New Boss Katana 100W 1X12 Amp.

[DrNomis_44]

HI,

I was just having a look through the forums and I have been thinking about getting a Katana Myself. I am a qualified Electronics tech (I haven't worked in the industry for a while), and from what you described, as a rough guess it sounds to me like something is failing in the switch-mode power supply in the amp. I have come across the problem in the past in numerous devices in which cycling the power quickly has resolved the issue temporarily, and it is often caused by capacitors going bad, which is a pretty common problem in modern power supplies; they are incredibly efficient, but not as durable or reliable as an old school linear supply.

Is the amp still under Warranty? If so, send it back for repair, as this isn't the type of thing that can easily be fixed at home. Power supplies like this can be incredibly dangerous to work on if you don't know exactly what you are doing. Even if it isn't covered, it is still more than likely worth fixing, and Boss Australia should be able to direct you to somebody who can carry out the repairs for you.

best of luck with it

Nathan

Cheers Nathan,

I think Boss only give a one year warranty for these Katana series of amps, but I may need to do some online research to confirm that, I might also try getting in contact with Boss Australia and see what they say about it, and I'll take it from there.


I just checked the date when I bought my Katana amp by looking at my first post in this thread, and, if I'm correct about Boss only giving a one-year warranty on these Katana series of amps, it looks like the warranty may have already expired, but I should check that.