Maintenance on Vocia VA-8600 Amplifiers

Maintenance on Vocia VA-8600 Amplifiers

1. Basic instructions for cleaning the filters can be found here:  https://support.biamp.com/Vocia/Miscellaneous/Cleaning_air_filters_on_Vocia_VA-8600
2. Beyond these basic instructions, it is also important to attempt removing dust from the amplifier itself using compressed air or a small vacuum.
   
3. The cleaning process is rather urgent.  Once the audio zones shut down, the amp is already overheating.  If left in this state for any period of time, the amp cards will begin to fail and will not recover following the cleaning process.
   
4. It is highly recommended to clean all amplifiers, not just a single unit, which may be causing issues.  While the amplifier in thermal shutdown is the most urgent, this serves as a good opportunity to conduct maintenance cleaning on all amps.