Have a McCormack DNA-125 amp that is having some problems too. It powers on but don't pass a signal to speakers while getting very hot at the right side of the chassis. Not so the left side.
Could you repair an amp like this? I have 2 of them bur would love for you to tackle it? Thanks in advance. th-cam.com/video/6E6nTRC_mGM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CqwPziHSZxBcdCuQ
Swear to God or Allah or whoever you wish, Sam is the MOST concise, best-expressed and most well-worded explanator in English that I've seen presented on TH-cam, ever.
I usually don’t comment but I wanted to thank you for quickly walking us through this. It was well informed, easy to follow. I’ll see if it fixes my issue, but bravo on the excellent video.
I can appreciate what he is teaching but a lot of knowledge about the circuit needs to be known first. This guy has studied the schematic and I suppose block diagram to know how it works and where his voltage should come from. This is the most important part and detrimental to troubleshooting . I wished I knew half of what he has forgotten , it would take me a week to go through that much trouble shooting but I am envious of such wisdom. Great video
Got a d4s jp33,no sound no visual question as to something burnt or blown,all traces are fine,I'm pissed and stumped!! Someone said ic card,idfk. Great vid buddy
Wow this was awesome! I have a class d home sub amp i'm debugging and will try to use this overall process. How do you know exactly what pins to test for rail voltages etc? I guess experience and having an understanding of the board layout.
You have some of the BEST videos out! I just made one about my amp having a similar problem except mine was a blown “blue cap” like @ 3:37 in this video!? What are they called!?
I have an MB Quart Onyx 1500.1 D amp. I don’t have the one tester you have, I only have a multimeter. The amp turns on, the inputs seem to be good from a continuity test, no protection mode, and no sound… anyway I can figure out what’s bad on this thing with just a multimeter or do you know of known issues??
Hello Sir. I have a vintage Marantz pre stereo amplifier pm420 and it has been playing very well until earlier this morning when i was listening to a radio station and it made a single click sound and there was no sound at all so i switched it off for about 10 minutes and and switched it back on but still no sound please help me out as i am not good with electronics
That tiny little inductor has a scorch mark underneath it, suggesting it's passed a crap ton of current and burned up. The 7812 that it supplies might be toast, or something on the 12 volt rail has shorted out as well. Be interesting to see what the overall damage was. Do a follow-up vid if you have time.
They are toroidal transformers that usually change a higher voltage to a lower voltage to power the circuit boards (which generally operate at low voltages). These toroidal transformers are often used in amplifiers due to their high efficiency, and smaller sizes.
I have a modern Vox AC30 C. I have not used it a lot but now it has a sort erratic distortion. I most play clean. It often sounds like a bad connection but I've cleaned all the contacts in the amp. Any thoughts on where to look next. BTW I've replaced all the tubes.
Man I would like if you can help me on my pg zpa 0.3 amp it would power but half my board wont work so I’m mostly stuck and not knowing what’s going on
Are you familiar with Memphis amps? I just bought one from a yard sale it's a old school Memphis pr600. I have power going into it and a good ground. I'm bench testing it but neither the power light or the fault light will light up. No spark touching terminals either. Fuses are all good. Any idea where to look?
Do you have any suggestions for me? Audiopipe 1800.1 I've got continuity between 12v and ground power terminals. I've removed all the mosfets and still have continuity across the board. Continuity was tested with the amp completely disconnected from any power.
I enjoyed this video, i was wondering if you can help me with a spl z2x1600 it has a short i took out all the output transistor three of the mosfet but even with the absence of these power mosfets the empty slot still reads short
I know it's a long shot, but i got a 80s hifi amp, a kenwood ka55, all works except sound. I took it apart and visually inspected it, no obvious faults. The visualizer works and responds to volume changes, it just makes no sound. Not even a pop. Any ideas to go from here? Waiting on a service manual
I have an alpine Mrd 345 and the impeller on the fan has fallen down into the amp and was lodged between the crossover card and the case and I only get static now , any ideas
What could be the potential cause of my taramps bass 8k not powering on I did find that the remote terminal has a ground on it if I can find the cause of that I can find the problem the amp has always has sufficient voltage and it didn’t get hot or it never smoked I went to listen to it one day and it just wouldn’t come on. I’m assuming the ground on the remote terminal is the issue because as soon as I unhooked the remoter my second amp powered back on
I'm curious about why that inductor might have failed. Any thoughts? I'm just getting ready to troubleshoot a QSC CP8 that powers up but has no audio out. I really appreciate this video for getting me started.
@@barevids Thanks, I did not know that about those types of inductors. I have my CP8 disassembled, and it's loaded with lots of fine-pitch SMD components and no obvious failure mechanism. I am thinking about just buying a replacement audio + power PCBA assembly from their spare-parts site.
Hey sam i have a 6000.1 ds 18 amplifier it playing normal but when turn up it trip to protect i check everything and find nothing. I check the output driver ic but the number scratch off can u able to say whats the driver ic number
Iv got an old techinc system, the tuna works but tape and cd decks only put out a tiny tiny bit of sound! Can't hear it unless you put your ear to the speakers. any ideas folks??
I have two Rockford fosgate amps that are powering on but not putting out anything and I was wondering if I could send them to you and you could repair them. Ofc I would pay
hi i have an amplifier that powers up and works fine for half an hour then it shuts down by itself. afterwards it would just switch on and immediately shuts down. i keep switching it back on and it'll shut down immediately . would u know what is wrong with it?
Very good video. I have a crate amp vc3112b and sometimes its sound disappear but it stills on. Nobody in my city knows how to fix it. If you help me I'd be very happy. THanks a lot
Can you help with my amp problem..i got all then ground,power supply and rem wire correctly but when i plug in the rca cable then my monoblock blown along with a pop sound inside the amp..
What should I check first? PG amp. Mosley’s are not shorted. Amp won’t power on. Connected to known-good battery, amp loads bat down to 4 volts and draws 1.5 amps. No obvious blown components.
Hey I have a Deafbonce AAK 6k that went into a thermal protection and now won't put out bass just a high pitch whining noise through the sub what would be the cause of this and how would I go about fixing it
@@barevids could you maybe tell me what the issue is to better explain it to a repair technician what happened was during playing I had a ground wire inside the enclosure come off the terminal and instantly threw the amp into a thermal protection
I would love to see this on the Apeg PF-500. There are a few hundred of those amps that power up but no sound. If you could find the "common" issue it would save many of them from the trash depositories. It seems its the PCB but the factory fix is to get a new board (which runs 200+ dollars....IF you can get one!)
Hello ... i have klipsch active subwoofer 300w it has problem when i increase volume above 50% my sub going into protection mode .. Can you help me how can i solve this problem???
I’m sure you get lots of questions from people but I’d appreciate any suggestions from you. I have an old Crate B10 xl simple solid state amp that I’ve been trying to get working again for a couple of years. There isn’t any repair places near me and I searched all over online with no luck finding any similar problems like mine. I was playing it and all of a sudden zero audio, not even a hum, the fuse wasn’t blown and it still powers on. I’ve confirmed that the speaker is still good, I can’t see any signs of something that got hot or shorted, the jack inputs are making contact and all of the wiring is good, none of the caps look bulged and it doesn’t even make a sound when I touch the aux jack. I’m suspecting it’s a component on the circuit board but I can’t see a visible problems, I’ve tried testing everything with the knowledge I have, it makes a small sound whenever I touch two of the pins on the output transistor/mosfet so It might be that but I’m not sure. It might even be one of the many diodes.
If you really want to get into this, you want to use your multimeter and check all of the auxiliary voltages around the board. Check there is rail voltage present in the large rail caps on the output board, check you have bipolar auxiliary supply for the op amps on the preamp board, etc. You might find that some are missing due to crack solder or failed components in the power supply board.
Thank you for replying so quickly! I appreciate your suggestions and I will try the best I can to test what you mentioned. A couple added details is that it’s one circuit board and I have re-soldered all points with no luck.
Ok a year later lol so my amp is R1200 rocksford fosgate and it stopped working untill i found out if i put a little pressure on the gain setting knob the bass turns on as it should but when i release it goes off any tips on that? Or is the amp done
@@barevids i see i see so what i did was apply more pressure and i went down and now i have absolutely no sound even if i press on it again i feel like i broke it whats your opinion on that?
Great material, I have one question about the Phoenix Gold car amplifier, I disassembled it and noticed that the transformer, one of the turns is very loose, should I attach it somehow or glue it with some special glue?
What would cause my power Acoustik lt980 amplifier to work but vocals are playing thru the subwoofers? Amp has LPF HPF and Subsonic adjustments. If I switch to LPF I get no bass or sound
Awesome video. I have heard amps can kill you and should be left to sit unplugged for a couple days, was this plugged in to a live? How can I learn how to fix amps the best way please
I changed both inductors for good measure as these are common failure points in these old amps, and she's working good as new.
Havo a orio Xtr amp turns on but no sound how much u charge what's your email to message you or get ahold of u
Amazing skillz
Have a McCormack DNA-125 amp that is having some problems too. It powers on but don't pass a signal to speakers while getting very hot at the right side of the chassis. Not so the left side.
I wish I understood a single word you said! I have a Bose pa speaker system that powers on but relays no sound
how much does it normally cost for this type of diagnose and repair?
he's literally speedrunning amp repairs now, what a gangster
Fr I had to watch it in .75 to actually comprehend whats going on
Gangsta indeed i understood all of that dam this guy is good 👍 😊
Best video i've seen in a while. Perhaps because I have ADHD, i love getting loads of useful information in short amount of time. Very good video
Could you repair an amp like this? I have 2 of them bur would love for you to tackle it? Thanks in advance. th-cam.com/video/6E6nTRC_mGM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CqwPziHSZxBcdCuQ
You must be the only one who could absorb it at that rate. How did you see the values on the scope at that speed😮
We have to do the meth as he does the math.
I learned more about amp repair in this vid than at any time ever in my life,EPIC!!!
You have the speaking talent to be a world class auctioneer. Whoa!!! Great video and I did enjoy your troubleshooting. Thanks for sharing.
Your videos are really useful if someone wants to diagnose/repair their own hardware, thanks mate!
Swear to God or Allah or whoever you wish, Sam is the MOST concise, best-expressed and most well-worded explanator in English that I've seen presented on TH-cam, ever.
Vishnu.
Love these fast paced videos! Really hope to see more of these in the future!
Finally a TH-camr that gets straight to the useful information being sought.. You fuckin rock! Subscribed+
Would love to have more videos like this. Im having this problem been staring at my board for weeks.
I had to check my playback speed. It wasnt 2× 😂. Excellent video- thank you.
Hey man I definitely am going to use this video in a few hours I have a friend bringing me an amp with no output. Thank you for going thru that
You've saved me a lot of time! And my adhd absolutely loves you!
Great video man. Love the pace and the explanations make sense and apply well beyond this single use-case. Thanks!
I can't say for sure that I'll remember what was said, but I sure enjoyed hearing about it! 🙂👍
I usually don’t comment but I wanted to thank you for quickly walking us through this. It was well informed, easy to follow. I’ll see if it fixes my issue, but bravo on the excellent video.
I can appreciate what he is teaching but a lot of knowledge about the circuit needs to be known first. This guy has studied the schematic and I suppose block diagram to know how it works and where his voltage should come from. This is the most important part and detrimental to troubleshooting . I wished I knew half of what he has forgotten , it would take me a week to go through that much trouble shooting but I am envious of such wisdom. Great video
Thanks man! I didn't have any schematic for this amplifier though, I just looked at it and worked out how it works
This is really cool thanks. I watched a 3hr video while making a subwoofer box. Good video.
bravo! your video is the best one yet, direct and very clear, the way it should thank you, many will find it helpfull thanks again
Thank you for the speed run I'm considering purchasing the equipment to do the repair so I can get my amp working again
That's awesome, now if only i knew what to look for in my not working Denon, and how to replace lol
Wow you are a genius very smart and very well-spoken
Simple, well explained...PERFECT! Love your videos.... Keep it up!
subbed! Great video and no slow fidgeting just straight up diagnosis
Do you have any videos on diagnosis of ac powered amps?
Excellent video, thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Love the fast pace!
🎉 Love this speedrun diagnose. 🎉 It is master level
Got a d4s jp33,no sound no visual question as to something burnt or blown,all traces are fine,I'm pissed and stumped!! Someone said ic card,idfk. Great vid buddy
Bruh my jp43 literally just did this to me 😅.. it turns on but no power I been trying everything before I send it in for repair
👌 what is that humming sound when put on
Wow this was awesome! I have a class d home sub amp i'm debugging and will try to use this overall process. How do you know exactly what pins to test for rail voltages etc? I guess experience and having an understanding of the board layout.
Hot damn! Quick. Clean. To the point.
Great tutorial, thank you!
What is that monitor you are using, and is the other probe connected to the ground on the amplifier? Thanks ❤
My amp has a short circuit when I replace the output transistors the transistors gets blowing I can't find the fault so how do I find it
You have some of the BEST videos out! I just made one about my amp having a similar problem except mine was a blown “blue cap” like @ 3:37 in this video!? What are they called!?
just one tiny component and the amplifier don't work , every component no matter how big or small has their own function
I have an MB Quart Onyx 1500.1 D amp. I don’t have the one tester you have, I only have a multimeter. The amp turns on, the inputs seem to be good from a continuity test, no protection mode, and no sound… anyway I can figure out what’s bad on this thing with just a multimeter or do you know of known issues??
Great work sam, take care.
Hello Sir. I have a vintage Marantz pre stereo amplifier pm420 and it has been playing very well until earlier this morning when i was listening to a radio station and it made a single click sound and there was no sound at all so i switched it off for about 10 minutes and and switched it back on but still no sound please help me out as i am not good with electronics
NIce scope why u went with an old school one rather and the new ones?
very fast very informative , thanks .
I have a massive 3600d when cold has like no output till it warms up and ideas . Would like to send it to you for repair if possible .
That tiny little inductor has a scorch mark underneath it, suggesting it's passed a crap ton of current and burned up. The 7812 that it supplies might be toast, or something on the 12 volt rail has shorted out as well. Be interesting to see what the overall damage was. Do a follow-up vid if you have time.
It wasn't actually a scorch, just left over flux. The regs are fine, I replaced both inductors and it passed endurance test. ☺
@@barevids That was an easy one then! Whenever I think I am onto a quick fix, it turns into a multi-hour marathon chasing shorted components.
I changed the playback speed to .75 and it was way easier to follow what he was saying :)
you are gifted!! keep up the good work. thank you.
Good info and diagnostic flow right here.. pay attention kids.
what are the circle coli things and what do they do?
They are toroidal transformers that usually change a higher voltage to a lower voltage to power the circuit boards (which generally operate at low voltages). These toroidal transformers are often used in amplifiers due to their high efficiency, and smaller sizes.
GREAT STUFF! REALLY ENJOY THIS.
I have a modern Vox AC30 C. I have not used it a lot but now it has a sort erratic distortion. I most play clean. It often sounds like a bad connection but I've cleaned all the contacts in the amp. Any thoughts on where to look next. BTW I've replaced all the tubes.
Great video!
Very informative!
Thank you!
It's depressing how such a tiny tiny component is causing such a large issue
Yes, and also does a tiny little piece of plastic. Especially on tapedecks.
Man I would like if you can help me on my pg zpa 0.3 amp it would power but half my board wont work so I’m mostly stuck and not knowing what’s going on
Are you familiar with Memphis amps? I just bought one from a yard sale it's a old school Memphis pr600. I have power going into it and a good ground. I'm bench testing it but neither the power light or the fault light will light up. No spark touching terminals either. Fuses are all good. Any idea where to look?
What tool is he using to check the components without desoldering?
Do you have any suggestions for me? Audiopipe 1800.1 I've got continuity between 12v and ground power terminals. I've removed all the mosfets and still have continuity across the board. Continuity was tested with the amp completely disconnected from any power.
I enjoyed this video, i was wondering if you can help me with a spl z2x1600 it has a short i took out all the output transistor three of the mosfet but even with the absence of these power mosfets the empty slot still reads short
I know it's a long shot, but i got a 80s hifi amp, a kenwood ka55, all works except sound. I took it apart and visually inspected it, no obvious faults. The visualizer works and responds to volume changes, it just makes no sound. Not even a pop. Any ideas to go from here? Waiting on a service manual
I have an alpine Mrd 345 and the impeller on the fan has fallen down into the amp and was lodged between the crossover card and the case and I only get static now , any ideas
hi, i have a morel 5 channel amp that turns on but won't turn off even if i remove the remote wire. where do you suggest i start diagnosing?
This guy made an amplifier repair video right after he got done chopping his breakfast on a mirror and having a good ol’ sniffy sniff 😂
What could be the potential cause of my taramps bass 8k not powering on I did find that the remote terminal has a ground on it if I can find the cause of that I can find the problem the amp has always has sufficient voltage and it didn’t get hot or it never smoked I went to listen to it one day and it just wouldn’t come on. I’m assuming the ground on the remote terminal is the issue because as soon as I unhooked the remoter my second amp powered back on
What are you connecting your scope to ? Just one probe to the ground ? And you probing around with the other probe ?
at 1:18 he just casually rests his hand on the capacitors...
I'm curious about why that inductor might have failed. Any thoughts? I'm just getting ready to troubleshoot a QSC CP8 that powers up but has no audio out. I really appreciate this video for getting me started.
@@blakecooper9273 they're very fragile. Likely vibrations from being in automotive environment
@@barevids Thanks, I did not know that about those types of inductors. I have my CP8 disassembled, and it's loaded with lots of fine-pitch SMD components and no obvious failure mechanism. I am thinking about just buying a replacement audio + power PCBA assembly from their spare-parts site.
I have a planet audio old school amp no sound but I don't have the tools like you wat can I use ?
Anyone know where I can get an amp repaired ? Any body you guys went through and recommend
Hey sam i have a 6000.1 ds 18 amplifier it playing normal but when turn up it trip to protect i check everything and find nothing. I check the output driver ic but the number scratch off can u able to say whats the driver ic number
The amp isn't the issue, check your wiring
@@barevids hi i already check all of that i using a 0 gauge wire
@@awaazhoosein6565 you didn't check enough. Protect when turned up is only ever low voltage or low ohm.
@@barevidsit goin in and out protect when turn up I'll check back and see
Hey I have a question can you upgrade components on any amp to make it better?, like the caps and rail voltages and moffets
Would also like to know
I need some help, the PCON Continuous power source isn't getting the power that is needed. Can you help me figure it out?
Hi. Sorry for the question. Where did you connect the negative cabel from the scopprobe?
Common scope and PS ground
@@barevids ok. Thank you.
Iv got an old techinc system, the tuna works but tape and cd decks only put out a tiny tiny bit of sound! Can't hear it unless you put your ear to the speakers. any ideas folks??
I have two Rockford fosgate amps that are powering on but not putting out anything and I was wondering if I could send them to you and you could repair them. Ofc I would pay
hi i have an amplifier that powers up and works fine for half an hour then it shuts down by itself. afterwards it would just switch on and immediately shuts down. i keep switching it back on and it'll shut down immediately . would u know what is wrong with it?
Nice fault finding. Impressive.
Very good video. I have a crate amp vc3112b and sometimes its sound disappear but it stills on. Nobody in my city knows how to fix it. If you help me I'd be very happy. THanks a lot
what if the pre amplifier is good and the fets are good, but there is no signal getting to the port one of the ports.
Can you help with my amp problem..i got all then ground,power supply and rem wire correctly but when i plug in the rca cable then my monoblock blown along with a pop sound inside the amp..
Never plug rcas while amplifier is powered up!!
What should I check first? PG amp. Mosley’s are not shorted. Amp won’t power on. Connected to known-good battery, amp loads bat down to 4 volts and draws 1.5 amps. No obvious blown components.
Mosfets. Not Nosely’s. Spellcheck is so cool.
Hey I have a Deafbonce AAK 6k that went into a thermal protection and now won't put out bass just a high pitch whining noise through the sub what would be the cause of this and how would I go about fixing it
@@SlamryCamry19 this needs repairing by an experienced technician, this is not a repair that the end user can perform
@@barevids could you maybe tell me what the issue is to better explain it to a repair technician what happened was during playing I had a ground wire inside the enclosure come off the terminal and instantly threw the amp into a thermal protection
@@SlamryCamry19 just tell them that. A decent tech won't need any more details.
what is the tool your probing with called?
You rock man!! 😁😁👍👍
Do you have anything for a Rockford fosgste 155 bdcp
School u went to u so good at what u doing
No school just self taught
Mine there is no sound coming out if you connect amp via optical cable but there is sound if using RCA cables, please help
Any interest in repairing a Bass 30K?
I would love to see this on the Apeg PF-500. There are a few hundred of those amps that power up but no sound. If you could find the "common" issue it would save many of them from the trash depositories. It seems its the PCB but the factory fix is to get a new board (which runs 200+ dollars....IF you can get one!)
I'll do it if someone sends me one
Awesome video simple though lol , thank you sir
Hello ... i have klipsch active subwoofer 300w it has problem when i increase volume above 50% my sub going into protection mode .. Can you help me how can i solve this problem???
Goated work here
Do you still work on amps? I’m having the same issue 😢
Where do you connect the testers negative lead ?
I think on the chassis. Anywhere it is grounded.
Wow. That was awesome!
I’m sure you get lots of questions from people but I’d appreciate any suggestions from you. I have an old Crate B10 xl simple solid state amp that I’ve been trying to get working again for a couple of years. There isn’t any repair places near me and I searched all over online with no luck finding any similar problems like mine. I was playing it and all of a sudden zero audio, not even a hum, the fuse wasn’t blown and it still powers on. I’ve confirmed that the speaker is still good, I can’t see any signs of something that got hot or shorted, the jack inputs are making contact and all of the wiring is good, none of the caps look bulged and it doesn’t even make a sound when I touch the aux jack. I’m suspecting it’s a component on the circuit board but I can’t see a visible problems, I’ve tried testing everything with the knowledge I have, it makes a small sound whenever I touch two of the pins on the output transistor/mosfet so It might be that but I’m not sure. It might even be one of the many diodes.
If you really want to get into this, you want to use your multimeter and check all of the auxiliary voltages around the board. Check there is rail voltage present in the large rail caps on the output board, check you have bipolar auxiliary supply for the op amps on the preamp board, etc. You might find that some are missing due to crack solder or failed components in the power supply board.
Thank you for replying so quickly! I appreciate your suggestions and I will try the best I can to test what you mentioned. A couple added details is that it’s one circuit board and I have re-soldered all points with no luck.
Also the only testing tool I have is a digital multimeter.
I'm having trouble with a American Bass ph4000.1 MD v2 amplifier. It's stuck in Protect mode and I can't figure it out
Ok a year later lol so my amp is R1200 rocksford fosgate and it stopped working untill i found out if i put a little pressure on the gain setting knob the bass turns on as it should but when i release it goes off any tips on that? Or is the amp done
Very simple issue just need to clean or resolder the pot or switches
@@barevids i see i see so what i did was apply more pressure and i went down and now i have absolutely no sound even if i press on it again i feel like i broke it whats your opinion on that?
@@barevids i appreciate the fast response a saver man
@@Nathan-hw2tm probably. You need to take it apart and inspect it or take it to a tech if you don't feel confident.
Is that just a big multimeter?
Great material,
I have one question about the Phoenix Gold car amplifier, I disassembled it and noticed that the transformer, one of the turns is very loose, should I attach it somehow or glue it with some special glue?
All purpose glue is fine
What would cause my power Acoustik lt980 amplifier to work but vocals are playing thru the subwoofers? Amp has LPF HPF and Subsonic adjustments. If I switch to LPF I get no bass or sound
Lpf needs to be on. Maybe the switch is dirty, clean with 99% isopropyl
Great vid!
Awesome video. I have heard amps can kill you and should be left to sit unplugged for a couple days, was this plugged in to a live?
How can I learn how to fix amps the best way please
By reading all materials related to it to self educate. You can do it!!
What would happen if the transistor cut in half well one connection on one side
Can I send you my amp it powers on but no sound on two amps same brand