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semi broken amp?

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:58 am
by Bfowler
i have a xenon 100.2 that powers up, and plays music, its just very distorted. what did i break in it? usually when i break stuff i go for it all

Re: semi broken amp?

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:11 am
by dwnrodeo
Xenon amps have surface mount technology. Far inferior than thru-hole and provide distortion, remember? :)

Re: semi broken amp?

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 1:27 pm
by Bfowler
dwnrodeo wrote:Xenon amps have surface mount technology. Far inferior than thru-hole and provide distortion, remember? :)

lol, that is true. i may have been abusing this amp quite a bit though.

Re: semi broken amp?

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 1:55 pm
by ttocs
I heard that one time also so it must be true....

Re: semi broken amp?

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 5:30 pm
by davewaibel
use a magnet and see if they used a cast iron heatsink- could be iron oxide in the circuit

Re: semi broken amp?

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 7:21 am
by Eric D
davewaibel wrote:use a magnet and see if they used a cast iron heatsink- could be iron oxide in the circuit
You're an idiot! Everyone knows only Rockford used cast iron heatsinks. PG uses cast gold...

Re: semi broken amp?

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 8:16 am
by money-b
Eric D wrote:
davewaibel wrote:use a magnet and see if they used a cast iron heatsink- could be iron oxide in the circuit
You're an idiot! Everyone knows only Rockford used cast iron heatsinks. PG uses cast gold...
oh no....don't have him come back under another name,lol.... please!