Anyone here ever use a guy called "the amp doctor"

[807tubenut]

His work looks like CRAP!


Screws missing, sloppy solder joints, mis-matching brands and types, 20% gate resistors, ect!


I should clarify this is on a amp I bought off ebay.

 

[Perry Babin]

I think there are quite a few guys using that name.

 

[mike49504]

Dont know if its the same guy or not but When ZED AUDIO sold to Audio Products INC. The place for all warranty claims was called AMP Doctor.

And just before API sold to maxsonics they had alot of problems with Amp Doctor he had tons of warranty repairs from them and he closed up shop and took off with everyones amp they had sent in to be repaired.

 

[807tubenut]

That sounds about right for the work I seen in this amp.


sux iv got to remove half the amp's components...

 

[spooney]

His work looks like CRAP!


Screws missing, sloppy solder joints, mis-matching brands and types, 20% gate resistors, ect!


I should clarify this is on a amp I bought off ebay.

I didn't even know 20% resistors existed!! I feel bad enough when I'm in a pinch and I use some 5% resistors from the local electronic suppliers. Thats crazy. You'd have to go out of your way to do a terrible repair job.

 

[Perry Babin]

Do you know the history of this amp?

He may received it, tested it, found that it worked and put it up for sale without ever opening it.

 

[marko]

there's the Gordan from Genesis amp fame working under that name too, i doubt you'll ever see sloppy work from that guy though, his reputation is 2nd to none!

Mark.

 

[Cal Weldon]

his reputation is 2nd to none!

Except for perhaps the gentleman who posted just before you.

 

[807tubenut]

This was quite obviously a hack job, resistor's clipped, new ones soldered to the protruding wire, switching devices connected to just the top pads.

 

[ZippyTs]

and no pictures???

 

[807tubenut]

I have a few ill post up, Got sick of looking at it, so i rebuilt it in it's entirety saturday, Iv got it in my truck right now on a 2010 orion hcca 12.2 @ 1ohm, replaced the stock thermal tape with kapton tape and a little thermal paste.

 

[807tubenut]

I have a few ill post up, Got sick of looking at it, so i rebuilt it in it's entirety saturday, Iv got it in my truck right now on a 2010 orion hcca 12.2 @ 1ohm, replaced the stock thermal tape with kapton tape and a little thermal paste.

As a side note, this is one hard to find amp, the 250r is in big letters/numbers on the left side of the amp's top, while Orion is in small text at the right side's top, where as all the 250r's iv seen, have orion on the left in big text, while 250r is small and on the right.


Clamp said this amp produces just under 1100w ! 1ohm 14.2v