Sling Blade
Well-known member
My 550 Express is my first TUBE amp.
Since I bought it I have been having problems with it cutting out. The volume drops to a mere whisper. Sometimes after a hour of playing or sometimes it does it when I first turn it on for the the day.
I have taken it to the Mesa dealership twice to have it looked at. They reported that the amp checked out fine and that it was most likely my power source.
Today I used a meter to check my power from my outlets. Now it should be reading 110 or above. This evening my power is reading between 105 to 108 and I have seen it drop to 104. And wouldn't you know it my amp is not working.
I have been told that a power conditioner will solve this problem. Is this true? If so is there one out there that won't cost me a ton of cash? If this is in deed the problem.
Since I bought it I have been having problems with it cutting out. The volume drops to a mere whisper. Sometimes after a hour of playing or sometimes it does it when I first turn it on for the the day.
I have taken it to the Mesa dealership twice to have it looked at. They reported that the amp checked out fine and that it was most likely my power source.
Today I used a meter to check my power from my outlets. Now it should be reading 110 or above. This evening my power is reading between 105 to 108 and I have seen it drop to 104. And wouldn't you know it my amp is not working.
I have been told that a power conditioner will solve this problem. Is this true? If so is there one out there that won't cost me a ton of cash? If this is in deed the problem.