Double Bass My Clarus is on Fire!!!

[BrandonTurner]

Mine was old too. I am sure they will be able to help. Rick is a regular smoke magician.

 

[Febs]

Rick received my Clarus on Monday. I got it back fixed on Thursday. Outstanding service!

 

[robobass]

It sounds like they are trying to pack too much power into too small a box. They sound like standup guys on service, but there are two things you can do on the prevention side.

1. Make sure it is getting ventilation. Don't set it on a soft case, which could block air from getting in the bottom, and don't set charts on top of it. Common sense, but not obvious to all.

2. Open it up once in awhile and vacuum out the dust. I've opened up burned amps which had a thick layer of crud covering the vital organs. Undesirable.

Bad line voltage can also burn a power supply, but there's not much a gigging musician can do about that.

 

[yodedude2]

It sounds like they are trying to pack too much power into too small a box. They sound like standup guys on service, but there are two things you can do on the prevention side.

1. Make sure it is getting ventilation. Don't set it on a soft case, which could block air from getting in the bottom, and don't set charts on top of it. Common sense, but not obvious to all.

2. Open it up once in awhile and vacuum out the dust. I've opened up burned amps which had a thick layer of crud covering the vital organs. Undesirable.

Bad line voltage can also burn a power supply, but there's not much a gigging musician can do about that.

all good advice. i have one more bit to add: when using this amp outdoors, keep it out of direct sunlight. later, ron

 

[251]

+1 AI's Customer Service is excellent.

 

[engedi1]

I once saw the magic smoke escape my EA iAmp 500 when I was playing a horrible club in Nashville. It was after this gig that I bought a voltage regulator.