FYI, It works just fine. The light stays on. It was just difficult to tell the amp was switching on with a couple components switching on at the same time.


Sorry for the confusion

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Stott

I am more confused now than before I read this thread.

Does the 770 trigger on and off with the 950?

Does the light on the 770 go off when the 950 goes off?

If the 770 gets hot at idle then is something wrong? If it gets hot then some current is being drawn, and I would not want to have a heater on all the time.

What did Outlaw respond?

Thanks for any answers.

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No matter where you go, there you are.

mj

Thanks Stott. I just checked mine this morning and it is nice and cool. I wonder if that was a mistake by the outlaws but it is confusing at first.

jacket_fan: Yes, the trigger cable turns off the 770, but it's not terribly obvious at first because the power light does not turn off.

And yes, the 770 will draw current at idle, and from what I can tell a fair amount of it, so it will get hot at idle if it's not well ventilated. Mine is somewhat ventilated-restricted at the moment, so I get around this by not using it for long periods of time continuously.

And when I say "idle," I mean it's on but there is no signal applied to the inputs, so there is no sound. I don't mean that it's been turned off by the 950. When it's turned off, it doesn't get hot, which is how I identified that it was actually off despite the power light being on.

Most amps, as far as I know, do draw current at idle although it varies how much.

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net

I may try to borrow an Amp meter from work to see what this puppy draws at idle.

Will post if and when I get it done.

Is everyone clear on how this thing works now? Any questions. Just ask.

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Stott

Hello All,

Unlike the Model 750, the light does in fact stay on when the amp(770/755)is triggered off.

Scott

How long is the trigger cable?

Scott, why the change? It seems very non-obvious, especially as the 750 "got it right."

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net