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Rumble 200 needs repair after coffee spill; options?

#21
OP,
Well since you have a minimal investment, you do have some options, speaker cab being the easiest.

I offered the home cleanup tip simply as an alternative *, knowing there would be the usual pushback. I can understand how it's difficult for some folks to appreciate what a little bit of visual inspection, patience, and persistence can do with a toothbrush, cleaning fluids, and a hair dryer when access to authorized service is difficult or cost prohibitive. No harm intended...

* Not everyone is experienced with a multimeter and a wiring diagram, so, left that out.

Best of luck with your project...
 
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tothemax said:
OP,
Well since you have a minimal investment, you do have some options, speaker cab being the easiest.

I offered the home cleanup tip simply as an alternative *, knowing there would be the usual pushback. I can understand how it's difficult for some folks to appreciate what a little bit of visual inspection, patience, and persistence can do with a toothbrush, cleaning fluids, and a hair dryer when access to authorized service is difficult or cost prohibitive. No harm intended...

* Not everyone is experienced with a multimeter and a wiring diagram, so, left that out.

Best of luck with your project...
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Well intentioned, no doubt, though still poor advice IME.
 
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As an amateur, I figure, with IT gear at least, when the whatever has been spilled you can write it off, so anything that might recover it is a bonus. Clean and preferably deionised water is a pretty good bet, rinse liberally and dry. If I've spilt something that isn't going to dissolve in water then I'll probably give up, because I'm not going to be able to identify and source a liquid that will dissolve gunk and be safe on components. Last year I managed to immerse my motorcycle dash in a muddy puddle, and to my horror and annoyance it turned out not to be waterproofed and I rode home with various lights and things absent. Fortunately after stripping down, washing and drying it all recovered. But mains is another problem to 12V.
 
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Update of a bit: I've left the amp on for a loooooong time and the noise has practically ended. I wonder if the heat of the unit has dried it up. Oh, well. I'm not using it and I can get that guy to look at it or try to make it into a cab. There is another post here by somebody else who had a "dead" R200 and he was seeking advice on how to turn it into a cab so I will revisit that. I'm hoping the noise keeps getting down to a point where I can sell it ... at a steep discount ... to somebody. As I said it still makes bass-like noises and the background noise does not increase with increasing the volume or if any of the controls are moved. It is just a steady, annoying noise.
 
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Ralph124C41 said:
Update of a bit: I've left the amp on for a loooooong time and the noise has practically ended. I wonder if the heat of the unit has dried it up. Oh, well. I'm not using it and I can get that guy to look at it or try to make it into a cab. There is another post here by somebody else who had a "dead" R200 and he was seeking advice on how to turn it into a cab so I will revisit that. I'm hoping the noise keeps getting down to a point where I can sell it ... at a steep discount ... to somebody. As I said it still makes bass-like noises and the background noise does not increase with increasing the volume or if any of the controls are moved. It is just a steady, annoying noise.
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It is something that I would never buy or recommend buying KNOWING the issue, and not disclosing the issue would be just wrong.

As a general comment, I sometimes get customers who want to cheap out on repairs by asking me to half-ass a repair so that they can sell the amp or use it hoping it will last. That's a flat no for me because all repairs come with a warranty and I must have confidence in the repair or I'm not going to do it and I'm not going to get into a bad situation with a customer if the repair doesn't last. Sometimes that means that the repair costs more than the amp is worth, it is what it is.
 
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JimChjones said:
Last year I managed to immerse my motorcycle dash in a muddy puddle, and to my horror and annoyance it turned out not to be waterproofed and I rode home with various lights and things absent. Fortunately after stripping down, washing and drying, it all recovered.
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OK, I understand after dumping yourself and motorbike into a puddle that you wanted to strip down, wash, and dry yourself.
What about the motorcycle dash?
 
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Was this a v2 (black grille, non-script Fender font) or a v3 (silver grille and script Fender logo)? Just wondering because $250 shipped for a v3 seems really low. A v3 is going to be cost prohibitive to repair and a v2 may be irreparable. I'd suggest replacing it and take the hit as a lesson learned. At least it wasn't a MacBook?
 
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MultiScaleMale said:
Was this a v2 (black grille, non-script Fender font) or a v3 (silver grille and script Fender logo)? Just wondering because $250 shipped for a v3 seems really low. A v3 is going to be cost prohibitive to repair and a v2 may be irreparable. I'd suggest replacing it and take the hit as a lesson learned. At least it wasn't a MacBook?
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V3. Yes I happened across a great deal, probably about half what I should have paid. So if I converted it into a cab that would probably be about what I'd pay for a cab or probably less. But that would mean I would have to buy another head or amp and I really don't have a need for it I think as my gigging days are over at my age and the group I play in as sort of a hobby doesn't play very loud at all so may Rumble 100 is fine for that. As I said I bought the Rumble 200 for its great price and that I wanted that 15-inch speaker ... but I've actually found I prefer the clarity of the 12-innch speaker in my R100.

Right now I've been keeping it turned on and the background hiss is nearly gone. I'm thinking of just listing it as it with the problem clearly stated. As I said it doesn't increase with the volume so I think it would be fine for gigging or playing ... but not for recording or other uses. I would list it as a bargain price and tell the owner of the problem.

Or I could have it repaired but as I said there is only one repair person in my area and he ain't cheap and I don't know how good he is at amp repairs.

Or I could try to make it into a cab myself or maybe find somebody who could help me.

Or I could use it as a doorstop.

Or I could get, as suggested, a power washer.
 
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tothemax said:
OP,
Well since you have a minimal investment, you do have some options, speaker cab being the easiest.

I offered the home cleanup tip simply as an alternative *, knowing there would be the usual pushback. I can understand how it's difficult for some folks to appreciate what a little bit of visual inspection, patience, and persistence can do with a toothbrush, cleaning fluids, and a hair dryer when access to authorized service is difficult or cost prohibitive. No harm intended...

* Not everyone is experienced with a multimeter and a wiring diagram, so, left that out.

Best of luck with your project...
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I am the type who would take it apart myself anyway(unplugged). It a total loss so there isn't anything to loose expect a mistake that would kill you.
Take it apart for fun, clean things with alcohol. Learn whats inside amps. If you manage to get it back together, test it outside on a fused circuit.
Just to see what happens.
 
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