Can anyone fix a PA head?

[Ryan.]

I have a PA head that isn't turning on, and when it is, its cutting in and out I'm not sure whether its loose wires or something else but if any of you might be able to help out with it that'd be cool.

[rob]

steve stoeckle in charlotte (might have misspelled his name), it's 85 an hour, but you won't find cheaper than that. If your pa head costs less than that, then scour craigslist

[Ryan.]

thanks man I'll have to look around and see whats up with it cuz my head is just a little cheapo one

[rob]

it probably is. open it up and see if anything is obviously disconnected or if wires aren't making a full connection somewhere. if it was straight up not turning on, it would probably be a fuse, but if it's turning on and making bad noise, it's not a fuse

[Ryan.]

it was turning on but just going off at random times now it just won't turn on

[forget it]

i back robs advice. open it up, clean it out [this includes all the pots, inputs, outputs and switches... just a bit of contact cleaner you can buy at radio shack], make sure all the connections are solid. if it still doesnt work and its just a cheap little PA, you're better off just searching the internet for a used one somewhere

[Ryan.]

yeah that's what I'm gonna do, also max #2 had said he was having a simular problem but it was the outlet he had his amp plugged into so I'm gonna chekc that first probably

[rob]

if it was turning on and making noise and then cutting out then it might be a problem in the power chord, the outlet, or even the fuse? but if it's turning on, not sounding right, and then turning off, it's not the power, it's something inside

[Ryan.]

It was turning on working fine and then turning off

[Ryan.]

Idk what I actually did but... my PA is working again, I opened it up the wires are all connected right and everything so I start messing with the on switch and boom its perfect again thanks for the help guys