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Inside Your Head: THE FLEXTONE HD
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INSIDE YOUR HEAD
THE FLEXTONE HD
If you’re the proud owner of a Flextone HD, this chapter’s just for you. While the
Flextone HD is much like its combo amplifier brethren, there are important features
and functions that set the HD apart. They are detailed herein:
FRONT PANEL
If you look closely, you’ll notice that the illustration on the fold-out back cover of this
User Manual is basically exactly the same as the front panel of your Flextone HD. The
only difference is that the HD has a big light-up power switch on the front panel (the
combos have their power switches rear-mounted).
HEAT SINKS AND FANS
The rear panel of the Flextone HD is where you see the real difference between the
Flextone combos and your Flextone head. Because of the much higher power
capabilities of the HD, it includes large heat sinks and fans that are not found on the
Flextone combos.
THE HEAT SINKS CAN BE HOT (THAT’S THE WHOLE IDEA OF THEM – THEY DISSIPATE THE
HEAT THAT THE FLEXTONE HD GENERATES). BE CAREFUL TO KEEP AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF
CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE FLEXTONE HD AND WHATEVER IS BEHIND IT. DO
NOT TOUCH THE HEAT SINKS WHILE THE FLEXTONE HD IS OPERATING OR WHILE IT IS
COOLING AFTER OPERATION.
FANS AND WHAT MAKES THEM GO
The Flextone HD’s back panel fans protect it from overheating when you are driving
the unit to its maximum power output levels, or using it in high temperature
Flextone Manual Rev E; bookfile Page 39 Tuesday, September 8, 1998 10:31 AM