Help needed --- Mesa Strategy Eight:88 power transformer

[tvickey]

I'm wondering if someone who has a Mesa Strategy Eight:88 is able to please tell me which power transformer is inside? I think that it is 561852, and it will be written on the top of the transformer if you just peek inside.

For the Prodigy Four:88 it is 561854.

If someone could please take a look and let me know, or snap a photo, that would be a huge help. Thanks!

 

[BassmanPaul]

Why not contact Mesa themselves?

For interest why do you need this information?

 

[tvickey]

Why not contact Mesa themselves?

For interest why do you need this information?

I did, they don't reply. I need this to figure out if I can easily a convert a US Strategy to run on EU voltages.

 

[abarson]

Paging @agedhorse to help address this correctly early on.

 

[abarson]

Looking at the owner's manual, I'm very certain that the entire power section is different for export, and isn't limited to merely a different transformer.

 

[agedhorse]

Suport response times are delayed due to the Coronavirus.

The transformer itself is the same, but there are quite a few supporting parts that are different.

The conversion is quite complicated, and needs to be done by an authorized service center for safety reasons. There are different configurations for 100, 120, 220, 230 and 245V operation, and some parts if not installed correctly can result in catastrophic damage to the amp.

Where are you located? The cost of correctly converting the amp should not be terribly expensive, but will require a factory parts kit that can be obtained by the service center.

 

[tvickey]

Thanks a lot for the quick reply @agedhorse! I'm in Sheffield, UK.

 

[agedhorse]

Contact Westside Distribution, they will have the necessary expertise.

 

[kyrremann]

The Bass Strategy Eight:88 has a mesa boogie power transformer 561853. I got one for US power if anybody need one. Shipping from Norway plus a reasonable price. Not used. Imported the Strategy new and changed to European power.