SWR Headlite. Cooling fan on all the time?

[BrentSimons]

Hey Guys,
Finally had a chance to try out the SWR Headlite in a local store the other day. I really liked it. Built sturdy enough.Nice articulate sound and the switchable Aural Enhancer was great. My only question, is the cooling fan supposed to be on all the time? Unfortunately it is quite loud. Any owner experiences with the fan?
Brent

[poundround]

Yes, it stays on and its kinda loud. At gigs or band practice I never notice it much. But at home just by myself it can get a little annoying. I still really love the tone this thing has and have been very happy with it.

[BrentSimons]

Ah ha. Bummer. Great sounding amp though. Thanks!

[farboozle]

Same here, on and relatively loud. I don't notice it while playing. A great sounding head.

[makaky]

Hummm..

I just played 2 sets with my new Headlite. Gain and master at around 7 on an 8h cab( pretty much the loudest it can go). I know theres a fan but never heard it and the amp was still cold after those sets.

[dickdrahtzupfl]

Hi, please be carefull! There are some headlite amps with bad crimped connectors (like mine) so the internal fan has NO function! In normal case the fan runs all the time with full speed. Thats right! So i had mounted a thermally regulation inside. Now the fan is running very slow when i switch the headlite on, and when it get´s hot inside, the fanspeed increases. Now my headlite is lite and quite - just when play it gets loud...

[MuthaFunk]

Originally Posted by dickdrahtzupfl

Hi, please be carefull! There are some headlite amps with bad crimped connectors (like mine) so the internal fan has NO function! In normal case the fan runs all the time with full speed. Thats right! So i had mounted a thermally regulation inside. Now the fan is running very slow when i switch the headlite on, and when it get´s hot inside, the fanspeed increases. Now my headlite is lite and quite - just when play it gets loud...

Great! Can you share the circuit you used? I've never looked at the headlite but I'd imagine it wasn't easy to find space inside there to put a DIY board?

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

Me too.