20 Most Recent Hifonics Brutus BX 1605D Car Audio Amplifier Questions & Answers

low ohms or amp is bad

Usually when you are looking at amplifier transistors they are of the flat type, not the small rounded type due to the power they need to handle. In the case you are describing, if it is the flat type of transistor then the middle pin is actually the "Collector" which usually has a positive input to it. Connecting this to ground will not make the transistor work unfortunately, you need to identify where the collector feed should of gone and solder it to the nearest good point you can. I know in the past when I have had tracks lift, you could run a small wire in place of the lifted track and solder onto the nearest thing, for example a resistor leg or capacitor leg. As it is I really would not risk soldering pins to random places, trace along the damaged track and find a good spot to solder the leg to using wire.

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You can often use a small amount of epoxy or super glue to hold a trace down. You can also jump bad or broken traces with a fine piece of wire, carfully soldered in place. I would have to have a schematic to know what legs are being used as a ground, power, signal feed, etc. The middle leg is often used as the source signal, not a ground, so I would be reluctant to connect it to ground until I saw the schematic.
Back to the solder joints...if the board isn't multi-layered, you can probably solder it back. If the board is multi-layered, you will have broken internal contacts and the board will be useless and unrepairable.
See what you can do with the soldering. That would be the easiest fix, otherwise you will have to replace the board.
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Check all your wires and connections. Make sure that your battery wire and your ground wire are connected.

Well with the correct powering system, heaps of paralleled 12 volt Batteries, & a Beefed up Alternator to charge them, I guess so, BUT it is only Mono, so you will need TWO to provide stereo output

must be a bad amp..have you tried bridging them maybe youre channels are out it happens even if its brand new...factory deffects

THE NUMBER FOR MAXXONICS IS 847-540-7700, BUT I BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND THAT THERE IS NO PARTS DEPT. THERE. IF YOU CAN READ THE NUMBERS ON THE DEVICES IN QUESTION, I MAY HAVE THEM IN STOCK. I AM LISTED IN THE REPAIR DIRECTORY OF THIS SITE AND CAN BE REACHED AT [email protected] LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE....V

Use a meter, check voltage at main power input, should be at least 11 volts. Check the resistance on your ground and if you have it grounded to a seat bolt or side panel move it to the floor. ( don't drill without looking underneath!) you don't want to replace a fuel line! or worse!. Check your remote trigger for 12v and check the amps fuse. Beyond that, the problem would be internal and need serviced. If you can work at board level, post a comment and I can help you further.Hope this helps

check to make sure your rcas are good, check to make sure all your connections to your subs are good and if they are most the time this meens your pre amp in your amplifier is out.

you burned up a couple of dioeds if if wnt go back to a regular mode

Maybe you should check your remote wire!

Hi loredo.
Hifonics are outstanding amps.
I would need a complete description of your system ( or your system to be) including High quality pictures of all amp connections and controls followed by a chat or preferably a phone call.
Let me know, and if you ever want to get rid of that amp..........
Regards Paul

if the connections is good,then you have no out,then the problem is inside the amplifier,you must refer a qualified personnel near you
to open your amplifier.

It sounds like the power supply transistors have failed. You'll need to pull the clamps and get the numbers off of the transistors. It's also possible that the 47 ohm gate resistors have failed. After removing the old transistors, you need to check the resistors individually.

Since you're new to repair work, read the following page.

Basic Repair Introduction

Post the part numbers if they are incomplete and you can't find the correct replacements. mouser.com is probably the best place to buy small quantities if you're in the US.

You also need to check the output transistors to see if any are shorted. If they are, the repair will be more difficult (especially if there is damage to the driver board).

i think you could but before doing that did the amp itself send the output to the line if it did then replacing the parts would be pointless. if it was a hook up problem then replace parts and don't let it happen again

I need more to see what your problem is ??? what you mean you had a cap attached to it and almost caught on fire.?? and why would something inside be touching?? have you had the unit open?? as parts dont ussally move around and "touch" all by themselfs Please respond back with more info!!

Capacitors are static semiconductors, they don't beep and they don't display zero. You're overworking the system or you have bad connections. Contact the maker direct under warranty. https://www.google.com/search?q=Brutus+Hifonics ..