Hi there,
Picked up my first Boogie yesterday ( finally!). It's a Mark III red stripe with all the trimmings - simulclass, imbuya cab, 200 W speaker, reverb, FX loop, etc. Looks hot, and GAS was (at least for now) satisfied.
THEN
Got it home, turned it on, checked the clean channel - good-, checked the lead channel -good, then began tweaking. 30 seconds later, boom, went completely dead. There was no noise to act as a warning, no nothing. It was like I had flicked the off switch, except I hadn't. I tried it in some different wall outlets and it just won't turn on at all. Very disappointing to say the least, but now I'm on a mission to fix it!
I'm thinking a blown fuse. Does this sound right? I guess it could be output tubes as well. Does anyone know what type/size of fuse a MarkIII uses? Can you get 'em at Home Depot?
One weird thing that may or may not matter - when I first plugged it in, even before I turned it on, the house lights flickered ever so slightly. Like they might when you turnm on a hairdryer in some houses . I know these Boogies are powerhouses, and our house is a bit on the old side.....Could any of this be a factor as well? Of course the Fender or the Marshall cause no such flickering.
Any assitance on offer here, would be much appreciated! Thank you!!
Picked up my first Boogie yesterday ( finally!). It's a Mark III red stripe with all the trimmings - simulclass, imbuya cab, 200 W speaker, reverb, FX loop, etc. Looks hot, and GAS was (at least for now) satisfied.
THEN
Got it home, turned it on, checked the clean channel - good-, checked the lead channel -good, then began tweaking. 30 seconds later, boom, went completely dead. There was no noise to act as a warning, no nothing. It was like I had flicked the off switch, except I hadn't. I tried it in some different wall outlets and it just won't turn on at all. Very disappointing to say the least, but now I'm on a mission to fix it!
I'm thinking a blown fuse. Does this sound right? I guess it could be output tubes as well. Does anyone know what type/size of fuse a MarkIII uses? Can you get 'em at Home Depot?
One weird thing that may or may not matter - when I first plugged it in, even before I turned it on, the house lights flickered ever so slightly. Like they might when you turnm on a hairdryer in some houses . I know these Boogies are powerhouses, and our house is a bit on the old side.....Could any of this be a factor as well? Of course the Fender or the Marshall cause no such flickering.
Any assitance on offer here, would be much appreciated! Thank you!!