Stagesource L2T Trying to repair

[mizreh]

Hello,

So here's the background :

I bought the whole kit : 1 Sub, 2 L3T + 2L2T + M20D. Like 10 years ago.

 

1 L2T literally blew up. Smoke, and dead. Or soI'm an electrical engineer, specialized in semicondutors...

 

I opened it, and found the evidence : 2 power supply capacitors smoked dead. Changed them, blew again... Googled it, and found a repair shop in Australia (I am un Europe, France). He told me to go through the repair network. 1 company in France, and refused to even look at it, because : Not sold anymore, no spare parts available...

 

Found another guy on internet who explained he had such problems, and the amplifier module was the root cause. They are made by a Dutch company... refused to sell it to me, because "custom design for LINE6". Line 6 refuses to sell it to me, because End of Life, no stock, blablabla... It appears that amp module is a standard product so I could get it.

 

However, I would like to have the schematics to avoir having trouble reparing it. 

 

If it is discontinued, what is the problem then ?

 

Could LINE6 release the drawings to those who need it ?

They don't even make PA systems anymore !

 

Does somebody have them to share ?

 

Thanks 

 

Alain

[gastonm]

Hi Alain

I have almost exactly your same system and have gone through exactly the same research getting same answers... It is frustrating.

Did you get finally any Schematics of those boards to share so I can get this repaired with a local technician? or did you find any solution at all?

thank you!

Gaston

[ruidemoura]

Same problem here!! L3T issues... An arsenal of LINE6 gear over the years, L3´s, Tops and sub, Stagescape mixer, floorboards, 3 variax, relays, amps, cabs, interfaces, etc, etc... and when it comes to maintenance and technical support everything is underwater... It breaks my heart see some Thousands of euros waisted once some gear can not be repaired due lack of spaceports and no schemes available! All companies should be forced to give clients the schemes once they don´t provide no more assistance in some products. My mixed feelings with LINE 6. A true love and hate battle! Don´t take it personally Line 6, but this is frustrating! 

[SiWatts69]

Well, after 13 years of (near flawless) service, my L6 rig is beginning to creak at the seams

As per above, one of my two L3m's refused to power up at a gig at the weekend.

Opened it up, and two very scorched looking green components (which I took to caps) on the PSU board

I had a mothballed L2m that's sat there for many years since failing so, as the PSU board in the L3m is identical, decided I had nothing to lose by trying to swap the two boards over
Guess what - a loud pop, an electronic burning small and what I take to be a second blown PSU board

I am gutted!

For now, I will limp by and use two of my four L2m's as tops, and the working L3m as a monitor until I can decide what to replace them with.
With no electronics experts willing to even look, with a Line6 service agent who wants the best part of £500 just to look and work out what parts are needed (that he won't be able to get) it's now just becoming an expensive white elephant.
As someone said a little over a year ago - heartbreaking

 

[SiWatts69]

Pretty sure that if the board manufacturers were given permission, there would be a ready and steady market of those of us who have loved our Line6 rigs wanting to secure sufficient spares to keep us in action for a few more years