the fan on my GK 1001RB-II is like that. Sometimes, if the amp is hot and the fan still hasn't come on, if I stick a screwdriver in the fan blades and give it a push, it will start spinning. I've been told this is a symptom of a faulty fan...
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Carvin BX500: Part II
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the fan on my GK 1001RB-II is like that. Sometimes, if the amp is hot and the fan still hasn't come on, if I stick a screwdriver in the fan blades and give it a push, it will start spinning. I've been told this is a symptom of a faulty fan...
I have left mine on since i quick tested it for you. An hour now with no load - fan has not kicked on at all, and the amp itself is still cool (slight feeling of warmness to the touch on top and bottom, but barely noticeable).
if the 1001RBII fan is constant speed (if I remember correctly, it's a 2-speed?), then it could be seizing up. But if it is variable speed like the BX fan , then I wouldn't say it is. The fan needs a certain amount of voltage to get started (ot nyou pushing it will give it a boost and it will continue to run at minimum voltage).
If the amp's board varies the voltage from 0-12 for a given temperature range, then the voltage will need to get higher to start the fan (as in the BX's case). But if the voltage is varied from say 4-12, then it should kick on as soon as it calls for it.
Update - amp now on without load for 2 hours.
Fan is running now, but very low (had to double check to make sure it was actually on).
Fan is running now, but very low (had to double check to make sure it was actually on).
The fan will only run if it get to warm during your playing and soon as it cools down the fan shut off. I had my over a year now with no problem when the fan not running. the fan is for the heat sink.
Gigged the BX500 last night into my Avatar SB112 neo. No PA support, medium sized ballroom. It filled the room up. The band loved the sound: I was pretty happy myself ( but since this was my first gig since a tumor broke my arm, I was just happy to be out and playing) with the sound. Did very little treaking/experimenting and had a great sound all night. A guest who was a bass player was astounded by the amount of sound my rig threw out into the room. The biggest joke was having band members lift the head up. Big thumbs up to Carvin on a great product.
I just rec,d a like new used BX500 I purchased here on TB, man am I pleased. So far there is nothing that I do not like about it. Very sweet sounding amp, I am running it through an Avatar 212NEO and I look forward to enjoying the little lightweight amp. This is not my first Carvin amp as I have had really good luck with them through the years. Don't play much anymore so this may outlive me..LOL
So I was a bit skeptical about how this little baby would stack up to my LMII. I am happy to announce that it wins!
With my 1215L, it is massive. Deep, punchy and clear. And the mute is handy to have, and the FS22 allows me to control it remotely, along with the graphical EQ. I boost the bass a tiny bit, cut some treble and run the comp at 9am. Otherwise, controls are flat. And it is hugely loud with the Schroeder.
Gig report in 3 weeks!
With my 1215L, it is massive. Deep, punchy and clear. And the mute is handy to have, and the FS22 allows me to control it remotely, along with the graphical EQ. I boost the bass a tiny bit, cut some treble and run the comp at 9am. Otherwise, controls are flat. And it is hugely loud with the Schroeder.
Gig report in 3 weeks!
That's good to hear. I just got my 1215L and it sounds huge with my Yamaha BT500H. I can't wait to hear it with the BX500. I just hope the next one they send me works!
Just back from my 2nd BX 500 gig. Still a great little amp. A little more tweaking this time out. Great low mids on this sucka. Everyone was miked (drums, too) except me: didn't matter at all and that was only pushing an Avatar sb112.
so i did end up getting mine back last week before i took off for 3 days of nonstop Coheed and Cambria on their north east mini tour. took me a little to get my tone back in but man i missed this little guy. i was thinking of selling it on here as soon as i got it back but i think the ashdown might be up for grabs now.
i remember someone doing a tube comparison on this a while back, does anyone have the page number for that??? i would like to see the difference between them, im sure it's not huge but worth checking out
by comparison i mean swap
i remember someone doing a tube comparison on this a while back, does anyone have the page number for that??? i would like to see the difference between them, im sure it's not huge but worth checking out
by comparison i mean swap
Without having to go back and look through all the posts here, has anyone been running one at 2 ohms driving it somewhat hard for a full 4 hour gig? And were there any issues?
The majority of my gigs that I play are 4-45 min sets in a fairly loud rock band and I've never had my BX500 quit once.
I have had it go into protect mode one time at home and Carvin replaced it after I had had it 9 mths with no questions asked.
The new head, which really isn't new anymore has worked flawlessly since day one of owning it. I'm very pleased with it's performance.
I have had it go into protect mode one time at home and Carvin replaced it after I had had it 9 mths with no questions asked.
The new head, which really isn't new anymore has worked flawlessly since day one of owning it. I'm very pleased with it's performance.
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One thing I noticed with Vic's at the STL GTG: the mute sure didn't mute the signal all the way...
Is this "typical," or a fluke?
Is this "typical," or a fluke?
With no load, it will sit there, just like that, until you power it off. If I understand the whole "Class D" thing right, it means that when there is nothing to amplify, it does uses a minimum amount of current. Sad to say, but to really do this experiment, you have to have that thing PUMPING.
I did notice a bit of noise when I remove a cable when muted. I dont have a carvin yet but the mute button on my peavey head is the same way, maybe its just typical for most heads.
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