Camco vortex v6 problems

[Benyy]

Hi all, got two amps which are sadly doing the same thing, or near enough.

 

When I switch on one of the amps on the first channel shows a DC fault (reason unknown) second channel shows Main SMPS is off. (referring to the manual). But the second led on both channels is staying on. When I switch the amp off the led's flash normally, but the second led on both channels remains on?

 

Now the second amp on the first channel shows a DC fault (reason unknown) second channel shows Main SMPS is off. (referring to the manual). And makes a crackling noise? every now and then. But when I switch off the amp the red clip lights flash, like the first led's normally would?

 

Any ideas would be much appreciated, just thought I'd ask here before a trip to fuzion.

 

Many thanks

[Oldradiohand]

Might be an idea to let us know what amp you're usinghttp://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

 

Does it still come up with these symptoms if the speaker leads are disconnected? It does sound like it's going to need a service engineer, though. It's probably a good idea not to go poking around inside - a lot of modern amps have switched mode power supplies which can generate high voltages which tend to linger around even when the amp is depowered.

[themadhippy]

Might be an idea to let us know what amp you're using

the clues in the thread title

[ThePaGuy]

The Vortex 6 has had several "upgrades" over its lifetime.

The most important one being a Heatsink stabiliser kit,without this fitted the heatsinks can vibrate and lead to broken legs on several devices,this is probably the fault with your amps,

Best to contact a service centre as its not a fix for the untrained

[Oldradiohand]

Might be an idea to let us know what amp you're using

the clues in the thread title

 

Oh yes - I missed that!