One for you all sparkys out there.
Submitted: Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:26
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I think my problem is that I don't want to acknowledge the fact that $1000 worth of amps lay dead in my garage. For those of you who remember the dramas I had with the Mav, after getting it
home, I noticed an oily substance on the amps ( and an empty motor oil bottle :(( ), and after trying both of them, have concluded that both are in amp
heaven. However, is there anything I can try/replace that may allow them to work properly? It may be a longshot but any suggestions are welcome. I'm trying to source a working amp to rule out there being any wiring issues. As is stands, one of my mates suggested changing all the fuses so ill give that a go and see what happens.
Cheers, Anand.
Reply By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 16:06
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 16:06
Hows it going ,
I reckon the damage is done by turning them on wil the oil all over them , hopefully the fuses have protected them.
You can clean them in something like Isopropyl alcohol , you will need to strip them down and use a brush , if you get a thin 1" paint brush and cut the bristles so it leaves about 1/4 of original length it will make like a mini scrubing brush.
After your done you can dry with compressed air or just leave to air dry .
Hope this helps you out .
Glenn.
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Reply By: Member - Stephen F (VIC) - Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 16:32
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 16:32
Newbie just a thought do you have a mulit meter if not get one the cost of replecing all the fuses may just pay for a cheap meter
test all your fuses (1 at a time so you remember which fuse went where) on continuity if all in contact turn your meter to dc volts and
test voltage going to amp (leave amp disconected while testing) if you have your old head unit with the inbuilt amp
test your speakers with this.
As mentioned above pull amp apart and clean with isotopal alchol this stuff just evaporates.
just curious where have you got your amps mounted?
I hope this helps lets us know how you get on
cheers Stephen
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Follow Up By: 4wdNewbie - Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 22:00
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 22:00
had them under the rear seats in the gq. Botton of the
seat folded up so access was easy enough.
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Reply By: nowimnumberone - Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 18:48
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 18:48
pull the covers of the amp.
wurth make a contact cleaning fluid
use as directed and give it a go
its briliant stuff.
had a jeep a few weeks ago power windows wouldnt work all the time
pulled the plugs of the switches gave them a couple of sprays all works great.
i had a stereo in our car that played up a bit(flip out head)sometimes volume wouldnt work couldnt push play ect.
after using it on the jeep and seing it work i tried it on our stereo.
that was a month ago and still going fine.
i dont work for wurth(in fact i think there to dear)but that stuff works.
cheers
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