nathan89 Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I just hooked up my new Rockford Fosgate T1000.1bd and everything went well except the gain knob on the amp itself is loose. You can move it around from top to bottom without actually turning it, but it will not move side to side. It feels like it is about to break off, but it will still rotate fine. I tried to power up the amp and turn the gain knob while it was powered on and the only thing it will do is send a loud pop through the sub. Sounds like a loose connection. I think the knob is coming loose from the board inside the amp. The knob was loose when I got the amp, and it came directly from Rockford. So what I want to know is..... Has anyone ever had this happen before? I hope it is something I can fix myself. It seems like a simple spot of solder on the board to hold the knob in place and make a good connection and MAYBE it would be fixed. But if it is something more complicated I do have a factory warranty from Rockford since I bought it ''authorized'', so I could send it off if needed. Anybody got a link to show me how to open one of these up? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudcav Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Id send it in for repair if you start to solder on it and it dosent work your warrenty is voaid and you gotta pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Performer Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 That's an easy fix, but like he said, I'd contact them first and get them to fix it or replace it. If you spend all that money on a product then I'll be goddamned if I'm going to get a halfassed piece of equipment. Kinda strange to get that from an RF amp. I'd expect that on a kicker amp, but not a RF. Quote CERTIFIED BITCHES!!! Not being new at something doesn't mean anything. Just because a prostitute isn't new at what she does, doesn't change the fact that she still 'sucks' Click to see my build! Proud DC owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Loose gain pot indeed, probably bad/dry solder joints. Occasionally the machine that nips the legs off cuts them too close or the part placer doesn't get it quite right but you generally expect these things to be picked up in quality control.... Send it in for warranty. To get at the solder you probably have to remove the amp from the heatsink which can be tricky. Quote 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan89 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I agree with what you guys said, it's not worth the risk of fucking it up myself, and then having to pay to get it fixed. So I called RF today and they are going to take care of it under warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audioguy564 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I agree with what you guys said, it's not worth the risk of fucking it up myself, and then having to pay to get it fixed.So I called RF today and they are going to take care of it under warranty. Rockford amps had that problem for a while. during reflow the pots would raise up and that would eventually leave enough space for up and down movement on the pot. with time the leads would break. the pot needs to be replace, the leads are usually broken at the base of the pot. Quote Juan Rodriguez Chief Technology Officer D'Amore Engineering T15KW Support Engineer System. KVT512 Kenwood Fold Out Monitor Epic-160 Audio control Indash epicenter (1)T1500-1BD with T2000.1 Transformer 1700 watts at 2 ohms (2) T600-2 with T800-2 Transformers 320/ch at 4 ohms (2) QSD216 Q series MB Quart 6.5 inch components (3) P3D212 Rockford P3 12inch Subs (1) Very Loud Altima Coupe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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