fhawk618

This may be one of those questions for Bob himself--"what were you thinking?"

Thanks for the input so far--more is always welcome. I will post pictures as soon as I figure out the how on this site--shouldn't be hard. RichP714, your assessment is kind of what I had been kicking around--so the usefulness would be based upon the specifications of the specific drivers downstream. You could potentially maximize (or limit) the output of the amp based on the capabilities (or limitations) of the speakers being driven. If so, this also has the potential to be "a very dangerous game" based on the dynamic output capabilities of these amps--probably why these controls were deleted after the initial production run of 1000 units. Thanks to all for your input--anything additional will be appreciated.

First of all--thanks for letting me annoy you with questions. If I never ask--I'll never have the answers. I also have a couple of decades of experience that (hopefully) may be of use to someone else as well, so feel free to pick my brain (or what's left of it) as well. First annoying question is in regard to the Carver PM 1.5 amplifier. I have a bunch of these amps, and use them (as intended) for pro-audio/sound reinforcement applications, so I'm generally familiar with them. I recently acquired several of these amps that have two user-adjustable RMS output voltage adjustments on the front panel, next to the normal clip limiter (activate/defeat) switch. One is for a 1.5 sec limit and the other for a 30 sec limit with corresponding RMS output voltage adjustments. I purchased these amps from the original owner who had no idea what these controls were for, and stated that they had never been altered from the original settings (they are secured by locking nuts). So far, all that I've been able to determine (from the original Carver Users Manual) is that these controls were only present on the first 1000 units produced in 1983. There is no further discussion of their intended purpose or general function. Any input will be appreciated...