Mesa Boogie Walkabout Mega-thread Pt. Tres

[Lex P.]

Definitely time to call your tech for service. Is the power actually going on and off or is the audio portion just cutting in and out? Sounds like a fuse/resistor/board problem to me.

It sounded like the speaker enable relay flipping on and off. The power remained on and the tubes staid lit.

I brought it to Savage Audio that next morning. They are an authorized repair center and I bought it new in 2007 so I'm hoping it will be fixed at no cost to me.

 

[Chef]

Should be, under the 5 year warranty....

 

[Poon]

I've changed the fan out and I've changed the light bulb/dome jewel.

My walkabout has all blue lights now.

Check it out:

 

[Chef]

Wow, that really lights up!

Can I have your red jewel for my M6?

 

[Chef]

Jeez, I mean, that's really freakin' bright in there!

that's kewl.

quiet?
feel the same operating temp at 2 ohms?

I may need to put a few of those fans under my scion.

 

[Poon]

Wow, that really lights up!

Can I have your red jewel for my M6?

Alan...yeah, you can. I have to find it. But if I find it, yeah, you can have the red one.

 

[Poon]

Jeez, I mean, that's really freakin' bright in there!

that's kewl.

quiet?
feel the same operating temp at 2 ohms?

I may need to put a few of those fans under my scion.

Yeah, it's MUCH quieter. You can still hear the air passing through the grates, but there is much less of that hum that you would typically here. I don't know if it's running hotter at 2-ohms yet. I haven't really pushed it. I left it plugged in with a 2-ohm load for about an hour the other day and it seemed fine and no hotter than usual.

 

[Chef]

I don't think just having a load plugged in will generate the same heat that pounding on it for a set or two will...
Those rear shots are pimp.

Leave your amp backwards on stage from now on


(and thx, if you find the red jewel!)

 

[Poon]

It's been called the Yin-Yang Stack or the Oreo Cookie Rig...
Regardless, it's awesome.

 

[Poon]

I don't think just having a load plugged in will generate the same heat that pounding on it for a set or two will...
Those rear shots are pimp.

Leave your amp backwards on stage from now on


(and thx, if you find the red jewel!)

Agreed. I'll have to report back after a practice or a long set and see how it holds up.

 

[RickenBoogie]

Lovin' both the blue lit WA, and the Oreo cookie stack. So glad to be a member of THIS club. What great little amps they are.

 

[lomo]

It's been called the Yin-Yang Stack or the Oreo Cookie Rig...
Regardless, it's awesome.

Nice stack. How 'bout "The Ref".

 

[Lex P.]

Should be, under the 5 year warranty....

I'm hoping so after all I did replace the factory tubes with JJ tubes. This voids the warranty because they aren't "official" Mesa tubes. Even though they sound so much nicer. I'm hoping the tubes have nothing to do with the problem so they won't be a factor in deciding warranty coverage.

 

[vin*tone]

Hey Guys,

Wanted to let you know I'm going to try the Silex Fan mod for the heck of it. I just got the fan today.

It's weird, on the front it says 28CFM but on the back on the specifications, it says 32CFM. Regardless, I'm going to give it a whirl.

Vic may be getting a PM on some help if I can't get it running properly.

Is this the right one?

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[Poon]

Is this the right one?

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The Blue one is specifically IXP-54-14B, IIRC. I didn't know this, but this fan is available at Frys for $9.99 if you can find one.

 

[Matt Dean]

I'm hoping so after all I did replace the factory tubes with JJ tubes. This voids the warranty because they aren't "official" Mesa tubes. Even though they sound so much nicer. I'm hoping the tubes have nothing to do with the problem so they won't be a factor in deciding warranty coverage.

Just put your old mesa tubes back in... provided you kept them.

 

[Krügmeister]

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I used that baby on my walkabout and I used the the antivibration retainers.

Specs: 1800 RPM 17 dB(A) @ 22 CFM

Size 80x80x25 mm

Bearing SSO-Bearing

Blade Geometry Raised-Blade-Design

Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) 1800 RPM

Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%) 1300 RPM

Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%) 800 RPM

Airflow 53 m³/h

Airflow with L.N.A. 39 m³/h

Airflow with U.L.N.A. 26 m³/h

Acoustical Noise 17 dB(A)

Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. 10 dB(A)

Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A. 7* dB(A)

Input Power 1,32 W

Input Current 0,11 A

Voltage Range 4-13 V

MTBF > 150.000 h

 

[Poon]

Specs: 1800 RPM 17 dB(A) @ 22 CFM

Is that safe? 22CFM?

 

[MN_Bass]

Anyone ever had to send there scout in for a speaker, I just noticed mine is making a hissing type noise when I play a A note on the e string. Eq everything at noon, vol at 10-11, horn off. P bass with flats, jazz with rounds. I just bought it in Feb, would the speaker be covered? Thanks for any insight.

 

[MrLenny1]

By reading this thread I get the impression that Mesa WA have some issues.
Too bad, I love the layout of the amp.
My 1997 Eden WT400 has had no issues since then.