As per the title really - what was a powered mixer in perfect working order on Tuesday became a DOA powered mixer at rehearsal last night.
Plugged in/connected as normal only for it (Phonic powerpod 1860) to emit a blue flash and pop upon pressing the "on" button, taking with it the ring main trip switch at the rehearsal room.
There was no smoke or burning smell - so that's good right?
I've owned the unit from new and have been gigging it for the last 9 months with zero problems.
My tech is on holiday until 20th of the month and I've managed to borrow a PA for my gig at the weekend but, is it likely I am to be PA shopping in the very near future?
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Switch mode power supply in that unit (and I assume class D output stage) would not bode well to be honest.
Power supply board/module replacement if you're lucky and the manufacturer will supply just that bit, plus labour to fit it. Probably fairly expensive.
If you're *very* lucky it may be repairable at component level by someone very familiar with them. Although the repair procedure is often described as "replace all active devices, turn on and pray". Which can also be expensive.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Thanks both.
My tech used to be a local sales centre and repair man for Phonic so he might just have the guile to repair this - i'll have to await his return from Tenerife.
Meantime it would appear to be prudent for me to be researching a possible replacement unit.
Other stuff I've seen with SMPS units in mixers are screws vibrating loose and finding they way onto the power supply .... as half of it is directly connected to the mains that's a problem. I've also seen a large cap with no glue to help it stand up break off the board and rattle it's way into fuse blowing trouble.
On a Behringer powered mixer I had in for repair they hadn't fitted one of the reservoir caps on the secondary side, the space was there, but the cap wasn't .... the fan was also fitted the wrong way round, owner insisted he had owned it from new so must have left the factory like that. Everything was working fine at low volumes but as soon as he started gigging these faults became very apparent.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein