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Hartke LH1000 died

Grygore

Grygore

Oct 25, 2002
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Grand Prairie, TX
#1
Hey all just looking for some ideas as to what might be wrong with my LH1000. My band had a gig yesterday and about the 4th song in I completely lost sound.

I tried bypassing my wireless and pedals and just plugging directly into the head but still nothing. Switched cables but that didn't help. I then turned it off and let it sit for a couple minutes. We were playing outside (under a tent) but it didn't feel any hotter than usual and the fan was working. After I turned it back on I had sound for just a few seconds then it got really low and cut out completely again.

One thing I did notice just before it cut out was a strong smell of ozone. Pretty sure it was coming from the area my amp was in. Also, the only thing I have not tried is using another speaker cable but I'm afraid that would be too cheap and easy of a fix lol.

Oh! And even though we were outside, I only had the volume up around 4-5 as we were playing on a patio and that was plenty volume for the area.

If it matters, I am playing through a HyDrive 4x10 cab.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!
 
#6
I'd swap the tube before you take it to a tech. If that's not the problem, you could use a spare tube anyway. But if it is, you just saved yourself some jack (unless it's still under warranty).
 
#7
Another thing to check before you take to the tech is if the cooling fan is still running and blowing cold air. i had a similar problem with a HA700, where the cooling fan got unplugged so the amp would cut off after working for a bit.
 
#8
Hey Grygore,

Sorry to hear your LH-1000 shut down, just give my service manager a call and he will get you fixed up. Joe Antonelli 1-800-328-2882 (New York). I'm right here if you need further help 201-680-8153 cell.

Thanks for playing Hartke!
 
#9
Larry Hartke said:
Hey Grygore,

Sorry to hear your LH-1000 shut down, just give my service manager a call and he will get you fixed up. Joe Antonelli 1-800-328-2882 (New York). I'm right here if you need further help 201-680-8153 cell.

Thanks for playing Hartke!
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Now this is how a business should be run!!! Kudos to Larry!!! This just put Hartke gear on my "buy" list.
 
#15
Open the hood and look for obvious things, the fan, fuse.tube. Follow your nose to
a possible stinky transformer.
Sounds like it was going into thermal overload. This is a self protect mode
that kicks in when the amp senses a lot of heat. When it cools down the amp resumes playing. Also check all cables, a bad cable can be the cause also.
 
#19
+1 to all the Hartke love above. It was threads like this that pointed me towards Hartke amp/cabs in the first place.

This is the first post I've read involving a Hartke component failure, and seeing the quick followup to the OP I can honestly say it gives me the warm fuzzies to be playing Hartke gear.
 

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