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05-07-2011, 03:12 PM
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Hey all..when I turn on my new Micro VR, the fan comes on immediately and seems to remain on. Is this normal for this amp? |
05-07-2011, 04:01 PM
|  | Captain of Industry | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spartanburg, SC | | | Mine does the same. Hrrrrrrmmmmmm... |
05-07-2011, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cataract  Mine does the same. Hrrrrrrmmmmmm... | Well, maybe it's supposed to do that. Anyone else want to chime in? |
05-08-2011, 12:01 AM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | um, yeah, it's pretty normal for the fan to work. that helps the amp to keep working 
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05-08-2011, 06:28 AM
| | | | Well let me say this. I work at a studio and do some session work and I haven't recorded this amp yet but the fan is loud so just keep it isolated and let it swing. Loud as heck in my bedroom though, the fan that is
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05-08-2011, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM um, yeah, it's pretty normal for the fan to work. that helps the amp to keep working | Lol...maybe I should have been more clear with my question. What I meant was "Is the fan supposed to run all the time as opposed to only when the unit hits a certain temperature?" On some amp heads, the fan only kicks in when it gets hot. I appreciate Ampeg's attempts to cool my house but I've got that covered |
05-08-2011, 09:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | | The fan on mine runs lightly all the time and gets going really well when playing. After a song I can usually hear it wind down the the baseline level. |
05-17-2011, 07:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | Ok, cool. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't defective. |
05-17-2011, 07:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma | | | Nope its on all the time. |
05-17-2011, 07:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO. | | | My SWR Headlight has one of the noisiest fans I've ever heard on any amp - so noisy that it could never be used in a studio unless it was completely isolated from any live mics. I do not know if this is normal, as I've never had the chance to listen to the fan on a Headlight other than my own. You would think that Ampeg, SWR & others would use the quietest fans possible, especially given the cost & intended use of these products. |
05-17-2011, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by superdick2112 My SWR Headlight has one of the noisiest fans I've ever heard on any amp - so noisy that it could never be used in a studio unless it was completely isolated from any live mics. I do not know if this is normal, as I've never had the chance to listen to the fan on a Headlight other than my own. You would think that Ampeg, SWR & others would use the quietest fans possible, especially given the cost & intended use of these products. | dude, i used to record in the studio with an svt, whose fan made those fans sound like there were no fans in them. t boggles my mind that anyone could freak out so hard about those dinky little fans that you can barely tell are even on.
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05-17-2011, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM dude, i used to record in the studio with an svt, whose fan made those fans sound like there were no fans in them. t boggles my mind that anyone could freak out so hard about those dinky little fans that you can barely tell are even on. | +1. My SVTs in comparison to my pre-power setup (and every head I've tried) sounded like a hurricane coming through. |
05-17-2011, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM dude, i used to record in the studio with an svt, whose fan made those fans sound like there were no fans in them. t boggles my mind that anyone could freak out so hard about those dinky little fans that you can barely tell are even on. | Hey Jimmy...just for the record, I'm not concerned with the noise. I was just wondering if the fan was supposed to run constantly. I agree with you..I've played amps that have much louder fans than this Micro VR and it's never posed a problem.
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05-17-2011, 10:44 AM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | that's cool, bm. i was really addressing super...um...dick for that reply, although i did kind of sarc you before
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05-23-2011, 08:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: hudson valley | | | IMO the fan on the VR is too loud for the recording i wanted to do (and pretty much too loud for the quiet acoustic gigs i play).
I'm guessing its a pretty crappy component. Going to try and replace with an upgraded unit. |
05-23-2011, 09:43 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mid Michigan | | | The fan on mine is always on, and always quiet.
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