System randomly started blowing fuses as soon as I put them in

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03-02-2011, 02:18 PM

godisanatheist

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System randomly started blowing fuses as soon as I put them in

Previously I was running a pg ti600.2 to a single 4ohm dvc type r. running at bridged at 2 ohms worked but i generated a lot of heat and fuses kept blowing, couple times a month. that amp is technically 'stable' at 2ohms but is not supposed to be run bridged 2 ohms for a long time.

I then bought the type r 2ohm dvc and had it connected at 4ohms bridged. perfect. the amp never heated up, fuses were never blown. I had it running like this for a month. I've played it at near max volumes with gain plenty up. No problems whatsoever. Now today the amp just shutoff while music was being played. (very low btw and not even anything bass heavy). I checked and saw that the fuse was blown (80A). I just put in another one. Started up the system.. amp never turned on. I check the fuse and its blown.

huh ????

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03-02-2011, 04:37 PM

godisanatheist

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yeah... amp is dead.

showed some guy at a shop and he said the power supply was gone on the amp and that cant get parts to fix it.

is there a way to fix it or should i just buy another amp

03-02-2011, 07:20 PM

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remember when I said to never run this amp at 2 ohms bridged?

Just sayin.

03-02-2011, 07:21 PM

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now on a completely non-douchebag side of things. It never hurts to have the amp looked at. Usually costs about 25 bucks to get it checked out. Likely it will be cheaper to get a new one.