Post by teleric on Apr 26, 2009 16:07:09 GMT -7
My band played our regular monthly gig at the local watering hole last night and had a few minor power issues. We had a new soundman for this gig, so setup was a nightmare - setup time went from 25 minutes to 1hr 45 min. with additional gear that our soundman wanted to use (good sound guy though, best sound we've ever had).
Since we had some gear that wasn't part of our "normal" PA setup, we had to change the way we ran the power on the stage. This resulted in putting a pretty heavy load on the stage electrical outlets, so much so that we had a noticable voltage drop when things really got pumping. We use four different voltage regulators for stage equipment and most of the regulators were reading 113 volts most of the night (probably even a little lower at times). I know that low voltage brownout scenarios are not good on gear, but thats what the voltage regulators are for.
While we were playing, I noticed a small volume drop in my 6545 (maybe 5-10% of "stage volume") a couple of different times for maybe 10 seconds or so. I chalked it up to having less than ideal power on the stage.
Does anyone have any idea if this did/will damage my 6545? I'm sure we'll figure out better power distribution next time we play there, but I'm curious if this will cause permanent damage to my amp even if we're running through voltage regulators (and circuits).
I don't usually use my 6545 for this venue, but I've found a rekindled love for this amp with all the outdoor shows we've been doing lately, and have gone to using it for our indoor gigs as well (with an airbrake).
As s side comment, I really don't like what the way the airbrake affects the tone of the Stangray as it looses that "sparkle" that makes the SR what it is, but I find the airbrake to have less of an impact on the overall tone of the 6545, and can accept the minor deviations in tone.
Since we had some gear that wasn't part of our "normal" PA setup, we had to change the way we ran the power on the stage. This resulted in putting a pretty heavy load on the stage electrical outlets, so much so that we had a noticable voltage drop when things really got pumping. We use four different voltage regulators for stage equipment and most of the regulators were reading 113 volts most of the night (probably even a little lower at times). I know that low voltage brownout scenarios are not good on gear, but thats what the voltage regulators are for.
While we were playing, I noticed a small volume drop in my 6545 (maybe 5-10% of "stage volume") a couple of different times for maybe 10 seconds or so. I chalked it up to having less than ideal power on the stage.
Does anyone have any idea if this did/will damage my 6545? I'm sure we'll figure out better power distribution next time we play there, but I'm curious if this will cause permanent damage to my amp even if we're running through voltage regulators (and circuits).
I don't usually use my 6545 for this venue, but I've found a rekindled love for this amp with all the outdoor shows we've been doing lately, and have gone to using it for our indoor gigs as well (with an airbrake).
As s side comment, I really don't like what the way the airbrake affects the tone of the Stangray as it looses that "sparkle" that makes the SR what it is, but I find the airbrake to have less of an impact on the overall tone of the 6545, and can accept the minor deviations in tone.