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Outlaw 1050
#93471 05/07/05 12:22 AM
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Sad day in the Lombardi household and a question.

There was a power outage that happened while I was watching my plasma with the 1050 doing powering my M60's. When the power went out I thought, "big deal" and when I powered up the 1050 again everything was fine. Well....about 2 days later my Mother-in-law was watching a DVD and the 1050 clicks off. Strange I think so I turn it back on and it turns itself back off. I then turn the volume very low and turn it back on and it powers up. I turn the volume up and it works fine. What I have found is that if the volume is higher then say 1/2 then it shuts off. What is wrong here and is the unit worth fixing or is it scap?

Re: Outlaw 1050
#93472 05/07/05 03:36 AM
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Craig, I really don't know what I would do in this situation. Your mother in law doesn't have it in for you does she?

Your best bet would be to visit the outlaw saloon and read old threads about your 1050 and see if others have had a similar problem. Or contact outlaw techs directly and see if there is a solution they can diagnose via email.

Wish you the best. Keep us posted.

Michael


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Re: Outlaw 1050
#93473 05/07/05 07:28 AM
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do you want it to be scrap so you can upgrade? i think you do

actually, i know what you want to do

think it's scrap
buy much better equipment to replace it
it'll sit there for a while
get it fixed (probably a simple and cheap fix)
then you have a backup receiver doing nothing
set up a smaller HT in your bedroom with the 1050- why?
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO WASTE IT!


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#93474 05/07/05 03:08 PM
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I was wondering if you had a surge protector in line with your receiver/ TV. If not, it might not be a bad idea to do that.

There are various uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) that have surge protection and also provide power for a limited period of time used for computers. If you live in a lightning prone or surge prone area, you might want to consider one of these. I wouldn't worry about the overall power rating too much because I suspect that all you need is enough time to power down your equipment.

Power line surges/ spikes can do strange things to your expensive equipment, even if you have the power switch turned off. I think that it is much better to be safe than sorry. It only costs a little more to be safe.

Just one man's opinion.

The Rat.


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#93475 05/09/05 04:00 PM
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Power outages usually entail a frequency dip prior to the lights going out. This is harder on electronic equipment than the outage itself. You may have a half baked piece of electronics.

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#93476 05/09/05 05:59 PM
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Sounds like a need for a line conditioner/voltage regulator?

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#93477 05/09/05 10:05 PM
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i had the chance to check out the new outlaw h/t processor at the home entertainment show in new york last weekend,it was the first time i saw a peice of their equiptment,the preamp looks like a lot of processor for the money,i think its 1100 bucks.....ok sorry to interrupt....back to the power discussion

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#93478 05/10/05 01:03 AM
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If you're going to get a surge protector, get a good one. And by htta I don't mean spending a king's ransom for a Monster (although they sure look cool.

I just recently did a bit of research on surge protecttion. There is a thread over at AVS that discusses MOV-based protectors (like Monster & virtually everybody else) and their inherent shortcomings, not to mention the fact that Monster (nor the others) will ever pay off in the event of a failure (they'll argue that your wiring is faulty, etc.). I finally ended up purchasing this baby...

http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/ace-315.html

I can't say that I have noticed any improvement in the sound or picture in my setup, but more importantly, I also haven't noticed any degradation in signal quality. The technology is sound and I feel much better down here in daily t-storm country (Georgia) with the peace of mind that this thing provides. Other maunufacturers of units utilizing the same tecnology (series mode protection) are Brick Wall and SurgeX.

Hope this helps.


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#93479 05/10/05 03:24 AM
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#93480 05/10/05 03:38 AM
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A good UPS (bat backup) will do the same thing, but give you a controlled, and timed power off when the bat runs to a low voltage set point. No time to search right now, but look for one that converts AC to DC, then back to AC. The conversion transformer will give you clean, uninteruped 60 cycle power.

I guess I should mention that I used to be a power plant control room / switch board operator. All plants convert and clean power they produce for electronic controls within the plant. That's a small tidbit for a bit of perspective.

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