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    Posted: 19 April 2022 at 8:34pm
just bought 2x QSC RMX 4050 amps - the clip light on one channel of one of the amps doesn't illuminate on switch on, nor does it illuminate when i try to drive it into clip. the channel's audio appears to be fine, 

we switched the channel connectors over to test the clip LEDs and both have worked so its not the LED itself.
anyone know what this could be?
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Did you check and then cycle the dip switches on the back even if they looked like they were set correctly?

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Ok... 3 hours later, figured it out...
Was a faulty connector cable between the main boards and the pcb with the pots and LEDs.

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Originally posted by zigzagwanderer zigzagwanderer wrote:

Ok... 3 hours later, figured it out...
Was a faulty connector cable between the main boards and the pcb with the pots and LEDs.


ironic because QSC amps don't use a lot of ribbon cables, connectors etc.

seems prudent to look for amps that only use the bare minimum number of internal cables, connectors etc.

my old QSC PLX is failing at the volume knob pots which sound kind of rusty with sound occasionally dropping out until you fiddle with them a little - those are something i would avoid too if possible.  if it's possible to have volume control entirely in the digital domain or at least without any kind of physical contacts that can go bad.

basically eliminate as many contacts as possible.

what are the most failure prone components in an amp ?

it's probably contacts followed by capacitors and power devices only when overdriven or under-cooled.

does that sound about right ?  

what makes an amp reliable ?
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Originally posted by Line Array Line Array wrote:

QSC amps don't use a lot of ribbon cables, connectors etc.


But when they do they are utter poo (reference the 1st generation PLX series)
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote zigzagwanderer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 April 2022 at 12:49pm
ok , further to my previous post 
I botched the faulty cable to check it worked ok and I now need a replacement cable 
I think I need a 6 pin female to female JST cable approx 100mm long , the pins are 2.5mm centres.
I've looked everywhere I can think of and can't find a suitable cable available in the UK anywhere 
If possible I'd prefer not to have to make it up and have to buy a crimping tool etc  
Anyone know where I can source one , the proper QSC one would be nice but I'm not overly fussed as long as its ok quality  


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Could you just solder wires onto the pins? (You can usually pull the plastic housing off the PCB leaving the pins like solder turrets)
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Originally posted by RoadRunnersDust RoadRunnersDust wrote:

Could you just solder wires onto the pins? (You can usually pull the plastic housing off the PCB leaving the pins like solder turrets)

Fare point but that would make servicing the pots etc at a later date more difficult as Id have to unsolder the wires to be able to remove the the pcb with the pots on 


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Originally posted by zigzagwanderer zigzagwanderer wrote:

ok , further to my previous post 
I botched the faulty cable to check it worked ok and I now need a replacement cable 
I think I need a 6 pin female to female JST cable approx 100mm long , the pins are 2.5mm centres.
I've looked everywhere I can think of and can't find a suitable cable available in the UK anywhere 
If possible I'd prefer not to have to make it up and have to buy a crimping tool etc  
Anyone know where I can source one , the proper QSC one would be nice but I'm not overly fussed as long as its ok quality  

Found this within 5 minute search:


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Pots on an RMX? You mean there’s something else to do with them other than short the wiper to the input? LOL
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Originally posted by simonp1100 simonp1100 wrote:

Originally posted by zigzagwanderer zigzagwanderer wrote:

ok , further to my previous post 
I botched the faulty cable to check it worked ok and I now need a replacement cable 
I think I need a 6 pin female to female JST cable approx 100mm long , the pins are 2.5mm centres.
I've looked everywhere I can think of and can't find a suitable cable available in the UK anywhere 
If possible I'd prefer not to have to make it up and have to buy a crimping tool etc  
Anyone know where I can source one , the proper QSC one would be nice but I'm not overly fussed as long as its ok quality  

Found this within 5 minute search:


WinkWinkLOL

Now why couldn't I find that Confused
Thank you 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Line Array Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 April 2022 at 7:23pm
my PLX pots are not doing too well ...

could you put in an on/off switch in place of them rather than shorting ?

to act as a mute button ?

or would the transient be too loud ?

also do all pots suffer this fate or not ?

the pot on my Benchmark DAC ( a home / studio product ) is only faring slightly better than the QSC one - they're both about 15 years old ... Benchmark is considered very high quality yet still has this problem

i wonder if there are some known ways to adjust volume that aren't so problematic.  i don't mean to revive my PLX but for future purchases.

for example if you control the volume digitally - will you lose bits of resolution ?  or is it irrelevant with 24 bits having more resolution than amp has noise floor ?


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