Curious

Robcrx · 13th March 2010, 06:57 PM

Just curious. I found this pic online..Supposedly this amp doesnt work anymore. Why is this resistor so skinny ? Is this the culprit ?

btw this is a soundstream reference 500 amp.

mike49504 · 13th March 2010, 07:03 PM

Thoose resistors run hot in this amp Its common.

Set your meter to ohms and measure across the resistors and post the results

Robcrx · 13th March 2010, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike49504

Thoose resistors run hot in this amp Its common.

Set your meter to ohms and measure across the resistors and post the results

this is not my amp.. just a generic pic I used for reference

Im looking to buy a reference 500 though....

mike49504 · 13th March 2010, 07:17 PM

What i found with theese amps is thoose resistors you have pictured fail. Also the 2 switches usually get dirty and need to be cleaned. And sometimes you get problems with the driver boards for the outputs.

If i were you Id buy the amp. They are easy to work on and the parts arent very expensive.

It might just be the resistor that is bad in it.

Robcrx · 13th March 2010, 07:20 PM

That amp was for sale 3 years ago..
I did manage to find this one on craigslist

I gotta get pics of the internals though still...

mike49504 · 13th March 2010, 07:37 PM

How much is he asking for the amp the way it is?

Robcrx · 13th March 2010, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike49504

How much is he asking for the amp the way it is?

Not sure. yet (waiting for another email reply from him)

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Robcrx diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto Canada	Curious Just curious. I found this pic online..Supposedly this amp doesnt work anymore. Why is this resistor so skinny ? Is this the culprit ? btw this is a soundstream reference 500 amp.

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13th March 2010, 07:03 PM	#2
mike49504 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	Thoose resistors run hot in this amp Its common. Set your meter to ohms and measure across the resistors and post the results

13th March 2010, 07:17 PM	#4
mike49504 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	What i found with theese amps is thoose resistors you have pictured fail. Also the 2 switches usually get dirty and need to be cleaned. And sometimes you get problems with the driver boards for the outputs. If i were you Id buy the amp. They are easy to work on and the parts arent very expensive. It might just be the resistor that is bad in it.

13th March 2010, 07:20 PM	#5
Robcrx diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto Canada	That amp was for sale 3 years ago.. I did manage to find this one on craigslist I gotta get pics of the internals though still...

13th March 2010, 07:37 PM	#6
mike49504 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	How much is he asking for the amp the way it is?

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