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matt13 
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 Topic: Crown MA-3600VZ Stuck on fullPosted: 09 April 2018 at 8:36am |
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I have a Crown 3600 that is stuck on full volume at all times, the level controls seem to do nothing what so ever, no scratching sounds.
Any ideas?
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mini-mad
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Posted: 09 April 2018 at 8:47am |
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If it sounds like a gorilla is trying to escape, turn it down.
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Posted: 09 April 2018 at 12:25pm |
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From your description you aren't fully au fait with amplifier repairs,the 3600 is not something you can just fiddle with hoping to fix it. Take it to a competent Crown engineer (there are several on here) who can look at it for you.
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Be seeing you.
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matt13
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 8:18am |
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Not what I was hoping to hear, I would rather have a go in hope of learning something.
I have another working amp for a reference I would just like a idea of where to start looking. |
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 8:32am |
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It might seem silly but check the grub screw in the knob is actually gripping the shaft of the gain pot.. :-)
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DMZ. "The bass was intense. Girls were literally running up to stand next to the subs"
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 8:38am |
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If only
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 9:47am |
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My best guess at the moment is grounding issue of the balanced gain stage?
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Posted: 18 April 2018 at 3:40pm |
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You didnt say if if has always shown this fault. Of if you bought it with this fault. If the latter I would say someone has messed and possibly bypassed pots or soldered wires across pots or wires or connectors 180 deg out. People love to mess.......
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matt13
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Posted: 25 April 2018 at 3:44pm |
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I bought the amp with the fault, I still haven't even had a chance to open it up.
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mini-mad
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Posted: 25 April 2018 at 3:59pm |
As said, get a pro in.. if not and you're feeling brave, pop it open and let's see some pictures!!
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If it sounds like a gorilla is trying to escape, turn it down.
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