DC3 broken pot

[geenads]

my continuing saga with my DC3.. broke the master volume pot on the lead channel last night.. during breakdown at a gig, I must have knocked it against something. I recovered the knob with half the pot shaft still in it. as a temporary measure I could probably carve a slot in the shaft left in the amp and use a screwdriver to adjust the settings, but that's downright ghetto. My nearest Boogie dealer is in 70 miles away in tucson. The last time I took my amp there, they told me it passed the "bench test" and did nothing. I still had the same problem. It turned out to be a blown speaker... I'm the idiot for not figuring that out, but a good tech could have made that rocket scientist discovery quickly. Question is.. how hard is it to replace one of these pots? I'm told that the pots are attached to a PC board. ? Is it best to take it to a authorized tech or try it yourself... any other threads on pot replacment? thanks....

 

[Ken j]

I would just call Boogie. I ordered a pot a few months ago it was under $2 plus shipping. The part # is located on the back of the pot and is most likely listed in your owners manual.

 

[Boogiebabies]

The Master Volume pot is Mesa # 592737.
It is a normal small Mesa pot. I recently replaced the same pot in a DC2 for the FX loop mix. It was very simple.

I do not know of any Mesa ever having a circuit board mounted pot.

 

[jvk]

I do not know of any Mesa ever having a circuit board mounted pot.

What about most of the pots on the back of the RK

 

[Boogiebabies]

I do not know of any Mesa ever having a circuit board mounted pot.

What about most of the pots on the back of the RK

You know what I mean, cracker...

 

[jvk]

Actually, on the RK only the silver knobs are PCB mounted, ie the loop mixes and the progessive linkage.

 

[geenads]

thanks all. The knob looks like the ones on my Mk IV. Guess they're not a problem to get either?