Help with a RF power 1000

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:35 pm

I like the crew here better than the RF forum so hope this is ok here.

So I might be picking up a power 1000 for $250. It is stated to power up but not sure on sound. So I think to send it in, reburb it, would still be a good deal.

What do you guys think?

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:36 pm

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Post by **mr tibbs** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:39 pm

Are you looking at buying this amp or do you own it and are looking for repair help? Sorry, I'm a bit confused by your original post.

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:46 pm

Yeah I am brain dead from the new years....edit completed

andy600rr · Post by **andy600rr** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:03 pm

Well, for $250, thats a steal.

Following on from the cheap MS2125 amp you got, I gotta ask..... where do I find bargains like this ????

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:17 pm

It will need a bunch of things to refurb it, although it appears to be in very good condition electronics assemblies age from heat, use, and just sitting around the Caps can go bad < electro-chemical devices that Caps are they can breakdown with time, thats why they have lifetime ratings and such in their spec's>.

Are you asking what it will need??? As it varies with overall condition, and will require some testing to decide a proper course of refurbishment.

LMK if I can be of help with any questions you might have, I have been inside several of these over the years since they were introduced. Always count on replacing the fan no matter what. Theres a guy on e-bay by the names of dealsbyjason that has the exact replacement fans and other parts for Vintage Rockford amps.

At 4 times 250 watts at 4 ohms its a powerhouse from the past. Please try not to bypass the internal fuses as they are there for your protection, along with the inline fuses on the speaker wires.
If you fail a channel these fuses are your only protection from smoking your speakers. These fuses also can protect your amp from being pushed into failure as long as they are not tampered with size wise.....C

Post by **Eric D** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:17 pm

Send it in where? Last I knew, RF would not work on these amps.

Other people can work on them, but make certain they do good work. The old Power line is full of point to point wiring, and aged parts. A technician needs to have some good skills to keep these amps working 100% and staying that way.

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:19 pm

Eric is correct, RF as with many others will not work on anything over 5 years old. Only PG does things like that and even they are shutting that down after all these years.....C

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:23 pm

Eric D wrote:Send it in where? Last I knew, RF would not work on these amps.

Other people can work on them, but make certain they do good work. The old Power line is full of point to point wiring, and aged parts. A technician needs to have some good skills to keep these amps working 100% and staying that way.

Cool glad you saw this Eric, I think Landis(sp) is still taking older, p to p equipment. we will see I guess any one else have any shops in mind

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:26 pm

1moreamp wrote: LMK if I can be of help with any questions you might have, I have been inside several of these over the years since they were introduced. Always count on replacing the fan no matter what. Theres a guy on e-bay by the names of dealsbyjason that has the exact replacement fans and other parts for Vintage Rockford amps.

Thanks I will let you know when I break this one open

tristan20 · Post by **tristan20** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:32 pm

send it to landis technical

Landis Technical Services
137 Cross Center Road
Ste 102
Denver, NC 28037
704-575-2134

They are an authorized repair center for rockford

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:38 pm

Thanks Tristan!

OK first off...guys dont hate me I am getting lucky on craigslist. This power 1000 deal was strange he had it sold so I sent hey if you get jerked around I have cash in hand. 2 weeks later emails me to meet up and I picked it up today. I figured it would be needing some help, boy was I wrong. It has no blemishs and has only been in one show car in it's life. Was given to the guy I bought it from, he found it in the closet and he didnt want it because it would pull to much current....you think?

need to get input on setup ideas on this monster in another post.

$350 worth of amps....right?

Post by **stipud** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:03 pm

Man, I could use some of your luck.

Post by **Eric D** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:40 pm

I know I don’t hate you. I am glad to see a cool deal go to someone other than justonemoreamp.

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:49 pm

Eric D wrote:I know I don’t hate you. I am glad to see a cool deal go to someone other than justonemoreamp.

A-MEN !!!

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:05 pm

Well JOMA trolls ebay and buys and resells right?

I guess here in Kansas City I have a market with the craigslist. It is mainly if you go pick it up with cash people give you deals.

Make money with the internet, he should write a book

What is odd is he said he had about 2-3 people call him when I got the MS-2125 that seller said he had over 10 calls.

How was this amp not hunted more...?

1moreamp · Post by **1moreamp** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:25 pm

Pretty rare and mostly not talked about anymore. It was one of the first really big amps and it sold for over 2K when it was new so not many people are aware of its existence, as it was not you run of the mill amp back then...

Post by **stipud** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:02 pm

Heck, when I saw Rockford "Power" title of the thread, I was assuming that it was you run of the mill Rockford Power amplifier... not some crazy rare high wattage oldschool amp. The PG MS series is immediately recognizable and doesn't get confused with current models.

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:29 pm

I am going to send this off to Landis next week, and then it will be in my 4runner.

Has anyone ever seen these "power" old school amps in a SQ set-up? Wish I could find some install pics of this lead brick.

Post by **fuzzysnuggleduck** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:21 pm

Go 4Runner!

Post by **Bfowler** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:32 pm

4runner...otherwise known as "gods chariot"

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:43 pm

Bfowler wrote:4runner...otherwise known as "gods chariot"

LOL...you made my day...oh wait ....yeah the $200 Power 1000 was a touch better..

Me-262 · Post by **Me-262** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:07 pm

A couple of years ago I had the chance to purchase about 8 Power 1000's at once. They were coming out of a competition vehicle and the guy just wanted to unload all of them at once. For those that followed the scene you may have noticed a "glut" of them hit the market all at once. I considered buying them all, selling the rest but 2 to keep as mine but as life would have it I had a million other things on the go and couldn't take time to make this happen. I'm pretty sure "you know who" did not happen across the deal. Let's just say I could have had all of them in working order for about $800.

I love the look of Chrome Power 1000's, I have always wanted to and one day will.... make a wall "art" mural with mounted monster amps: Chrome Power 1000, PPI A1200, PPI 2350DSM, MS10000

PS. Somewhere I have the test report from CAR AUDIO that includes this Power 1000 and a few other monsters from that era.

tristan20 · Post by **tristan20** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:26 pm

I have that test i can scan for you, I had like 10 of these power 1000's black, blue, chrome and even a white one. Sold them all, they are big monsters.

Did you know that the TRU TECHNOLOGY C7.4 is based on the POWER 1000

SHHHH I dont know anything about it

Dale H · Post by **Dale H** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:39 pm

Would like to see that guys

They made these in blue?

All I wanted (back in the day) was a power 300...guess this will work.
Now I am going to redesign the system to showcase this relic