Shops and Torque Seal?

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

Do any of you shop guys Torque Seal or mark amplifier settings before they leave?

Say your settings are tampered with and the customer comes back trying to refund or warranty something?

Some people just have the type of friends that will touch up the shops work...lol

Just wondering if its practiced.

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[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

should be used if it isnt.... I wonder if there's a tamper proof seal you could use over the pots

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

should be used if it isnt.... I wonder if there's a tamper proof seal you could use over the pots

Yes its called Torque Seal. I experienced working on Turbine Engines. Just about every nut and bolt on the engine gets it to prove torque was witnessed by QC.

Its pricey but there could be an alternative such as nail polish or something.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

wouldn't that fck up the finish on the amp? the stuff dries hard. i also experienced it with turbine engines, flight controls, landing gear, accumulators, etc etc on helo's.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

wouldn't that fck up the finish on the amp? the stuff dries hard. i also experienced it with turbine engines, flight controls, landing gear, accumulators, etc etc on helo's.

I guess it would be shop preference.

I was more or less wondering if it was practiced to have a way of knowing your settings were changed.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

One could simply use a sharpie to do it, typically if something is "changed" to the point of ruining a piece of equipment, especially a piece that you are used to installing, its rather obvious that isn't where you had it.

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

We sticker stuff on users with a heavy hand.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

I wouldnt think marking the settings on the amp with a sharpie is gonna help much.... after they blow it up they'll just put the settings back where they were originally.