Lab Gruppen FP14000 clone amplifiers - Page 6

I answered your PM, but I'll answer here as well.

You can run this off a 20A circuit, but it WILL trip the breaker if you push too hard. I wouldn't recommend it, but it will still work, and I doubt you'll have any issues unless you really push this.

There is no need for an amp this powerful for mains. Also, something like an FP10000Q would be better for that since its 4 channel as opposed to 2. Still, way too powerful. If you can't drive your mains off of your receiver, it's time to upgrade your mains Adding more components to the signal chain just degrades SQ.

360 is awful. These amps sound fine with the fans replaced.

Just an update, cutoff is Thursday at 10pm for anyone who wants in.

Just checking the unit for proper functioning, letting it warm up, making sure it works, repairing anything necessary, handling the buy, shipping, customs, etc and guaranteeing a working unit. I'm not discussing any prices here, only in PM. I can also do the fan replacements. If you're interested send me a PM.

I posted a vid in my sub thread. Here it is again. The amps have more output, but I'm afraid to bottom a driver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6FO7zm20Ek

I'm not worried about it. It's 5ft stranded copper, it's not like a 50ft run of 14awg romex.

Anyway, doesn't look like the buy is going to happen. Many people backed out.

You can still order direct. It's fairly easy, just have to send a wire.

Of course. You can request a quote, wire money, send them wire confirmation, amp ships, you get amp, then get a bill for duty from dhl. not much to it.

It was $6 dhl fee, and like $23 duties for four amps.


1. remove old fans
2. install new fans

Sorry, all kidding aside, it's a bit more complicated than that.

The 80mm fans are easy to replace, and only have two screws securing them in the top, and tab mounts on the bottom they slide into. You just open the bottom of the amp, desolder the fan wires which are cleverly marked "fan". Then from the top of the amp, unscrew the fan and snake the wire out. Installation is just the opposite, snake the wire through, mount the fan, solder it up.

The 60mm fans are harder, as you cannot really reach the bottom screws without making a tool for it. I just torched a P1 phillips screwdriver and bent the head 90 degrees to reach. It's VERY tight even after that. Once the screws come loose, I used a pair of needle nose pliers to get them out the rest of the way faster. Once they're out, you get to put the new ones in, which is no fun either. Make sure to thread the screws in first so that they go in the holes easy when installing. Once they're mounted, you can easily solder them up. I used the resistors with the 60mm fans. Anywhere from 300-400ohm should do. I used 5 watt wire wound to be on the safe side. The alternative is to disassemble and reassemble the amp, which wouldn't be too bad, but more work than I felt like dealing with when I have four amps to modify. All the parts are kind of mounted to each other, so it would have to come almost all of the way apart.