Can I Save This Taramps 8k Board? This Becomes a Big NO at the End Let's verify This Together

[@marcosnunez6826]

Thank you for taking the time to look at my amplifier n explaining everything that was awesome.😎

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Always happy to help! New board is on the way.

[@HavingFunRepairs]

Enjoyed this video, Todd.

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Awesome, thank you! I hope all is well.

[@shilosound]

In general, Tarams is a fairly reliable amplifier. I would repair it using an adapter and UCC27524 driver. All this is being repaired. Failure is often due to low supply voltage. Sorry my English is bad.

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Hello! Thank you for the channel support. Yes, low supply voltage is a primary cause of failure.

[@ChiaYang-q8x]

😂 what the difference between trara*amps and sound digital amps... Brazilian amps (AKA Tara Amp= Trash Amps and AKA Sound digital= ShittingDumpster) never ever buy Brazilian amps they're junk's no parts to repair they're grounding out all the chips and IC chips and you can not read the chips and IC chips... ahhhhhhhhhhh

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@ChiaYang-q8x Here is the biggest difference between the two. Soundigital will NOT help the average customer or repair techs who don't contract with them AND they deface their ICs. Taramps has some of the best customer support for both techs and non-techs and not a single IC is defaced. Yes, you can call up Taramps and purchase parts if available good luck with that through Soundigital. I have educated many people on the proper use of Brazilian boards :)

[@markroberts715]

Another great vid buddy!!

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Thank you Mark. I never know what surprises I can find.

[@markroberts715]

​@ellensburgamplifier today that jp33 amps driving me nuts,I took a multimeter to the speaker terminals and I'm getting voltage ,I then took a cheap speaker and hooked it up but now power. The bt knob works but I'm stumped any ideas buddy? I know your busy,hope all is well

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@markroberts715 The digital potentiometer may be shorted along with the PIC on the BT card. Common issue.

[@markroberts715]

@@ellensburgamplifier ty bud

[@jay_shipes]

I just had a bass 15k go down and damage looks similar. You know any repair shops in the southeast ?

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Strictly Amps is back east otherwise I would contact Taramps to see who they have over there.

[@davidstevens7809]

I might be in the same situation..ill know in a few days

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Oh ya, check that MCU!

[@djbell9939]

when u get a new board what those the board come with any of the components comes on it

[@ellensburgamplifier]

They are complete besides the fans.

[@bigstone5124]

Common issue 😅😜, amazing skills

[@ellensburgamplifier]

I honestly think that people underestimate the requirements of these boards due to their size.

[@onesikm3]

And by new board you mean it comes preinstslled with components just needs to be put into the casing ? What’s that going to cost on average for an amp like this to the customer vs just a complete new unit ?

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Board replacements are primarily for warranty repairs. I could order a new board for a private repair but I do not know the cost of one.

[@bastiancarrizozepeda2341]

Hello, how are you? Do you have the taramps screwed directly to the seat? Or is it with a wooden base or something underneath? since mine burned screwing it directly to the seat :(

[@ellensburgamplifier]

The heatsink of the amplifier is internally connected directly to the 12v ground power terminal so it won't matter what you screw the amplifier to.

[@awaazhoosein6565]

Hi sir I have a HD 3000 the same I.c burn on it I don't know the number of it i replace it wit a 7805 regulator

[@Sql253]

I used plastic washers so the amplifier mounting feet don't get damaged.

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Nice! It makes for a clean installation.

[@macdaddy887]

Hey any idea what would cause my md8000.1 remote/monitor to not work after a warranty repair on power inputs

[@ellensburgamplifier]

I would check the cable ends as the monitor gets its information/data from the MCU. Do you know if the MCU was replaced during the repair?

[@macdaddy887]

@@ellensburgamplifier I'm not sure I bought the amp out of Kentucky brand new from a taramps distributor and the warranty was done in new york when I called after i got it back I was told that it had nothing to do with there repair they did no help from them

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@macdaddy887 Was this repair recent? I would contact Alex at Taramps and voice this concern. As a business owner, I would NEVER do that to a customer warranty or not. If they replaced the MCU from a failed power supply (which is highly likely) I bet there are bad solder joints on the MCU pins. Now if they replaced the board that would point to the monitor cable. Only Taramps or the business can tell you what work they performed.

[@macdaddy887]

@@ellensburgamplifier no it wasn't recent it was 2020 I'd like to contact you about getting it taken care non warranty im sure it's been too long to have it repaired by them

[@macdaddy887]

@@ellensburgamplifier my input is also not right recently started kinda to get choppy sound im not sure if it's my cd player or the amp rca inputs I've changed the cables

[@bastiancarrizozepeda2341]

Good morning, greetings from Chile, I just bought an 8k bass yesterday. but it failed, I don't know if it's a factory problem or something similar, I connected it and everything worked fine since I didn't attach it to a fixed part of the car, it worked very well, but when I attached it to the car seat with the 4 holes it has, I turned on the amplifier and smoke and sparks started coming out from inside and he shouldn't have done that. Since I always did the same thing, except that the taramp gave me this error, could you help me if the taramp works without problems by connecting the affirmed amplifier to the car seat? since it made me dough, so to speak, and burned immediately. Greetings, I await your response.

[@onesikm3]

Ya I think it’s because you grounded the chassis of the amplifier to your cars metal. You can’t have this amp touch any metal surface of your car. It’s always good practice to mount amps onto a hard plastic first like abs then to your car

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Brazillian amplifiers have a heatsink that is directly connected to the negative power terminal. The only time you have to isolate the amplifier is when you have a voltage potential between the ground/heatsink and the vehicle chassis. IE two different isolated electrical systems in one vehicle.

[@________GHOST________]

Epic hard clipping killed this amp aka team no fuse for repair everytime😂😅😮

[@brodzowski]

I came across your channel because I need some work on a vintage Phoenix Gold amplifier. It's actually still functioning even though it's got a big burn spot on the board. (have pix) Interested in taking a look? For someone of your experience I'm betting it would be an easy fix. Let me know -- OR if you have anyone else in mind? Thanks for your time!

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Send me an email with the picture as I am more than happy to look it over. www.ellensburgamplifier.com is where you will find all my information.

[@Riva_side_key]

Hey Mr Tod how do I get in contact with you I need a soundigtal amplifier repaired

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Hello and thank you for the channel support. Due to the lack of cooperation from SoundDigital I do not service their amplifiers.

[@Riva_side_key]

Is it possible that I can pay you out of pocket instead of using warranty?

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@Riva_side_key (for the 4 channel amps) The issue is I don't know what parts they used, and they won't tell me. Typical of businesses to treat independent repair shops like that. So, for the time being I do not take in any of their equipment for repair.

[@jaybird57]

HEY HEY HEY! Look whos board it is... It burned on being switched on. Not even playing. Didnt even smoke the sub that was hooked up...

[@ellensburgamplifier]

I have yet to find the primary cause of the turn-on failures.

[@marcosnunez6826]

It was securely mounted

[@ellensburgamplifier]

Excellent install job!

[@OfficialMoneyTeamFr]

I have a taramps 8k comes on regular and than kicks into protect

[@OfficialMoneyTeamFr]

And it will reset itself

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@OfficialMoneyTeamFr If it also does this when there is no load connected (nothing connected to the speaker terminal) with gain fully down then there is a short in the output. If it is shutting down while everything is connected (and not going into protection) then there is an amplifier requirement installation error.

[@jaybird57]

So cool to see a buddys amp being repaired.

[@marcosnunez6826]

Yeah is great that he took the time to do this 😎

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@marcosnunez6826 I wish there was a repair job video for you but it is getting a new board instead.

[@swaggreen2674]

Can you make a video on how to repair car amplifiers?

[@ellensburgamplifier]

You can find all of my repair videos on my website www.ellensburgamplifier.com or here on my channel.

[@DailyBassinDane]

Hey man I'm trying to decide which amplifier to buy. If you yourself had to buy an amplifier. Which one would you choose out of these? Soundigital Evo 4 8k B2 Audio Riot 7500 Deaf Bonce Apocalypse AAB 7900 Taramps Bass 8k DS18 Ko8 Hooligan 8k Taramps MD 8k Sundown Audio SFB 8k Banda Electra Bass 8k

[@ellensburgamplifier]

A list of amplifiers I tend to stay away from repairing for various reasons ;) If I had to choose one it is a choice of design which would be the Bass/MD 8k AFTER securing the inductors and re-flowing the output transistor traces. They are almost identical amplifiers besides the freq. response. All the others when they fail, they can fail to the point of severe damage. I am not familiar with the DS18 8k so I can't consider that one as a choice.

[@DailyBassinDane]

@@ellensburgamplifier Hey man thanks for responding so quick! And just to be clear on what you said. You said that the list of amplifiers I named were ones you try to stay away from. And if you had to pick out of those you would choose either the Taramps Bass 8k or the Taramps MD 8k correct?

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@DailyBassinDane Correct, remember they are the same amplifiers just with different pre-amp settings.

[@DailyBassinDane]

@@ellensburgamplifier Ok I'm going to be running 2 Sundown Audio X12 v2. And my voltage fluctuates from 14.5 to about 13 volts. Which amplifier do you think would be better for that application out of the Taramps Bass 8k and the Taramps MD 8k?

[@ellensburgamplifier]

@@DailyBassinDane The choice between the two will depend on what frequency you plan to cross over at or what frequency the enclosure is tuned to for those subs. I am not an installer so you would have to talk with a shop that knows those specifications for the subs/enclosure. I would watch the voltage drop and increase the capacitance of the battery rack if needed to avoid possible power supply meltdowns.