Sanitarium
August 5th 03, 08:03 PM
I dont have personal experience with this amp, but IMHO it doesn't sound
like too difficult of a repair.
Is it a standard off the shelf PCB / wave soldered switch? Is it a
standard SPST or DPDT? Does it have a standard footprint and pin array?
If it is an off the shelf component, parts express or radio hack might
have a replacement. Should be around 5-6 bucks at the most.
If it is a PCB mounted switch, you can use a heat gun (smaller variety)
and unsolder it from the board. Use a solder vac to clear out the PCB
holes. Once the holes are clear of solder, gently press the new switch
into the board and re-flow solder up into the pins. Use caution and
make sure the switch is fully seated to the PCB while re-flowing the
solder, otherwise the switch wont line up to the sheetmetal cut out.
Good Luck,
Garrett
Corby wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a PPI amp (PCX 440) which I seem to have broken a switch off of (just
> the plastic piece)? Not sure how it happened since I am careful with it,
> but needless to say, it's broken. I called PPI and they were 100% USELESS!
> They wanted to sell me a refurbished amp or charge me $125 to fix it! All
> I need is the switch and I can solder it back on! Since I broke the switch
> off, It is not covered under warranty...
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one of these switches and why PPI is being
> so stingy??? I bought 3 of their amps because I though they were good?
>
> --
> Corby Simpson
> Senior Programmer
> Creative Post Interactive
> 1-416-979-7678 x.224
>
like too difficult of a repair.
Is it a standard off the shelf PCB / wave soldered switch? Is it a
standard SPST or DPDT? Does it have a standard footprint and pin array?
If it is an off the shelf component, parts express or radio hack might
have a replacement. Should be around 5-6 bucks at the most.
If it is a PCB mounted switch, you can use a heat gun (smaller variety)
and unsolder it from the board. Use a solder vac to clear out the PCB
holes. Once the holes are clear of solder, gently press the new switch
into the board and re-flow solder up into the pins. Use caution and
make sure the switch is fully seated to the PCB while re-flowing the
solder, otherwise the switch wont line up to the sheetmetal cut out.
Good Luck,
Garrett
Corby wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a PPI amp (PCX 440) which I seem to have broken a switch off of (just
> the plastic piece)? Not sure how it happened since I am careful with it,
> but needless to say, it's broken. I called PPI and they were 100% USELESS!
> They wanted to sell me a refurbished amp or charge me $125 to fix it! All
> I need is the switch and I can solder it back on! Since I broke the switch
> off, It is not covered under warranty...
>
> Does anyone know where I can find one of these switches and why PPI is being
> so stingy??? I bought 3 of their amps because I though they were good?
>
> --
> Corby Simpson
> Senior Programmer
> Creative Post Interactive
> 1-416-979-7678 x.224
>