Peavey MiniMax fan

[Marvin]

As anyone who owns one of these amps knows, they sound great, have all the gubbins you need on them, are loud BUT so is the fan. It's a bit like having your own aircon unit soundwise. 

When you're playing it's not an issue, I wouldn't sell it just because of the fan noier but, we'll you know.🙂 

 

Has anyone sourced a quiter replacement fan? From what I've researched it's tricky if not impossible. 

[NHM]

I'm a fan (geddit?) of these amps too, really punchy, full sound, I have one which is my back-up. It is only used in loud situations so the noise isn't a problem for me.

[Marvin]

Well, the fan is incredibly quiet now. 

 

Heard a tiny click after I turned the amp on, and then no power. 

It's now a large paperweight. 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Marvin said:

Heard a tiny click after I turned the amp

 

Fuses checked?

[Hellzero]

Just in case the amp starts working again use the below mentioned Noctua fan with their tension adapter from 24 to 12 Volts.

 

These are the most silent fan you'll find.

 

https://noctua.at/en/na-vc1

 

https://noctua.at/en/nf-a6x15-flx

 

Everything is available from Amazon.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noctua-NA-VC1-Step-down-Converter-Applications/dp/B0C6TQCQP7/

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noctua-NF-A6x15-FLX-Premium-60x15mm/dp/B0DJMHV4RP/

 

[Marvin]

4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Fuses checked?

The internal fuse looks blown. I've ordered some new ones, but I'm not hopeful that's the source of the problem.  I think the fuse blew because there's a deeper problem. 

[Stub Mandrel]

I wouldn't give up... fuses can degrade over time. An instant fail like that suggests inrush current. But could be a failed PSU capacitor, for example.

[Hellzero]

Some fuse holders, especially the ones integrated in the power socket, have a place for a spare fuse, did you check that?

 

That said, you should always have some spare fuses at hand.

 

If it's only a blown fuse, it will be the more expensive one. 😉

 

As @Stub Mandrel said, inrush current or a huge surge can blow a fuse instantly...

[Marvin]

I have changed the internal fuse... quite a firework. 

 

A cracking noise, a spark that shot out of the fan and it tripped the house consumer unit.

 

 

[NHM]

Unlucky.

[Stub Mandrel]

3 hours ago, Marvin said:

I have changed the internal fuse... quite a firework. 

 

A cracking noise, a spark that shot out of the fan and it tripped the house consumer unit.

 

 

 

Is the fuse on the high side  (i.e. mains side of the transformer) or between the PSU and the amp or speaker outputs?

[Hellzero]

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Is the fuse on the high side  (i.e. mains side of the transformer) or between the PSU and the amp or speaker outputs?

At the back.