New-to-me Primare a30.2

You’re braver than me, best of luck with this.

You might ask, cover off: why? power switch gone, why? didn’t bother to put the cover back on or put the screws in a bag at least, why?

I would be inclined to ship it to the maker, have them check it out, put back a proper power switch, provide the correct screws. Think about potential resale.

My Chase Line Controllers, no power switch, turns on/off by it’s remote, however it needs to be fully unplugged to get back to defaults, because it retains any adjustments you make, I drill holes in the front and add toggle switches to do that.

Yours has dual transformers, so cut into one leg of the power cord inside, before it goes anywhere else, put the switch in-line, back to where you cut the wire, .

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVB9D27N?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4

If you add your own power switch, I noticed it draws 800 watts

Of course you could put a line switch in the cord where you can easily reach it.

Specifications Output power per channel 120W into 8Ω, 200W into 4Ω Output impedance <0.03Ω Line inputs 1V for 120W into 8Ω XLR inputs 2V for 120W into 8Ω Input impedance 11kΩ Frequency response <10Hz – 100kHz, -3dB THD <0.08% Signal-to-noise, line -100dB Power consumption 800W Dimensions (WxDxH) 430 x 385 x 100mm Weight 16kg

btw

"It can internally be configured as a fully balanced mono power amplifier using either balanced (XLR) or unbalanced (RCA) inputs. In this mode the A30.2 is capable of delivering 1 x 380W into an 8ohm load."

maybe this is why it was opened up, you never know.

here's to luck!

@elliottbnewcombjr thanks so much for that! Some specs there I hadn't found yet too. Super helpful. If I'm feeling even braver, and brash about going well out of my depth, I'll definitely revisit these tips. I got an assortment of metric screws and found some M3s that work perfect for securing the cover. Found an actual power button (well-hidden on the bottom of the unit and oddly neither indicated nor mentioned in the user manual). Connected the RCAs, speaker cables, and power and crossed my fingers. Alas, didn't power on. Definitely looking like I'm gonna have to bring it in to a professional and hope it's salvageable.  

Wow! I wish I could find a local furniture store that would sell used, high end audio equipment at a bargain price!

@61falcon ha yeah, was super random. Saw it on FBM and decided to go in and take a look. Was apparently being sold on consignment by a widow of the amp's previous owner but she had recently moved out of state. Asking price was originally $500. When I asked the owner of the shop, which doesn't usually carry hifi equipment, how flexible they could be on the price, he said he was feeling very flexible. I suggested 300 and he immediately accepted (in hindsight, I should have suggested even less lol)

Update in case it's helpful to someone in the future: The Primare a30.2 cover is secured with M3 screws and they were an easy find. Regarding the missing Remote link toggle and powering on: there is a power button on the bottom left of the unit - well-hidden and oddly not indicated or mentioned at all in the user's manual. In the case of my amp, the remote link toggle, located in the center of the back panel is missing but I was able to connect a trigger cable from my Wiim ultra to one of the a30.2's trigger cable ports and as soon as I turned on the Wiim, the Primare powered on perfectly. Since I don't foresee needing to toggle the remote link 'off,' this is best case scenario for me. Amp's working great, sounding great, and I'm so far elated about my $300 Primare score.