goblin Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 Well a week or two ago I went and got myself a second hand Ashdown Superfly 500 for smaller gigs so I'm not lugging the Hartke and 2 cabs around every where. However, first gig on Thursday it eventually overheated and cut out, and the Crashdown / Superfry name is now more popular! I took it out of the aluminium castings and put some rubber feet on yesterday morning, and it got through a wedding gig last night, but it still got warm and I turned it off during the break to cool it a bit more. I know the 1000 watt ones have a fan in them, I'm wondering if there's anything else I can do to aid cooling, including potentially fitting a fan inside of one. I don't want to rack it and have a fan in a rack case, as that would then defeat the point as it'll be no more compact than the Hartke! Quote
Salt on your Bass? Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) I ended up carting a full size fan with mine and had it on my rig (and hair) the whole time - epic! Rack is the most common solution with these as they are a bit notorious for overheating. Other than that, I always liked the head. Vest of luck! Edited September 8, 2013 by Salt on your Bass? Quote
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 [quote name='goblin' timestamp='1378650524' post='2202767']I know the 1000 watt ones have a fan in them, I'm wondering if there's anything else I can do to aid cooling, including potentially fitting a fan inside of one. I don't want to rack it and have a fan in a rack case, as that would then defeat the point as it'll be no more compact than the Hartke! [/quote]Racking it is the only practical method of fan cooling it. It does work, though. Quote
Matt P Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 i got as far as buying a 120mm pc fan and thinking about fitting it over the top of the casing (with the extra case removed) but i gave up in the end and bought a different head, i loved the sound it gave and the preamp was great but mine started the classic superfly squeal through one output first then through the other as well so i bought something different. sorry if this isn't any help! Matt Quote
goblin Posted September 11, 2013 Author Posted September 11, 2013 That's what I'm thinking of doing (the fan), I've got a schematics and a VERY good electrical / amp technician who can pretty much fix anything (he's currently rebuilding an original modular Moog!) I don't want to rack it though as that then defeats the point of buying it for smaller gigs, as previously said. I'll see how I get on Quote
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