Amp Repair Toronto

[eguiyab]

Hey everyone,

Wanted to know if anyone knows of a good, and reputable shop to have my focal amp repaired? Its a great amp and cant really justify buying a new one, when I would probably save money just having it repaired.

I constantly goes into protect mode and I've spent weeks redoing wiring, and nothing.

Any recommendations? Ideally in the Scarborough/Markham area.


Thanks

[Hives]

Sidds Radio. He knows some ppl that can do it. Just remember, a repairsd amp will not sound like it did before.

[n00bMeiSter]

Sidds Radio. He knows some ppl that can do it. Just remember, a repairsd amp will not sound like it did before.

Why's that?

[chan7]

Try giving a call to Mark at Lockdown or Jeff at Audio Heaven, not sure if they do repairs.

[dave2010GT]

Hey Eric

Here is what you can try

1. Try to determine the cause. Amplifiers can go into protection mode for several reasons. Knowing what happened before it quit working can help determine how to fix it. Did the amp malfunction as soon as it was turned on? Did it happen after blasting for hours (may be thermal overload and it needs to cool)? Did it cut out after you hit a bump (a wire connection may have come loose)?

2. Tear it down. Get the amp down to it's most basic state. Remove all of the speaker wiring and RCA wiring and leave only the power, ground and remote leads connected. If you still have a problem in this state then either your amp is defective or you may have an installation problem such as the amplifier touching metal.

Remember that an amplifier should only be connected to the vehicle through the power and ground terminals. Mounting the amplifier to the metal of the vehicle, including putting the mounting screws into metal, can cause problems for your amplifier. Always mount the amplifier to a non-conductive surface. An easy way to accomplish this is to mount the amplifier to a wood board and then mount the board to the vehicle. Don't let the amp touch the screws used to moun the wood board and don't use screws so long to mount the amp that they go through the board and touch the vehicle.

3. If the amp is OK in this torn down state start reconnecting wires until you find what causes the problem. Add the RCA cables first. Then add the speaker wires one at a time. If the speaker wires cause the problem then they are probably touching metal. Check to make sure that a speaker wire isn't being pinched somewhere between the amp and the speaker. Also check that the speaker wire or speaker terminals aren't touching the vehicle metal near the speaker opening. Rear decks and door panels can easily touch unprotected speaker terminals if not properly installed.

However if it's a thermal problem then something in the board has fried and at that point the cost of repair will be more expensive then a new amp.

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[Flagrum_3]

Oxford Auto Sound on Kennedy in Scarlem do repairs; 416-750-3070.


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