Amp just died.....sort of?
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Amp just died.....sort of?
My C5 audio system uses a pair of MRP F300 Amps (one for left side one for right)
Channels 1 and 2 driver the tweeter and midrange and channels 3/4 are bridged to to the midbass.
The system has been working flawlessly since I installed it back in 2010....but today when playing at relatively low levels the entire right channel cut out. I checked connections and channels, and having two identical amps, I swapped them. Sure enough the passenger side amp is the problem.
The faulty amp LED still illuminates like normal, was given time to cool off and doesn't seem to have any physical issues (it sits in a custom built active-cooled amp rack)
The setup is designed specifically for the MRP F300 so simply dropping in another model would mean re-building the whole rack.
Any ideas? Is there a simple reset I don't know about?
thanks.
Channels 1 and 2 driver the tweeter and midrange and channels 3/4 are bridged to to the midbass.
The system has been working flawlessly since I installed it back in 2010....but today when playing at relatively low levels the entire right channel cut out. I checked connections and channels, and having two identical amps, I swapped them. Sure enough the passenger side amp is the problem.
The faulty amp LED still illuminates like normal, was given time to cool off and doesn't seem to have any physical issues (it sits in a custom built active-cooled amp rack)
The setup is designed specifically for the MRP F300 so simply dropping in another model would mean re-building the whole rack.
Any ideas? Is there a simple reset I don't know about?
thanks.
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My C5 audio system uses a pair of MRP F300 Amps (one for left side one for right)
Channels 1 and 2 driver the tweeter and midrange and channels 3/4 are bridged to to the midbass.
The system has been working flawlessly since I installed it back in 2010....but today when playing at relatively low levels the entire right channel cut out. I checked connections and channels, and having two identical amps, I swapped them. Sure enough the passenger side amp is the problem.
The faulty amp LED still illuminates like normal, was given time to cool off and doesn't seem to have any physical issues (it sits in a custom built active-cooled amp rack)
The setup is designed specifically for the MRP F300 so simply dropping in another model would mean re-building the whole rack.
Any ideas? Is there a simple reset I don't know about?
thanks.
Channels 1 and 2 driver the tweeter and midrange and channels 3/4 are bridged to to the midbass.
The system has been working flawlessly since I installed it back in 2010....but today when playing at relatively low levels the entire right channel cut out. I checked connections and channels, and having two identical amps, I swapped them. Sure enough the passenger side amp is the problem.
The faulty amp LED still illuminates like normal, was given time to cool off and doesn't seem to have any physical issues (it sits in a custom built active-cooled amp rack)
The setup is designed specifically for the MRP F300 so simply dropping in another model would mean re-building the whole rack.
Any ideas? Is there a simple reset I don't know about?
thanks.
also check with the amp manf. they likely service their own products
Last edited by racebum; Oct 7, 2017 at 04:16 PM.
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From: Somewhere in the middle of Kansas
You can pick up one of those amps used on EBay for $60 to $100. I would look at that as having one repaired and shipped will probably cost more. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...300&_sacat=293
