They had the cheapest out of warranty repair rate at $80 everything included (including return shipping), but if this happens again, I think I'll try one of the more local $130 repair shops that can also clue me in to what's wrong and offer possible upgrades.īTW, in case no one knew, Ernie is gone from SS and I dealt with some other guy to get my amp sent in for repair. I don't usually go past 50% on my HU volume and my gain was properly set using a DMU. Last time and I expect this time too, they haven't offered up what was wrong or what I could've done to avoid or prevent it. This time I got occaisional turn on thump and intermittent putt-putt noise. The last time, both exhibited a putt-putt noise, a loud pop or shreik, then dead with accompanying burnt electrical smell. I have one in to SS right now for its 2nd service fix (the other one that was fixed at the same time is still holdig up, knock on wood!). I bought 3 SS Van Gogh amps for my minivan in 2006(?). bought it november of last yearĬan't help you on your issue, but thought I'd chime in to add a data point. The amp is a soundstream tarantula TRA680.4 4 channel amplifier. not circuitry or even still micro circuitry. I think this is mainly like industrial supplies for electricians work etc. but I'm finding only like electrical components etc. I looked in the phone book (obvously all are closed today). Particularly interested in what kind of places I should look into for getting these locally (radio shack does not have this transistor). just seems to all sort of start happening recently. Guys, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, I hate to keep buying/fixing amps I know the speakers are hooked up right, I mean the system sounds incredible and the amp has never even went into protect at all. I'll apply new heat sink compound and seal her back up. I'm going to replace all of them with the same part number (FQP65n06) a total of 6. I'm still curious as to why it did this, what causes this I can't seem to find a straight answer on the internet anywhere, only I'm seeing it's quite common. Didn't seem to harm anything but them, a test of the diodes near by came back good, now I'm going to try and find these things locally (any suggestions?). WHY did it do it? Sure enough I opened it up, it has 6 FQP mosfet 65N06 transistors and at least half of them are visibly damaged. Not something I'm unfamiliar with, I immediatly thought transistors since my JL audio amp did the same thing. I opened the trunk to find the amp SMOKING! anyway today I turned it on and the sound was real distorted. sometimes after driving a bit it would cure itself. gradually getting worse, particullary when the car was first started and the amp turned on. I noticed there to start to be some interference in the audio output about a week ago.
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