Crash Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 There was a strange smell and a glow When I took the cover off I could see that one of the capacitors (12000uF 50V) had burn marks on it, but no other apparent damage. I can can get a replacement part quite cheap but is it likely that other parts have given up as well. I dont normally do stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 30, 2012 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 How old is it Crash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Hi Nick. Its about 2 years old. Due to the VERY noisey small fans I modded it. I put a large PC case fan with a speed control unit and I am sure that it didnt cause the problem. My opinion of Buttkickers is that its worth paying £50 for one but not the £100+ they are asking. A local electrical repair shop wants £30 to look at it. A capacitor costs about £8 so if the chances are good that there is no other damage I might de-solder the capacitor and pop on a new one or get the repair shop to do it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Here is what it looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 30, 2012 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Yes, I see what you mean. Looks like a blown cap to me. If you feel up to it, you probably could fix it yourself, depends on how confident u are. Jabo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I'd buy two new caps and replace them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Carfull with that other Cap, It looks nice an big, Could pop you good if you discharge it across your finger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Carfull with that other Cap, It looks nice an big, Could pop you good if you discharge it across your finger Thanks for that, so you guys think that the rest of it should be OK? If there is any risk of pain I might get the electronics guy to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 30, 2012 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Tonar's right, that other cap could certainly give you a jolt, so be sure to leave the thing disconnected from the mains for a good while before working on it. Other than that, the size of the solder pads on the pcb might be an issue if you haven't a small enough soldering iron (and a steady hand) Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Update It appears that a resistor melted so I cant see what the value was. I dont suppose that anyone here has a Buttkicker? If so could you photograph the resister that is circled in the bottom photo. If I cant find the reistance value then then I think its dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted May 3, 2012 2. Administrators Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Perhaps your local electronics repair shop might be a good idea at this point... Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted May 3, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Go google the Internets for a parts list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I contacted the UK distributer he said Hi Dave, I doubt it will be cost effective to repair one of the original Gamer amps so it might be worth looking at getting the BKA-130-C which is the current digital version used in the Gamer2 package. this costs £140 We do not keep any parts for these, but the resistor value is .22 ohms although you will probably find that just replacing the visually obvious failed components won't necessarily fix the amp - could be the old can of worms I'm afraid. I can source the capacitor in the UK for £3.85 plus £12 postage! I can also source one from China for £5 inluding postage but they dont give either the temperature it works at or the phyisical dimensions I have sent them a message though. One place in Hong Kong has one that is 35mm diameter when I need a 30 mm one. As the caps are vey close together that one is a no go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 in the company i work we have a good electronic repairman. do not know how big is this thing but if u can get it here somehow i'd gladlly get it fixed for u. other thing i can do is buy that caps for u here. there is a lot of electronic shops around here. just give me the specs u need and i'll check the prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Thanks for the offer gec. I have ordered the caps from ebay and they have been dispatched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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