Straightening Bent Fins


I purchased a huge Krell amp that arrived yesterday! (Used) It all seems OK, but it shifted in the box, and one of the fins was bent. You may as well know it was the one in the front! This is a 130 pound amp, so it's got a pretty good curve in the fin. I know this is a fairly common thing to happen during shipping. It's not severe enough that I don't want the amp, I'm not gojng to send it back over one bent fin. But I ask everyone out there, has anyone ever had any luck straightening a fin? Any advice on the best way to go about it? I don't want to break it off, or scratch it up. Any experiences good or bad, let me know what you think. 
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Showing 1 response by pbnaudio

Is almost impossible to do, any repair will always be visible  Your best bet would be to get a new heatsink and replace it.

You might want to lift the lid to see if anything else got knocked loose in shipping.

This btw is why this happens  :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q6_9A90cUk

Best of luck

Peter



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