Messed up amplifier by overloading, need help !

[aznwonderboy]

My friend hooked up about 2 8-ohm and 1 6-ohm speakers to one terminal on an amplifier without knowing what "resistance" means. By the time I found out, the amplifier had already shut down to protect itself. It's a Peavey CS-800 power amplifier.

Now, when I turn it on, the power indicator will not stay lit. I still hear the fan spinning inside the amplifier, but somehow it doesn't produce sound. I guess the fuse is still alive, or else the amplifier wouldn't even turn on in the first place if the fuse was dead.

Any advice?

 

[manning1]

oh my goodness !
well i dont know the internals of that particular unit..hopefully the output stages are protected by design and not blown.. i would consult the manual for the unit,
and see which fuses need to be replaced. DONT REPLACE ANYTHING
while unit is connected to power or switched on.
if you dont know what your doing with electronics...FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY...get a qualified tech to look at it. i would also contact peavey
for suggestions getting it back working.
in future only put the rated speaker load as stated in the manual
if you get it working again.

 

[Rokket]

And kick your friend SQUARE in the ass!

 

[Farview]

If it isn't under warrantee, open it up and see if there is a fuse inside the amp. Some amps have internal fuses, replace it and it will be fine.
If it doesn't have an internal fuse, put it back together and beat you friend to death with it.

P.S. it's impedance, not resistance.

 

[TripleJ]

Although Impedance and Resistance are very closely related.

Chances are you blew a fuse or some trannies.

You could replace them.

 

[Rokket]

Although Impedance and Resistance are very closely related.

Chances are you blew a fuse or some trannies.

You could replace them.

Make your friend pay for the cost of the repairs, then kick him square in the ass!

 

[aznwonderboy]

Fixed the amplifier!

Hahaha...seems like "kick your friend in the ass" seems to be the major fix to the problem.

GOOD NEWS. I fixed it! After seeing the internal fuses are still intact, I got hopeless because I didn't know what else could have been the problem. So I jiggled a few connectors and unplug and replug them. Lo' and Behol', the green indicator turns on! It works! Both channels are now functional. (Before the incident, only one channel worked.)

All I have to do now is buy a new "potentiometer" and volume controb knob for the other channel that he broke while handling it.

Thanks for the suggestion of looking at the internal fuses. I wouldn't have opened the amplifier up if I hadn't had any lead to start on.

In the mean time, I bought another more powerful Peavey amplifier (Peavey 1.3k) that can handle up to 3 pairs of speakers in parallel that even my friend wouldn't be able to overload. Is ithe PEAVEY 1.3K a good amplifier?

 

[TripleJ]

Tell your friend to stay away from your amps. Paint the speaker outputs red so he won't do it again. (Red scares away idiots)

 

[TripleJ]

Tell your friend to stay away from your amps. Paint the speaker outputs red so he won't do it again. (Red scares away idiots)