Potential Power Amp Damage

  • Hi,


    I recently purchased the Kemper Powerhead.


    I absentmindedly plugged the Speaker Output of the Kemper into a 'Line6 Spider' Guitar Amplifier. This was for a brief period and I only played very briefly through it before realising my error. I'm worried I may have damaged the Power Amp / Speaker Output.


    I have subsequently plugged the Speaker Output to an unpowered Cabinet and things seem fine but I've not used the Speaker Output before and I'm not entirely sure what I should be looking out for with regards to damage.


    Also, will using damaged XLR/Jack leads on the Monitor Output and Main Output potentially damage these outputs? This happened to me on a show recently and it was out of my control to resolve the situation.


    Many thanks

  • I think the only thing you would have potentially damaged was the line 6 As long as you didnt hit the front end of the line 6 too hard you should be ok.

    You basically put a huge boost pedal into the line 6

  • Thanks! The Line 6 was just some ropey house amp so I'm not bothered about that!


    As long as I haven't damaged the KPA. I'm guessing I'd know about it if I blew the Power Amp? I assuming it either goes or it doesn't, it's not really a gradual thing?

  • Not my cables........was a slightly dodgy venue......didn't realise until halfway through the set when the signal was cutting out and wasn't able to switch them!


    I agree, chuck them immediately........but there is no risk danger in damaging anything at the KPA end is there?


    Cheers

  • Well , short circuit is not healthy to any electronics :P

    And with gadgets with hefty price tags like Kemper I

    would really make sure that I use my own hi quality cables .....

    Just sayin´ .......


    Cheers !

    The adjective for metal is metallic. But not so for iron ... which is ironic.

  • Make sure you don't connect the SPEAKER OUTPUT of the PROFILER with any grounded equipment!


    From the Main Manual:

    ¨   WARNING!

    Never connect an active device to the power amp output! Any active devices (such as power soaks) that have a grounded circuit will destroy the power amp by creating a short circuit.

    Only passive speaker systems should be connected to the SPEAKER OUTPUT.

  • Thanks Burkhard. Given the Power Amp seems to be working fine it looks like I got away with it.......There doesn't seem to be any damage. Could there be any partially damaged or any anything like that?