watchman Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Hi All, I've defended the Ashdown Little Giants here before, as in two years of fairly heavy work mine's been fine and dandy. The other day, however, I was setting up for a gig and realized there was nothing happening (with the amp, I mean). The design of the LG 1000 is such that there are two power modules, one driving each speaker output. I swapped speaker outputs, and all was well. The show was duly kept on the road, and I assumed that I'd blown one output module. Today I decided that since the amp was out of warranty and I know a little more about electronics than it takes to be dangerous I'd get inside and see what I could find. If fortune smiled, I hoped for a simple blown internal fuse. I was surpised to find that of all the block connectors, and they are legion, all were loose and some had come apart completely. Once I plugged it all back in, everything worked again. Therefore I hope to save some of you a repair bill - take your LG apart and check these connectors if you're having any kind of trouble. I'm looking into something, probably silicone seal or similar, that I can use to prevent this happening again. The connectors are pretty sloppy as these things go, and being sat on my cabinet(s) as I boom away is a high-vibration environment (reggae player). I wonder how many LGs have been returned under warranty or for repair when all that was wrong was this silly mechanical fault? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 The Superfly had a similar problem regarding cab vibration, the allen bolts all over the unit (both on the case and the outer casing) work loose and make a buzzing sound. Really frustrating and not a sign of good design or build quality. I found attaching 4 bigger rubber feet with additional rubber spacers helped a lot, if the LG case is similar there should be suitably situated screws you can remove to attach them. IIRC the Little Giants only came with tiny stuck on rubber feet like the type you see on effects pedals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchman Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 [quote name='lemmywinks' post='1298635' date='Jul 9 2011, 11:07 PM']The Superfly had a similar problem regarding cab vibration, the allen bolts all over the unit (both on the case and the outer casing) work loose and make a buzzing sound. Really frustrating and not a sign of good design or build quality. I found attaching 4 bigger rubber feet with additional rubber spacers helped a lot, if the LG case is similar there should be suitably situated screws you can remove to attach them. IIRC the Little Giants only came with tiny stuck on rubber feet like the type you see on effects pedals[/quote] Good plan, which in fact I'd already implemented - but thanks nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Sounds as though Ashdown didn't think that part of the design through. I'd drop them a line and tell them about it - hopefully feedback like yours will help them decide to choose a different connector for future models. As for securing the current connectors, silicon probably isn't suitable as it becomes soft at temperature. Perhaps a little blob of clear nail varnish would work better - once it's dried it stays solid at a much higher temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchman Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 [quote name='icastle' post='1298897' date='Jul 10 2011, 12:10 PM']Sounds as though Ashdown didn't think that part of the design through. I'd drop them a line and tell them about it - hopefully feedback like yours will help them decide to choose a different connector for future models. As for securing the current connectors, silicon probably isn't suitable as it becomes soft at temperature. Perhaps a little blob of clear nail varnish would work better - once it's dried it stays solid at a much higher temperature.[/quote] Good suggestions, for which thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisgibbins Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Just like to say thanks to the original poster! ive had my little giant for over 3 years now and have used it at least once every week gigging at a good volume. Its never ever let me down and ive been so happy with it i even bought another one as backup! But this weekend i noticed that my cabs were makin a 'farty' noise. I inspected all cables and power plugs etc and narrowed it down to definitely being a fault with the LG1000. I read your post, took the case off, wiggled all the wires and made sure the plugs were in firmly, tried it out and viola, back to full working order! May the hard working, massively underrated beast continue powering the bottom end! Cheers! KG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 So far, so good with mine. (LG1000) No bother at all. These are really great sounding amps. They are cheap but don't sound cheap. They are loud and deep, but full and rich. It's useful to know about the connectors - thanks for posting this. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1310296232' post='1298897'] Sounds as though Ashdown didn't think that part of the design through. I'd drop them a line and tell them about it - hopefully feedback like yours will help them decide to choose a different connector for future models. As for securing the current connectors, silicon probably isn't suitable as it becomes soft at temperature. Perhaps a little blob of clear nail varnish would work better - once it's dried it stays solid at a much higher temperature. [/quote] I'm curious, how much nail varnish do you have lying around the place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1344866255' post='1770294'] I'm curious, how much nail varnish do you have lying around the place? [/quote] It's hard to believe, but some blokes who use the Internet have girlfriends or wives. The really lucky ones have both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1344868487' post='1770341'] The really lucky ones have both... [/quote] Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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