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Amp is dead 1 month after power surge hit it

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  • 27-08-2007 12:43pm
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    Dorsanty
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭


    Have Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 speaker system for my PC. A power surge happened about a month ago and blew my PC power supply. Also center speaker in system started giving a crackle.

    4 days ago I turned the system on and the volume light went from zero to max the speakers all gave a loud noise and then gone. My speaker system is dead :( I reckon it was from damage caused by the initial power surge which weakened a component or two.

    Of course I have everything running on surge protectors now :rolleyes: But the speaker system is expensive and good so I would like to repair if possible

    Question: Where would be a good place to get it repaired in Dub? I've google'd around but can't find a city center place for repairs.

    Grateful for all help.


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    Gone West
    Registered Users Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    How the fúck did Amp last a month after being hit by a powersurge!


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    Dorsanty
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Dorsanty


    Well the unit was in powered off state but it was plugged in with the Power supply turned on. There's a fairly clunky relay switch which engages and disengages when turning on and off.


    So having thought about it a bit more I'm even more confident that the damage could be limited to the power supply.

    Just need to find somewhere good to take a look and not charge me the earth to fix.


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    Gone West
    Registered Users Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    ;)


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Home contents insurance ftw.

    ZEN


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    RoryMac
    Registered Users Posts: 5,080 ✭✭✭RoryMac


    If you think its the amp's power supply try these http://www.psra.ie/ we get power supplies(PC and Telecoms equipment) repaired there.


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    Dorsanty
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Dorsanty


    Thanks you. You win award for first person to answer the question.


    I've left it in with a repair shop in Rathmines. It's confirmed that it's the power supply. More specifically a chip in the power supply. So they trying to find one but I'm not 100% that they'll be able to source one. Might be a creative branded part.

    Of course stupid Creative would have you ship back he amp/sub woofer plus all satellite speakers if I wanted to get it fixed through them.

    Anyway here's hoping that it can be fixed. Otherwise I might have 6 speakers with no amp :-(


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    davidlynch2016
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭davidlynch2016


    Hi Mate, I also have a set of s750 had the same problem power tripped and the green light just started pulsing, I opened mine up for a Quick Look and the second units seem to be swelled.


    how did you get on with your own?

    IMG_9681.jpeg




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