jonnylowkon Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 OK here she is all repaired by Chris from DB-R.. as DB-r said it was shaken to death by the previous owner and it broke almost every mosfet in the amp so chris replaced every one and rebuilt the power supply and the output side of this amp.. before chris: After chris: Before chris: After chris: Before chris: After chris: as u can see the board is super clean and all the black residue is gone ... no trace what so ever... chirs was very quick on the turn around time ... sent me before and after pics to keep me updated on the repair status. Grade A+++++ job ...Chris has taken repairs of sundown amplifiers to an up and above an art form! the soilder joints look better that even the factory did... he went up and beyond to fix ANYTHING that would pose ANY reliablity problems in the future... like Chris says they are rebuilt to last!... im am very pleased with the craftsmanship of his work and i will not hesiate to return to him with any future work i have.. Quote 250 amp mechman alt Sundown 100.4D Sundown 1500v2 now goin to the cruze Sundown ZV3 12d2 Sundown sa6.5cs X2 Kenwood X597 Trying something new 2011 Chevy Cruze X8 1500v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnylowkon Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 So DB-R i take it u didnt like my super peanuts jam packed packing? lol ...sorry about that i'll use paper and cardboard next time Quote 250 amp mechman alt Sundown 100.4D Sundown 1500v2 now goin to the cruze Sundown ZV3 12d2 Sundown sa6.5cs X2 Kenwood X597 Trying something new 2011 Chevy Cruze X8 1500v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db-r Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Thanks for posting the pics of the repair job. Nice to let customers see what they get when they send their stuff here to dB-r. No I don't like the peanuts. What I do with them, I have a huge box full of peanuts, and a big scoop. I dump all the peanuts in that box and re-use them for packing around my refurbs that I send out. The refurbs are in their original product cartons so the peanuts don't get all over the amp and the peanuts are an easy way to fill up the gaps between the product carton and the shipping carton. Most repairs come in here NOT in their original boxes, no product carton, the amps are just thrown into a shipping box with bubble wrap, peanuts, foam, paper, you name it.... That's how I usually send them back. I was running low on peanuts for my big box of peanuts, but I had a surplus of other shipping material so I stole your peanuts and gave you my other packing material, which was probably far superior anyway, but the peanuts work best for packing around shipments of my refurbished amps because the product carton protects the amp from getting banged up inside the shipping box and the peanuts are quick, easy and sufficient for that purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnylowkon Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 (edited) Thanks for posting the pics of the repair job. Nice to let customers see what they get when they send their stuff here to dB-r. No I don't like the peanuts. What I do with them, I have a huge box full of peanuts, and a big scoop. I dump all the peanuts in that box and re-use them for packing around my refurbs that I send out. The refurbs are in their original product cartons so the peanuts don't get all over the amp and the peanuts are an easy way to fill up the gaps between the product carton and the shipping carton. Most repairs come in here NOT in their original boxes, no product carton, the amps are just thrown into a shipping box with bubble wrap, peanuts, foam, paper, you name it.... That's how I usually send them back. I was running low on peanuts for my big box of peanuts, but I had a surplus of other shipping material so I stole your peanuts and gave you my other packing material, which was probably far superior anyway, but the peanuts work best for packing around shipments of my refurbished amps because the product carton protects the amp from getting banged up inside the shipping box and the peanuts are quick, easy and sufficient for that purpose. lol thats cool ... u can have them ... i just pictured u opening my box and being like Jesus with all the peanuts i managed to shove in the box...lolhey u wouldnt happen to know when u might get a 100.4 refurbs in. new or old. doesnt matter... im in need of one like asap.. Edited October 15, 2008 by jonnylowkon Quote 250 amp mechman alt Sundown 100.4D Sundown 1500v2 now goin to the cruze Sundown ZV3 12d2 Sundown sa6.5cs X2 Kenwood X597 Trying something new 2011 Chevy Cruze X8 1500v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Very tidy... did you spot that he replaced all the tiny little gate resistors on each MOSFET in the power section? Top notch, that must have been a b!tch to do (although required to stop the amp blowing up again ) Quote 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db-r Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 I always replace the gate resistors, and the driver transistors, and the PWM IC, and sometimes the protect circuit transistors as well. Not a bitch for me at all. I got good equipment, good techniques and the proper replacement parts.. Makes it all easy in the end. The New SAX-100.4's will be in around mid-late November last I heard. Sorry I don't know anyone selling one right now. I will talk to Jacob and see if once it gets closer to shipment time he might have one I can sell you (spares for replacements that he may or may not be holding..) I can sell you two SAX-100.2's, alot more power, takes up almost twice as much room and doesn't have the fancy controls like the SAX-100.4 but depends on if you need all that flexibility or not, the two 100.2's might serve you fine. The Refurb 100.2's are $199 each shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundownz Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 There is a good reason Chris is our official repair man - his work is TOP notch. Quote - Jacob Fuller - Owner, Sundown Audio - Sundown Audio on FACEBOOK - Please DO NOT PM ME -- use my email address -- [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnylowkon Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 I always replace the gate resistors, and the driver transistors, and the PWM IC, and sometimes the protect circuit transistors as well. Not a bitch for me at all. I got good equipment, good techniques and the proper replacement parts.. Makes it all easy in the end. The New SAX-100.4's will be in around mid-late November last I heard. Sorry I don't know anyone selling one right now. I will talk to Jacob and see if once it gets closer to shipment time he might have one I can sell you (spares for replacements that he may or may not be holding..) I can sell you two SAX-100.2's, alot more power, takes up almost twice as much room and doesn't have the fancy controls like the SAX-100.4 but depends on if you need all that flexibility or not, the two 100.2's might serve you fine. The Refurb 100.2's are $199 each shipped. well im kinda stuck on what to do since i havnt gotten very many recommendations on a good front stage set up....im thinking of going with one 100.4 and bridging it to a a two channel with a 4 ohm load and run a good set of 3 way componets.... OR running two sets of 6.5 componets sets ...each set being run off its own 100.2... any recommendations? im tring to keep the front stage to around or under 500 not including amps.. Quote 250 amp mechman alt Sundown 100.4D Sundown 1500v2 now goin to the cruze Sundown ZV3 12d2 Sundown sa6.5cs X2 Kenwood X597 Trying something new 2011 Chevy Cruze X8 1500v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieroGrande Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 great work on that amp. Nice repair job, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick824 Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Two 100.2s will have more power and you can upgrade in steps one amp at a time, but the downside is they will take up alot more room and be more expensive than a single 100.4. I would be patient and get a single 100.4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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