Monster 10,000Wrms Vibe Reaper amplifier repair

[@MrJunkman1982]

I like learning all of this from you now that I'm learning amp repair as well......Especially with the ceramic resister leg transferring heat to the mosfet, because I was having the same concern, & now I think this just answered my questions/concerns about the heat building in the fet right next to one of these resisters. Good job dude! This 5 year old video has helped alot!

[@mikedrz]

Your thumbnail was just vape over the board causing me to believe I would see magic smoke escaping... I have been trolled.

[@barevids]

haha, was just the youtube default thumb!

[@mikedrz]

On an unrelated note, even though I am in North America I make the same sounds of celebration while fixing electronics. haha

[@luchowebb]

mikedrz ii

[@samuellourenco1050]

I wanted to see magic smoke escaping, but no.

[@wizzkidelectronics]

Same here

[@airgliderz]

Helpfull video, just fixed my NAD 7155 your video helped me figure out what was wrong, now it works good as new. Like you the hunt of diagnosing the issue fixing it and having it run again was very satisfying.

[@dave-d]

Totally excellent video. Great camera work. Fast and to the point. Love it. Thanks for your time Bud.

[@MOBAudioUSA]

Thank you for all the great videos!

[@Dave97456]

As you were putting the drivers in, I was wondering about orientation...it's been like 25 years since I have done this, but I remember there was something important about that orientation...That being said, you have far more patience than me....

Yeah I noticed he put them backwards too.

[@DrTune]

you blame the board markings at 15:10 - I watched you putting those transistors in the wrong way round the first time (the silkscreen was pretty obvious) - was chuckling ;-) Nice vid! thanks

[@jasonneal]

You really need to start your own line of amps

[@therealchayd]

I remember when 1KW rms was considered a massive system for a car. I mean even the nightclub I worked at about 16 years ago only had something like 10KW in total and that was about 1000 capacity venue (4 bass cabs with two by two 15" drivers in ported enclosures in each one, plus four flown mids and tops). But 10KW in a car, that's just insane!!!!

[@lewzero]

I love watching your videos, makes me think I'm okay working on my "amp". It's a 300kw induction furnace, sorta like 2 DVC subs, the furnaces have 2 coils each and generate magnetic fields to heat the metal

[@lewzero]

Mostly zinc and aluminum. It's crazy inside, the 9 big power capacitors are about 3ft tall, the main rails are half inch thick and 2 ft wide solid copper bars. It will melt a metric ton in about 3 hours if it's cold, 2 if hot cycling. Our power bill is somewhere around $4000 a month

[@lewzero]

Yeah, 480 volts, 3 phase. 300kw should equal something like 360 amps if I'm doing my math right

[@taylorsharp5928]

Good god man! Thats wild. So is it powered by a giant SMPS or a mains transformer? Is it water cooled?

[@lewzero]

It has it's own dedicated transformer, it's huge, main power out back is 25kv, and that gets it's own lines. I feel like Marty McFly turning up the guitar amp every time I use it. It hums like crazy and I kinda worry about exploding on some level....

[@middleclassic]

barevids : Watched a good portion of vid but will admit to skipping to end to see if you managed to fix this monster. And in the last few minutes you were giddy with yourself for having figured out why those Mosfets were getting hot. Question: The fact the those resistors were getting hot causing the Mosfets to heat up, would that be a problem common with all Vibe amps of this model? And therefore a problem that perhaps Vibe should address? I'm not trying to rock the boat here but merely saw what I felt was maybe an obvious problem with this amp once you figured it out. I do not own one of these amps nor any Vibe products so this is not something I am pursuing myself. Just curious, that's all :-) Congrats on figuring it out. That was awesome!

[@gregg4164]

You are a pretty sharp dude.

[@snapcase7364]

@Barevids, my Skar RP2K.1 Blew on me, 2 days running at 1ohm. I know nothing about amps. I opened it, 2 Capacitors were smoked. And some little super thin gold plastic foil lookin stuff on both sides was had the blackins. They're supposed to get back to me on Wed. Takes 3 days to test it. I was running 1 Evl 12 D2. Wired to 1ohm. Sub is fine. Fuses in my Power Line Didn't Even Blow. How'd this brand new amp blow?? It was maybe 3wks old.

[@asdb0red278]

BabylonHas Fallen probably voltage drop / too much gain

[@kevinAuman1]

Hey brother, so what do you think about the Wolfram AW-9000.1D Zenon board amplifiers? I just bought one myself and I am quite impressed with it so far

[@geoepi321975]

You must adjust the idle current

[@SantaClaw]

I've got a couple of Vibe Black Death Bubonic 15" woofers, they where decent, only have 1 left, the other I sold :)

[@spl9971]

Hi I have two ground zero gzca 5k amplifiers at 1 ohm giving 5600 at 14 volts and at 2 ohms giving 2800 my subwoofers are gzhw15 spl dual 1 ohm but I actually tested them are dual 1.4 ohms so final resistance or 0.7 for every two subwoofers or 2.8 ohms these amplifiers are manufactured In Brazil is there a problem running them on 0.7 ohms and what should I do so that no damage happens to the amplifiers and if not who has a method to run the subs on 1 ohms thank you all

[@adrianbarbu617]

love you vids man i was in your live strean yesterday

[@m0011v]

Can you use solder wick instead of a solder sucker to remove components?

[@deshbaflores2913]

we're is big d wizz?

[@dglo157]

Hi, i wantch of some of your vids and i come with one question? can you repair my MTX Thunder TH4000D? thanks

[@johnwells5314]

How does a board in that condition not have any broken traces? Btw, you really know your stuff. I am really impressed with your skills and knowledge.

[@RAS1_8886]

Good day Bro from Trinidad

[@RC_BASSBOY]

A question what can you use in between the Fets and heat sink ? I have a amplifier but the plastic or whatever it was is bad that go in between the fets and heat sink what is out there that you can use in between. Thanks I'll be waiting on your reply.

[@lorenzo42p]

silicone or ceramic insulation sheets

[@georgesimms4842]

Hey bub I've got a audiopipe aqx3500.1 and probably 30 45mins to a hour of whammy a few of my power supply Mosfet burn so I order all new replaced all of them as soon as power gets on it the amp and it turns on Mosfet on amp side pop them Mosfet on power side started Catching Fire again..any suggestions?

[@barevids]

Your amp side fets already shorted and as a result burnt the power supply fets. You'll need to replace all the output fets, output drivers, power supply fets and power supply drivers. And possible gate resistors and other things. You can't just change the parts that visibly look burned!

[@robc3056]

Dell power supplies for the win !!

[@kaesher05canon6]

sir barevid what cause proble may irf640n mosfet output is not cool no load..7second heat irf640n...how fix it...?

[@Kevin-vq6rv]

Just like most of your equipment, I (coincedently) also have the same ESR meter/Component tester. The difference is that I modified mine by soldering 30cm leads on the pcb with crocodile clamps on the wire-end side. After recalibration it still works like a charm. However, when I want to measure the ESR of a cap, I don't know if I can trust that thing. After all, it costs 10$ or so. On the other hand, buying a 250$ Peak - Atlas ESR meter is quite expensive, to be honest. What do you think? Do you trust that device?

[@barevids]

How did you recalibrate?

[@Kevin-vq6rv]

Short the 3 probes, boot the device. When you read "Selftest mode?" on the display, press & hold test. The device measures the capacitance of the probes. After that it asks to isolate the probes. Then it shows you the resistance of each probe and a message "Selftest OK".

[@clarkebarry7123]

Good lesson ,

[@ahmadalhussin5128]

Hi, I want help . I want to know the alternative of this transistor(Irfz44n 813p .EG 71) because I did not find like it on the Internet

[@barevids]

Irf3205

[@ahmadalhussin5128]

thank you so much

[@ahmadalhussin5128]

I found many of the previous mosfets but the problem was not identical to this number (813p) There is a problem if I can not find the appropriate watt. There are many types. Can you tell me which numbers to choose, for example lrf3205 p728.200w or p705d ...

[@barevids]

It doesn't matter about that number. It's just the factory batch code. Just make sure those codes are all the same that you put in the same amp.

[@gregg4164]

Thats an interesting soldering iron. Is that a smoke sucker on it?

[@tranvu2626]

17:23 vape like blown from board

[@peterstewart4559]

GOOD job

[@lorenzo42p]

how do you fix a shorted transformer? dumb question.. just have to rewind it? bet that's what's wrong with one I have.

[@barevids]

+Pete Lorenzo often the short will be at the top or bottom in the first few winds, so can just undo a couple, locate, isolate the short and re-wind the few you undid.

[@davidsantos3693]

Hey I’m working on a def bounce 12k. Do you know the ic chip number for the sound side??

[@barevids]

probably irs21844s

[@davidsantos3693]

barevids no it’s different and it’s not a surface mount chip.

[@TheDailyAmerican]

Can you use a voice coil out of a sub as a static resister to set gains? I tried hooked up to my subs yesterday and man it was loud and freaked me out a little. Also while I was breaking them in I could smell voice coil. From what I could tell I wasn’t clipping when I set the gain so could it just be new sub smell?

[@barevids]

+Reuben Eldridge at E Tuned Performance there's a couple of things. You can't run new subs at full power till they run in. There's not really a new sub smell. It's just people pushing them too hard too soon. What Subs are they? I suggest backing off your gains for a while. And no, a voice coil on its own will get too hot in seconds.

[@TheDailyAmerican]

barevids they are the tsw126m from pioneer. Pretty sure it’s the cheapest sub they make. Rated 300 Watts rms and there are 4 of them mounted free air. 1 in the deck and three in a baffle behind the rear seat. The amp is the Skar rp200.1 refurb. Think I have less than 400 dollars in the whole deal. Didn’t want to break anything expensive while I learn. I know have thee gain turned to half of what my scope said was my max so it’s down a lot now.

[@failcop]

Just check how hot the middle of cone gets. If its cold, but smells then keep blasting, but if its hot and smells then you are in danger. Basically you can runs your subs until smoke starts to blow through your port. (When smoke comes be sure to let sub cool for 1 hour, so that any glue that is still there can harden)

[@failcop]

Anyway if your subs blow, then get bigger ones

[@TheDailyAmerican]

No Limits Audio I plan on doing just that. I figure this amp is putting out more than they are rated for even with my voltage drop. Once I’ve learned all I want to learn from them I’ll upgrade the subs to something more appropriate.

[@Agent24Electronics]

Is it just me or does one of those power supply transformers look slightly burnt?

[@HamiltonMechanical]

+1 for the jay-z reference haha

[@MrBrymstond]

Awesome work for a beginner! lol

[@ricardojuarez291]

So both sides are dead as fuck hahahaha thanks bro you made my day that was so funny

[@kempnda]

well done! :D

[@sniperking25d13]

Hey barevids what's the ic number on that driver board

[@hongbitter7142]

Have you ever worked a Skar amp?

[@oldskoolhead0]

i dont get why anyone would need a 10kw amp in a car? if you really must have loud why not just get a more efficient speaker such as a pa type speaker? lol i dj some decent sized pubs with only a pair of 750w rcf's and still get moaned at its too loud lol and on special occasions i might add a 700w mackie bass bin lol great vids by the way you are a very good teacher. do you not repair other amps other than car audio such as plate amps in powered pa speakers or rack amps etc? not that any of mine are broke atm but handy to know if you do and even better if you not too far from me, where are you based? anywhere near manchester?

[@realflow100]

those dont go loud at LOW frequencies though. they wouldn't fit in the car.

[@georgethoman82]

Bare you really know your stuff you should start prototyping your own amps for production i know you could build some solid amps

[@kevosomi]

Was that the smoke test?

[@markcunningham2959]

15:15 😂👍

[@whozaskin3639]

Stone cold ET says OHHHHH HELL YEAAAAAAAA

[@MC-01]

That the same vibe audio that fix

[@gregg4164]

Is it worth it to put that much time and money into repairing it?

[@JesseJames83]

Wait no barevids magic smoke tricks?

[@animonhadest143]

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[@neilgroves3592]

i'm waiting for the 1 megawatt amp :-)

[@marianneoelund2940]

How about 3100 megawatts? www.powersystemsdesign.com/articles/abb-to-upgrade-major-hvdc-link-in-the-us/31/4815 It probably won't fit in your car trunk, though.

[@Yagba09]

@barevids Does a new amplifier need a break in period?

[@barevids]

+Sloth nah, not at all ☺

[@gregg4164]

Should you have not de-soldered all those FET,s, ? That was a pretty dick way of taking them off the board. Snap!

[@JoseFerreira-ut6pw]

Where is the smoke marron???

[@cobaiaxxxxxx]

No pisso marron

[@darrellholmes7426]

Where u located

[@barevids]

dartford

[@danielmoraes9637]

tks

[@Michaeltje89]

Got spl? :D

[@chookvalve]

10000Wrms 13.8 Volt is over 725amps power supply. Seriously?

[@Dave97456]

WTH is Gabba(sp?)?

[@MarkTillotson]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabber

[@MichaelShor]

Oh, I assumed there was a band named after GABA, the neurotransmitter. I thought, "wow, that's a cool band name, I am sorry he says their music is bunk," but Gabber sounds very different.

[@markroberts715]

How dare you say that about gaba??? Just kidding!! I love all kinds too just not disco and country,maiden old-school rap some new some 80s to name a few,very few too many to list lol

[@diabolicalartificer]

Sorry mush, there is no such thing as watts RMS. Interesting video anyroad.

[@docpedersen7582]

Diabolical Artificer Not so. Watts RMS is the only meaningful rating, as opposed to "peak" or instantaneous Watts. Peak Watts was a rating applied by stereo amplifier manufactures back in early days. Was truly meaningless. To differentiate themselves from the junk, high end manufactures all started using RMS (Root Mean Square) ratings, into specific impedance loads.

[@diabolicalartificer]

Am no expert but I was taught W RMS is non-sense from a technical POV. John explains here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqilhIxjiKqnqck better than I can, see also - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_power ... continuous power and "RMS" power.

[@MarkTillotson]

watts rms = volts rms x amps rms x power factor. Yes technically its mean watts or mean-IV-product, but its simpler to just say rms, no confusion occurs. But technically voltage is "potential difference" and noone bothers.

[@VAX1970]

who spends over 3k on a car amp?

[@hispls]

Almost nobody pays full retail. That said, these amps cost 1500$ + shipping from Zenon in Korea so I doubt even "team" price or dealer price will be much under 2200$. Consider EU taxes on imports and you may not see them for under 2600 there.

[@VAX1970]

Not that reliable either judging from this video, I would buy Rockford or Crescendo for that kind of cash

[@hispls]

Because NOBODY has ever blown up a RF or Crescendo amp, right? In fact the Power T4000 is known to randomly self destruct (otherwise they're great amps) and the Crescendo 12K (or whatever they call the newest big big one) they made recently has been nothing but trouble (notice how EXO was "waiting" for his for so long?) Also implying Crescendo doesn't use Zenon to build their amps anyway. There's a couple more brands that sell this same board amp. I've read one report of one blowing up when it was first powered up, the only other failures I've heard about were 18V and .18 ohm. Guys using amps like this mostly are competing and pushing things to the absolute limit. IMO if you're competing and not blowing up amps you're probably not winning. Do we know how this one in the video broke? High voltage? Low voltage? Low impedance? Shorting speaker leads? Mounted to the box (vibration damage)? This particular Zenon board is as reliable as you can get in a Far East amp this big and they make a lot of power. I think you'll find it is going to be as "reliable" as anything in its class.

[@TheTechGuyYT]

Vax Buster mate every single amplifier ever made has the potential to fail

[@mehmetsuatbicer1324]

keşke türkçe açıklama yapsa birisi (

[@JoseFerreira-ut6pw]

Muuuuuuu

[@murder5000]

Don't use clickbait. You will lose subs

[@adrianmircea4474]

man, all those car amplifiers are garbage...i never like the idea of such power amplifier