Phoenix Gold Phorum

I recently purchased this amp at a garage sell for 10 bucks i have been a pheonix gold fan every since i became a car audio guy my first amp was a ms275 it was an amazing little amp every since then i have been hooked but anyways when i first seen the amp i didnt know anything about it the guy at the garage sell said "this would be a nice little amp to run some components on"i said how much he said 10 bucks i got it home and did some research on it.i hooked it up and the power light comes on but no sound any ideas should i sell it or repair it[/b]

after opening it up i notice some burn marks near a resister i took pics of it

oK alright those pic's are just too dam big to even look at. resize them at 800x600

holy shit batman, pics can be sen from Mars
you might wanna resize them a bit

welcome to the phorum, you've come to the right place


and that's a steal of a price, even if non working ....

I paid $15 for a non working M50, a Bandit at $10 is still a steal. You sir, should be arrested.

Good find/snag.

should i repair it myself or send it somewhere to get repaired is it worth it how much is one these worth

Unless you are good with soldering, I suggest you don't fix it yourself. Yes you got a killer deal on that, but don't let that deal go to your head and make you think "I will try to fix it, but if I make it worse, it is only $10".

I would be willing to buy it off you, or fix it for you. Repairs would probably be under $100 depending on exactly what is wrong with it. Might be only $50 if it is something simple.

Eric Dpm me the info

i am pretty good with soldering i have fixed other electronics before but never a amp i just need to know what part of the amp is that that is burned and the steps to replace it far as selling it make me an offer

The first step is to see if it is drawing a lot of current. Put a 15A fuse in line with the power input and turn it on. Let us know if the fuse blows or not.

that resistor is notorious for getting hot! i don't actuallt think that's your issue here but for starters i would swap it out for a bigger wattage one in the same value and stand it off the board a bit more.

the cap under it looks like it's got hot as well, maybe swap that out too

its exactly this kind of thing that makes me love this phorum... some random guy that loves PG, buys a blown 10.00 amp and because of the common love, gets the info on how to fix the amp and joins the ranks of phorum LE owners.

too fricken cool.

nice good score/..

eric will prolly get it straight for you or buy it from you for even a lil profit for your pocket... either way you're in good hands now- 1 way or another you'll have a resolution that you will like with this amp here

You have problem with 15V supply. One of the op-amp IC’s leaking, shorted, unbalance or something shorted +/- 15 Volts supply to ground. I can fix that if you want. I have been worked for Phoenix Gold for more than 19 years repairing Phoenix Gold stuff before company was sold to AAMP of America. I start my own business and we can repair any Phoenix Gold, AudioSource or CarverPro amps or signal processors.

valeks1 wrote:You have problem with 15V supply. One of the op-amp IC’s leaking, shorted, unbalance or something shorted +/- 15 Volts supply to ground. I can fix that if you want. I have been worked for Phoenix Gold for more than 19 years repairing Phoenix Gold stuff before company was sold to AAMP of America. I start my own business and we can repair any Phoenix Gold, AudioSource or CarverPro amps or signal processors.

Wow, very cool! Welcome to the Phorum! How about a little introduction? I take it you worked with Roland K and the others?

i can't believe there is a phoenix gold forum i am finally home i have had just about all kind of amps but yet and still the golds are the best i purchased a ti 600.2 from a friend of a friend for 50 bucks will post pic later

I dont know if i like you Good find, hope its a easy fix

Yes I worked with Roland for 18 years. What Ref# for that resistor R34 or R33

Nice score! Have one of the guys here fix it for you... In working condition they are worth decent coin. No need to risk it.

Valeks1, welcome! I am sure you will have a great time here We might pick your brain to death as well.

valeks1 wrote:I can fix that if you want. I have been worked for Phoenix Gold for more than 19 years repairing Phoenix Gold stuff before company was sold to AAMP of America. I start my own business and we can repair any Phoenix Gold, AudioSource or CarverPro amps or signal processors.

Welcome to the Phorum, I guess you can get alot of customers with vintage PG-gear...

rocafella1 wrote:i can't believe there is a phoenix gold forum i am finally home

Yep, you are home now. Indeed...

Welcome to the phorum, home you'll enjoy it as I have done....