515
Re: Bass cube remotes and ebay's new selling rules...
Yeah, they are already charging sales tax on stuff whether it's new, used, or otherwise and then they want to get income tax too. We've given this ridiculous government way to much power. I'm not sure whom the taxes are helping, but it's not me. Most middle class Americans already have about a 38% t...
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:49 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: 15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3805
Re: 15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
I believe I have one spare case. I was planning to use it to make one to sell to help fund my insanity. I'm not 100% sure where in my empire of dirt it resides though, so don't count on it until I can dig for it a bit. Keep your fellers out for one just in case... Hahaha, see what I did there? Case,...
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:31 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: 15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3805
Re: 15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
I made a bit more progress on these over the last few days. I had a feedback from a few people that they did not like the unobstructed view of the yellow supercaps. I designed a 3d printer bracket that allowed me to reinstall the original grate baffle above the caps. This also has to be filled and t...
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:24 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: 15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3805
Re: 15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
What would you charge for this? Sorry Scott, I forgot to reply to your question. The cost of parts has been fluctuating a lot due to the new Asian import duties, but as of right now they are about $250 provided one sends me the case to make the mods and fit the new module. I'm finding that when a l...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:45 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Board Upgrades
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19944
Re: Board Upgrades
I was wondering what was going on. Lol, at first I went through the control panel trying to figure out how my theme got changed.
Thank you for upgrading the software Tom. I how you get more time to drop in. We miss you.
Later,
Jason
Thank you for upgrading the software Tom. I how you get more time to drop in. We miss you.
Later,
Jason
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:41 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19494
Re: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
Yes, I do take repairs from all over the US and I have a few clients outside North America as well. I have a tremendous amount of backlog right now though and have been actively turning down new work and clients for a while. If you would like to pm, I'll give you details on how to get on my wait lis...
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:56 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: MS Series Modifications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10060
Re: MS Series Modifications
I have a lot of pictures of the work if you would like me to post a thread about them. I've been avoiding posting non pg repairs just because this is a brand specific group.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:55 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: MS Series Modifications
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10060
Re: MS Series Modifications
I'm extremely backlogged at the moment, but I'm glad you like those earthquakes and that you were able to work out a deal with my good friend Yusef. Just so you know, only one of those two earthquakes were completely gone through from stem to stern (the one that is in nearly flawless condition, it h...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:50 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19494
Re: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
I forgot to reply with books I've found useful. Pretty much anything by the author Randy Sloan or Douglas Self. I have multiple books by both authors. Both authors write on the theory, principles and design of poweramps and preamps. Neither one will go into much detail about power supply design, and...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:01 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19494
Re: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
BTW, I don't believe I've ever worked on a xs4300, so it's possible I'm incorrect about those diodes not being stock. They're should be at least 4 more mosfets somewhere for the other channels, and they may actually be there under the crossover board. Normally in the tantrum amps, and I've fixed ple...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:52 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19494
Re: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
The guide perry sells is not the same as the free website. The guide he sells goes step by step through every piece of information you need to fix nearly any amplifier. The bcae website is more of a primer on car audio in general. The guide is the equivalent of going to trade school to learn how to ...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Bass cube remotes and ebay's new selling rules...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9515
Bass cube remotes and ebay's new selling rules...
Hey guys, for a long time I've been selling bass cube remotes as well as zpaxos and some other odds and ends on ebay. Mostly by request anymore because I don't have a lot of spare time. Even though I haven't listed for a while, people still find my old auctions and message me though there. Hopefully...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:14 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19494
Re: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
You are missing the point. Switching power supplies in automotive amplifiers are basically the same across virtually every make model and power, only the scale changes. The basics that you are missing, are things like how to recognize what parts of the amplifier do which jobs, how to properly identi...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:41 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
- Replies: 50
- Views: 19494
Re: Sapphire XS4600 Amplifier no power
I just went back and looked at your pictures more closely and I noticed that 3 of the channels have diodes fitted in place of outputs. Are these the mosfets you replaced, or did you replace the power supply mosfets that we told you were going to need replaced? If you didn't replace the power supply ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:43 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Repair threads?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6224
Re: Repair threads?
I don't especially like Facebook either, but just about every other person in the world seems to just love it, so it seems that more and more we are just being roped into it.
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:55 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: XS2300 Blk Repair
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3968
Re: XS2300 Blk Repair
Pain in the ass, but I found it. The one on the *left* is the only style that can be used in a linear amplifier unless it was specifically designed to run the new next gen parts.
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:52 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: XS2300 Blk Repair
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3968
Re: XS2300 Blk Repair
Most times devices in the do-41 package that are not diodes are RTDs. Pg did not often use them in their designs, but in the xs and tantrum amps they used a 10k NTC RTD as part of the bias control circuitry. I cannot tell from the picture if these are RTDs, but their circuit designation will be &quo...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:51 am
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: Phoenix Gold RBCF Remote Bass Level Controller Wiring Repair
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1908
Re: Phoenix Gold RBCF Remote Bass Level Controller Wiring Re
Please upload a picture of the modular end of the cable. Take it from above so I can see which colors are in which positions. These level controllers are not the same as the Lpl44 ft bass cube and they bring one of the 15v supply rails out to knob. There is a chance you've already done permanent dam...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:51 pm
- Forum: Car Audio
- Topic: 15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3805
15F Ti Powercore 66.6F upgrade for a client
Here's another quick one. A few years back I designed a 66.6F replacement supercap board for the leaky 15F alumapro modules in the ti powercores. I've had one assembled for more than a year and running reliably in my daily shop. The same client I did the other ti amps for also sent me a powercore fo...