How's the turn around time been for sending Mark series amps back in to Mesa lately?

[SonVolt]

what tubes did they put in? they used a couple of JJ's and the rest unmarked (look like Chinese tubes but not the good 4th gen tones like I sent with mine)
oh an da tungsol re issue (made in Russia) in the PI (I had a Sovtek LPS for that, I didn't get that back either

I really didn't take a hard look at them. I was too irritated trying to get the amp back into the headshell. What a PITA.

 

[Jamme1961]

Getting my MIV back Thursday- Mike B 4 1/2 hours labor-

 

[Fiveband]

Getting my MIV back Thursday- Mike B 4 1/2 hours labor-

What kind of operation required 4.5 hours?

 

[SonVolt]

What kind of operation required 4.5 hours?

Have you ever seen the inside of a Mark IV?

 

[Don McNevin]

I've had nothing but success working with Mesa Customer Service.
I had about a month turnaround from the day it left my house til the day I got it back with my Mark V 90. I had the well documented diodes issue on my 2009.
They also tested two full sets of tubes I sent. EL34 and 6L6's.
The only issue I had is that the bell housing on my main transformer has a pretty good dent in it that it didn't have previously.
I'm not sure how that would happen, or if I really want to know. But I made sure they documented it in case it becomes an issue somehow.
Anyway....
The fix was relatively inexpensive. $140.00 with return shipping. And now, it absolutely sounds better than any other time I've owned it since I purchased it 2016/2017. It would be nice if the repair technicians would take notes about the repair and the exact work they've done, and send that information back to the customer.

 

[Jamme1961]

What kind of operation required 4.5 hours?

Here ya go ——

after stripping about 20% of the board and cleaning the cap leakage, that FU...CKS neglected to address.

And they did not upgrade the .1 400 caps at V5. or do much else Oh well.

With your power tubes and my pre tubes we seem to be working.
I tested with my FTSW box and it all works correctly. The trace from the 15 volt supply, where the caps were ripped out, lost connection under the board to the FTSW jack. Fixed that on top of the board. I would venture it will be OK with yourFTSW, BUT if your FTSW has shorted wiring it can burn the Trace (that I believe was just busted).

I left the bias pot, but mounted it securely on the board, instead of hanging it on a bundle of wires. WTF!

I will end by stating that if you have something broken, and you are going to throw it away after Fu..cks "repairs" it, then have at it. But I would not trust them to fix an empty cardboard box.

 

[Fiveband]

Here ya go ——

after stripping about 20% of the board and cleaning the cap leakage, that FU...CKS neglected to address.

And they did not upgrade the .1 400 caps at V5. or do much else Oh well.

With your power tubes and my pre tubes we seem to be working.
I tested with my FTSW box and it all works correctly. The trace from the 15 volt supply, where the caps were ripped out, lost connection under the board to the FTSW jack. Fixed that on top of the board. I would venture it will be OK with yourFTSW, BUT if your FTSW has shorted wiring it can burn the Trace (that I believe was just busted).

I left the bias pot, but mounted it securely on the board, instead of hanging it on a bundle of wires. WTF!

I will end by stating that if you have something broken, and you are going to throw it away after Fu..cks "repairs" it, then have at it. But I would not trust them to fix an empty cardboard box.

"fascinating.." and enlightening

 

['59fatburst]

Well, the Mark I is finished and paid for. Now just waiting for the shipping info....