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Rowland Concentra mk1 - Leaving it on?

I have had this babe for over 4 yrs now, boxed for a long time, got my new place and now its in my secondary system.

First time I beleive I left it on 3 days straight (after using it for over 9 months straight)....its HOT! like fairly hot, even the faceplate warm to hot. Normal? should I power it down while not in use.

And yesterday was the scare. the volume control stoped working for like 1 minute when you physically turn the knob up. the remote volume works fine since I trust thats the microprocessor doing its job. then it just came back to normal. Just curious if this could have happened since it got hot maybe? any advise?thx
rapogee
esserry
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Warm on top, cool on the faceplate. Never hot as far as I can recall with mine when I owned it. I would probably have it checked out.
Thanks, BJ.
macrojack
1,292 posts
 
I owned several of these but I don't have one right now. I do recall however, that the entire chassis is the heat sink and does get pretty warm as a result. I also seem to remember that my volume control did that same thing once.
Why don't you call JRDG and ask them? It's a more reliable information source than any of us.
brianmgrarcom
1,317 posts
 
I owned two MkII units and they warm to the touch all over, it is normal so don't worry yourself. Also, it is designed to be left on, so again, don't worry yourself about it. On the volume issue, I agree with Macrojack, give JRDG a call.
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