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Posted by hey cheggy on Sep-14-2002 14:11:

Hot Mixer

Just bought a djm-600 last week, and I've noticed that it gets quite hot once it's been on for a while. I was wondering if anyone else who has one has this happen to their's.

Is this normal? Should i be worried? Have i really been sold a Bluedog with a fake pioneer sticker on it?

Posted by eran on Sep-15-2002 12:42:

Heya..

There is absolutely nothing wrong with your mixer
I have a DJM500, and so does a friend of me and they both get quite hot after being powered on even for pretty short periods (1.5-2 hours, sometimes even less).

Just ignore it, and enjoy your new mixer!

Posted by hey cheggy on Sep-15-2002 12:43:

cool, thanks.

Posted by Dj Flesch on Sep-15-2002 12:49:

Yes, it is perfectly normal for mixers to get hot. They are really nothing more than a big resistor and in order to kill the sounds, you have to stop the electricity, hence the generation of heat. Just make sure that you keep it well ventilated so that it doesn't overheat! Some times it can even get too hot to touch for long, but don't worry, you're not quite on the brink of overheating. I wouldn't use the mixer to that point unless I had too though.

Posted by hey cheggy on Sep-15-2002 12:51:

My old mixer was stone cold, always, so i just thought i'd ask

Posted by Scottaculous on Sep-15-2002 16:10:

Heat generated by equipment is one main reason why DJs sweat a lot behind the decks.

Posted by DJ LIQUID on Sep-15-2002 19:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Scottaculous
Heat generated by equipment is one main reason why DJs sweat a lot behind the decks.

i always wondered why i got a bit damp after spinning for a while

Posted by DJ Charlie on Sep-15-2002 20:55:

I have a vestax mixer and the power supply is outside the mixer...
so its made of 2 parts.... "the mixer" and the "power supply"
only the power supply heats enough to feel it...

is your mixer made of 2 parts like mine ? or is the power supply is inside of the mixer ?

Posted by Dmatrox on Sep-15-2002 22:47:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ LIQUID

i always wondered why i got a bit damp after spinning for a while

i think its the headphones too

i left my mixer overnight before and it was damn hot, oops. same with my cdj

my amplifyer gets really hot too, same with computer and monitor.

no biggie its good for the winters, not for summers.

Posted by eran on Sep-16-2002 08:17:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Charlie

is your mixer made of 2 parts like mine ? or is the power supply is inside of the mixer ?

The pioneer mixers has a built-in power supply