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Post by dvcdude on Sept 8, 2018 17:04:32 GMT -5
I was watching college football this afternoon and suddenly had a power surge followed by a power outage. When the power came back on, I checked everything in the theater and my XMC-1 does not power up or even show any lights, etc. No signs of life. I am hoping this is a fuse, but cannot figure out how to open the fuse door. My XMC-1 is in an open back cabinet against the front wall of the theater and I am leaning over the cabinet to reach the back. I have turned off the rear switch, unplugged the power cord and tried to open the door at what appears to be a tab. It does not budge and I do not want to force it unless I am sure this is where it opens. BTW, I did plug it back in and turn on the switch and still nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance...
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tesla
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Post by tesla on Sept 8, 2018 18:32:44 GMT -5
Does this help?  |
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Post by dvcdude on Sept 8, 2018 19:02:43 GMT -5
Thank you very much!
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Post by dvcdude on Sept 8, 2018 19:49:26 GMT -5
The surge bricked my power conditioner. I had not checked it because I was so concerned about the processor. I unplugged from the power conditioner and plugged directly into my dedicated 20 amp and voila, it is working fine.
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Post by jdmusante on Sept 8, 2018 20:15:18 GMT -5
The surge bricked my power conditioner. I had not checked it because I was so concerned about the processor. I unplugged from the power conditioner and plugged directly into my dedicated 20 amp and voila, it is working fine. Glad to hear nothing major was cooked! Not sure why I didn't think of this when I read your post earlier. Same thing happened to me two years ago when I was living in Atlanta. Happened to be when I was out of town on vacation. A friend of ours was staying at the house to watch our dogs. Calls my wife to say she can't get the TV/Stereo to work anymore. Turns out that the Panamax power conditioner I had at the time was fried when a storm rolled through the area. No components were hurt in the incident but it took me a few minutes to figure out what had happened once I was back home. |
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Post by novisnick on Sept 8, 2018 21:01:33 GMT -5
So very happy your gear is fine! Power conditioner? Surge protector it seems! I’m sure you’ll take the trade, I would.
Now go fire up your XMC-1 and enjoy!
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Post by tesla on Sept 9, 2018 10:13:31 GMT -5
Power conditioners are more than just surge protectors. I run a couple of Panamax power conditioners in my main system. In addition to providing surge protection, they filter the noise out of the power delivered by my utility, protect the equipment against both over- and under-voltage conditions, and provide multiple isolated power banks. They also contain fusible links that will open if a power spike is too severe for the protective circuitry to handle it. Once this happens, they are "bricked" but can be restored by replacing the internal links.
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Post by 405x5 on Sept 9, 2018 10:34:23 GMT -5
The surge bricked my power conditioner. I had not checked it because I was so concerned about the processor. I unplugged from the power conditioner and plugged directly into my dedicated 20 amp and voila, it is working fine. How expensive was your particular power conditioner? Bill |
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Post by Soup on Sept 9, 2018 11:42:10 GMT -5
Does this help? Great Post! Hope to see more from you and others.................... |
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Post by leonski on Sept 9, 2018 12:17:41 GMT -5
The surge bricked my power conditioner. I had not checked it because I was so concerned about the processor. I unplugged from the power conditioner and plugged directly into my dedicated 20 amp and voila, it is working fine. No reset button on the conditioner? The one I use at my confuser has a 'test' button and a 'reset' button. It HAS tripped in the past and it was lights Out until reset. If it is a high value (not considered 'disposible') item, it is possible to get the MOVs replaced. But that would have been one Heck of a surge to destroy that and I'm sure you'd have other problems. Your amp might actually sound Better plugged straight to the wall. I and others have had little luck with amps and conditioners. |
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