Well, I got what I’d paid for: BAM200 fail!

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MarkA said:
Going back and skimming this thread, it looks like these TBers had a BAM 200 go *poof*:
Am I missing anyone? (That's more than I thought it'd be on my first read-through -- sometimes the same two or three people discussing something for a few pages can give the impression of more problems than there actually are, but this seems a good few.)

There were also a few people saying they'd used their BAM 200s for months or years without issue and several who purchased them recently and haven't had issues thus far.

I got the impression that most of the BAMs that poofed were recent purchases. Is this accurate?
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Mine didn’t take go poof, per say, it got really hot and was cutting out, I did send it back.
 
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StereoPlayer said:
Mine didn’t take go poof, per say, it got really hot and was cutting out, I did send it back.
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Well, at least it didn't go BAM! ;)

Okay, no poof for you -- and it seems that the protection circuits were working -- but troubling symptoms were displayed. We'll count that as half a poof.

That makes 8.5 or 9.5 poofs for this thread, I think (depending on whether or not @PeaveyPlayer had an amp that failed).
 
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I don't know too much about these amps, beyond noticing when they were initially released, and thinking they seemed like a cheap knock off of the Trace Elliot ELF.

I'm assuming that, like the ELF, they have a bridged output.

Just wild speculation on my part, but could this be the source of these failures? For example :

Is the output socket compatible with all 1/4" jacks equally, or is it the case that some aren't an ideal fit (this has been known with some instruments, and certain brands of instrument cables), and eventually cause a short?

That might explain why some people never encounter the issue, and why others randomly encounter it at some point (when the socket slowly squeezes the barrel out, to the point that it creates a short).
 
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MarkA said:
Well, at least it didn't go BAM! ;)

Okay, no poof for you -- and it seems that the protection circuits were working -- but troubling symptoms were displayed. We'll count that as half a poof.

That makes 8.5 or 9.5 poofs for this thread, I think (depending on whether or not @PeaveyPlayer had an amp that failed).
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No lol I just wanted to see what went wrong
And I wanted one
 
#131
I used my TC BAM200 paired with two GK Neo 2x12 cabinets this weekend at an outdoor venue. The heat index was 105 degrees and my band played 3 sets. The outdoor stage was covered but it was a brutal 3 hours performing. I had a back up amp but didn't need it, the BAM200 had ZERO issues.
 
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bass4u said:
I used my TC BAM200 paired with two GK Neo 2x12 cabinets this weekend at an outdoor venue. The heat index was 105 degrees and my band played 3 sets. The outdoor stage was covered but it was a brutal 3 hours performing. I had a back up amp but didn't need it, the BAM200 had ZERO issues.
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It was so hot outside it probably thought it was already on fire. Well played sir… well played.
 
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bass4u said:
I used my TC BAM200 paired with two GK Neo 2x12 cabinets this weekend at an outdoor venue. The heat index was 105 degrees and my band played 3 sets. The outdoor stage was covered but it was a brutal 3 hours performing. I had a back up amp but didn't need it, the BAM200 had ZERO issues.
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Was yours recently purchased or have you had it awhile?

I don't have a BAM 200 -- and I don't want to bag on them unfairly. The (perhaps mistaken) impression I've gotten so far is that maybe the model's been reliable historically and that most of the recently reported failures were due to a recent bad batch.
 
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MarkA said:
Was yours recently purchased or have you had it awhile?

I don't have a BAM 200 -- and I don't want to bag on them unfairly. The (perhaps mistaken) impression I've gotten so far is that maybe the model's been reliable historically and that most of the recently reported failures were due to a recent bad batch.
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I bought my Bam200 about 2 years ago, I've played at least 100 shows with it. I have multiple amps but like the sound of the BAM200. Its very neutral. I use a modeling pedalboard to sculpt my tone. I've used it with my GK Neo 2x12, Ampeg 8x10, Schroeder 2x10 wedge and an Eden 1x12 cabinet. I play in 4 bands and it's loud rock. The little Bam200 hasn't failed yet.
 
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Hasty said:
It was so hot outside it probably thought it was already on fire. Well played sir… well played.
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This is the comment of the thread, right here. :lol:

The second Bam that I got as a replacement is holding up through rehearsal. Will keep the Carvin as my actual backup for shows and will attempt to blow the Bam up in practice/rehearsal only. I’m finding that power hungry cabs like the AK Hathor aren’t a good fit; not enough wattage to push beyond a moderate drum volume.

If it survives the warranty period, it graduates to live shows.
 
#138
txhawaii said:
after a weekend of playing no more than an hour or so at a time, I find it to get really hot. sounds ok. no problems but it gets really hot to the touch
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Is yours is a recent purchase? Are you pushing it very hard when you play?

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I bought my Bam200 about 2 years ago, I've played at least 100 shows with it. I have multiple amps but like the sound of the BAM200. Its very neutral. I use a modeling pedalboard to sculpt my tone. I've used it with my GK Neo 2x12, Ampeg 8x10, Schroeder 2x10 wedge and an Eden 1x12 cabinet. I play in 4 bands and it's loud rock. The little Bam200 hasn't failed yet.
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Good to hear. (Noted that yours was bought 2 years ago.) Does yours get very hot when you play?
 
#140
I wonder if there is one guilty part that fails. Like the old Fender death cap.
If that's the case, someone somewhere will figure out how to make them work.
 
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