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Originally Posted by dinster
I have owned a pair of MX-R amps for 2 1/2 years now. Bought from the dealer as a Demo pair, and have been very happy with the sound. Really transformed my system  This week all of a sudden one amp shut down in protection mode due to overheating. I have tested it out and, just to the touch it heats up much quicker than the other and gets hotter before the shut down. I wonder if anyone has had this problem and what the fix is? I am seriously not looking forward to shipping them in for repair.....well if I am then maybe a Twenty upgrade??
I am waiting for a reply from Ayre via the dealer, which should happen early next week.
I saw on another forum that some of the earlier models had some substandard transistors that led to overheating and had to be replaced?? not sure. |
Just call Ayre, known issue and they are very supportive. Even though my amps are older than 5 years they told me they would take care of me anyway at no cost other than shipping if needed be. They offered to send the parts to my selling dealer which they knew had a strong tech and they would support install costs.
In my case I had moved one amp over the other, the heat of the one below brought the other one over the top. My cabinet is opened front and back.
Operating temperature is very close to overheating so make sure it's well vented. Try putting a fan on it and a meat thermometer to see what happens, it overheats at 65 degrees C. They also told me to leave it on for thermal stability.
Dan
Dan