Thomann TSA 4-1300

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   Yes - like the proposal that the manufacturers of white goods be made responsible for recycling their products when they fail.

What is also needed is some sort of control over programmed obsolescence as well. One of my printers stopped working a while ago, because it was programmed to do so, not because of any fault. Absolutely ridiculous.    

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Earplug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 January 2012 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 7077	Post Options Post Reply Quote Earplug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 February 2021 at 7:49am
	Yes - like the proposal that the manufacturers of white goods be made responsible for recycling their products when they fail. What is also needed is some sort of control over programmed obsolescence as well. One of my printers stopped working a while ago, because it was programmed to do so, not because of any fault. Absolutely ridiculous.
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JonB67 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 22 April 2016 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 1372	Post Options Post Reply Quote JonB67 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 February 2021 at 7:52am
	Dont suppose your dad could enlighten us on what he found and what he replaced? Any pics? Makes this a useful resource for people having the same problem as you.

RoadRunnersDust Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 03 December 2013 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 482	Post Options Post Reply Quote RoadRunnersDust Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 March 2022 at 6:36pm
	Did anything re: component fix information ever get explained? I agree with Jon, that would be a really useful resource given the discontinued nature of the 4-1300
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boots-hifi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 15 August 2011 Status: Offline Points: 2459	Post Options Post Reply Quote boots-hifi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 April 2022 at 9:33am
	Unfortunately it's now no more than a door stop. My Dad spent a lot of time trying to fix the amp, but without any detailed information from Thomanns 'service' department or schematics detailing components it became un viable.

RoadRunnersDust Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 03 December 2013 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 482	Post Options Post Reply Quote RoadRunnersDust Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 April 2022 at 10:15am
	That’s a shame :/ In fairness to Thomann, it’s an amplifier that they rebadged so I doubt they would have access to the schematics themselves even if they wanted them. I can’t recall which Far East vendor they came from but someone (I think on here) identified them once, possibly the same outfit that build the PL3000 for them. Thomann might have had access to board-level spares but I would imagine their “repair” scheme consisted of sending back shipments of failed amplifiers for rework then using the reconditioned amplifiers or new units as warranty replacements. That seems to be a fairly common practice for Far East OEM’d equipment. (At least it’s better than recycling them into the landfill…)
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