15F Powercore DOA

Post by **stipud** » Thu May 07, 2009 10:31 am

dBincognito wrote:mhyde71
Double Penetration Dude

Damn I was thinking donkey punch. No wonder I was confused.

Post by **fuzzysnuggleduck** » Thu May 07, 2009 10:39 am

oldskoolmseriesfan wrote:mhyde71 your either really old or very sheltered

Or he's not into MMF

dBincognito · Post by **dBincognito** » Thu May 07, 2009 10:58 am

stipud

donkey punch

That's always fun 2

oldskoolmseriesfan · Post by **oldskoolmseriesfan** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:09 am

dBincognito wrote:stipud
donkey punch
That's always fun 2

HEEHAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

oldskoolmseriesfan · Post by **oldskoolmseriesfan** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:11 am

fuzzysnuggleduck wrote:
oldskoolmseriesfan wrote:mhyde71 your either really old or very sheltered
Or he's not into MMF

Neither am I, thats why you go B.O.B for the oldlady if thats what she wants

This thread is WAAAAAAY off course now

vin78 · Post by **vin78** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:16 am

whoa, this thread turned 180 degrees

Post by **mhyde71** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:41 am

oldskoolmseriesfan wrote:mhyde71 your either really old or very sheltered

just wasnt familiar with the acronym
where i come from we always called it getting her air tight
but that would be TP - I guess then, right?

dedlyjedly · Post by **dedlyjedly** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:25 pm

Eric D wrote:
Some of you guys will probably think I am nuts, but I am confident this damage is from lack of use.

It's the fact that your idea makes so much sense that I really didn't want to hear it Eric! I bought my powercore on accomodation from PG and have been saving it for a big TiAL install for a few years now.

And I thought I was keeping it factory fresh.

I'm going to have to call my brother in Utah and have him crack it open.

Post by **mhyde71** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:13 am

Okay sorry about delay but finally got my pc open and swapped back to ti-metal. here is what mine looks like...from just taking top off to cleaning a bit and exposing cap in full...

I also called alumapro and the guy that answered wasnt a tech, but he seemed to recall hearing (think he said his name was matt also), the tech matt speaking to someone about this...

SOOOO DID SOMEONE CALL??? AND IF SO WHAT is the deal?? can these be got and easily enough removed/replaced???

I will try later again today and see if I can get in touch....

QUESTION IS THOUGH.... Mayhaps we could work something out with them as to getting maybe a number of them to bring cost down??? who is in if this is apossibility... sure monjey would play a role in determining that... but i dont have clue right now as of yet....

Post by **Wakeup** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:21 am

What is that glue? corrosion or a worm? or.....hehe....sorry I have no clue...

Ouches on the cracks.

Post by **kg1961** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:23 am

that so shitty I had a 20f when you take the cover off all you seen were caps
none of mine were leaking just lucky I guess

Post by **Wakeup** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:26 am

Oh is that the cap?! The single cap piece? I've never taken one apart...so not sure how that works.

Post by **stipud** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:28 am

Wakeup wrote:What is that glue? corrosion or a worm? or.....hehe....sorry I have no clue...

Ouches on the cracks.

Corrosion.

Wakeup wrote:Oh is that the cap?! The single cap piece? I've never taken one apart...so not sure how that works.

Yes, the black part is the cap. The rest is just terminals, lights, and a big relay to turn the cap on.

So that's 3 for 3 now. Sorry yours is dying too Matt.

At least it looks much better than mine, and is probably still usable. Interesting though that they all seem to occur in the same spot, right at the negative terminal.

I wonder if I should fill mine up with CLR or something to dissolve all the oxidization

Post by **Wakeup** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:30 am

I guess I better take apart my black one....

Haven't done so yet.

Post by **kg1961** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:30 am

make sure using chemical doesn't cause it to blow up???

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:27 pm

stipud wrote: So that's 3 for 3 now. Sorry yours is dying too Matt.

Ouch... I have like 4 of those... Maybe I should open them too???

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:50 pm

Definitely check them out Pedi.

While I was an Alumapro dealer (jeez, is there anything I didn't carry? lol) this was VERY common. My rep would come by 1 or 2 times a month (he was also my PG rep) and ask "how many caps do I have to take back with me today?". So, yes it definately is a known problem. And has been for a long time.

And to Dp.. didn't u ever do 'the Shocker'?

Post by **mr tibbs** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:50 pm

Well that's just fucking great, this asshole went 3 for 3. I'm soooooo sorry guys, I don't know what to say (or do).

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:54 pm

Yeah Greg. I'd better do that. But now it is the last weekend before I travel away for work again, so I will check them out when I come back home instead. This weekend is just familyweekend..

TiEcs · Post by **TiEcs** » Sun May 17, 2009 10:04 pm

mhyde71 wrote:QUESTION IS THOUGH.... Mayhaps we could work something out with them as to getting maybe a number of them to bring cost down??? who is in if this is apossibility... sure monjey would play a role in determining that... but i dont have clue right now as of yet....

I would be intrested in a new core (depends on the price, off course)

Matt, mine looks like yourse.

As stupid mentionned: strange that they all crack on the same spot. Maybe a weak point of the core?

TiEcs · Post by **TiEcs** » Sun May 17, 2009 10:05 pm

gkitching wrote:Definitely check them out Pedi.

While I was an Alumapro dealer (jeez, is there anything I didn't carry? lol) this was VERY common. My rep would come by 1 or 2 times a month (he was also my PG rep) and ask "how many caps do I have to take back with me today?". So, yes it definately is a known problem. And has been for a long time.

And to Dp.. didn't u ever do 'the Shocker'?

And how did your rep react on this problem?
"Bring them in for a FREE repair"

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Mon May 18, 2009 4:26 am

The fix was to replace them. With, of coarse, the same problematic product. Which when IT went bad, they would replace again and again till the warranty was up. As far as I know, they never did do anything to 'fix' them.

TiEcs · Post by **TiEcs** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:51 pm

mhyde71 wrote: QUESTION IS THOUGH.... Mayhaps we could work something out with them as to getting maybe a number of them to bring cost down??? who is in if this is apossibility... sure monjey would play a role in determining that... but i dont have clue right now as of yet....

Any news yet?

longboard · Post by **longboard** » Wed May 27, 2009 9:37 am

right checked both mine today and one is sweet with no corrosion on anything

the other has corrosion on one of the terminals and crystals on the lead out the cap but no cracking or anything on the terminal case ect

so what do i clean the crystals/corrosion off anyone?

and what should i do?

Post by **stipud** » Wed May 27, 2009 9:44 am

I took care of the corrosion with CLR, once I had taken everything apart. It just ate through that stuff.

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