HELP! - GK 1001RB crackling noise

[KASH]

My 1001RB has about 1 year old, never gave me problems. Now it's making quite loud crackling noises, something like this:

[url="http://simscience.org/crackling/Sounds/magnet.wav"]http://simscience.org/crackling/Sounds/magnet.wav[/url]

A guy from the studio where I rehearse who repairs amps said it's not coming from the speaker and sounds like a dry socket!?!?

Any ideas??

[icastle]

[quote name='KASH' post='1015487' date='Nov 7 2010, 06:17 PM']My 1001RB has about 1 year old, never gave me problems. Now it's making quite loud crackling noises, something like this:

[url="http://simscience.org/crackling/Sounds/magnet.wav"]http://simscience.org/crackling/Sounds/magnet.wav[/url]

A guy from the studio where I rehearse who repairs amps said it's not coming from the speaker and sounds like a dry socket!?!?

Any ideas??[/quote]

Could be a dry joint.
If you have any warranty left on it then get it back to the dealer - if it's a dry joint then it's always been there and will be covered under warranty.
If it's out of warranty then either you (or someone else) has the lovely task of tracking it down and resoldering the offending joint.

[KASH]

[quote name='icastle' post='1015498' date='Nov 7 2010, 06:23 PM']Could be a dry joint.
If you have any warranty left on it then get it back to the dealer - if it's a dry joint then it's always been there and will be covered under warranty.
If it's out of warranty then either you (or someone else) has the lovely task of tracking it down and resoldering the offending joint.[/quote]

I have to check the date in the receipt and see if it's still under warranty. If not, and in the case of being just a dry joint, how much am I looking at in terms of paying someone to do it?? I'm a terrible DIY guy also, any other possible diagnosis other than a dry joint?

[icastle]

[quote name='KASH' post='1015535' date='Nov 7 2010, 06:49 PM']I have to check the date in the receipt and see if it's still under warranty. If not, and in the case of being just a dry joint, how much am I looking at in terms of paying someone to do it?? I'm a terrible DIY guy also, any other possible diagnosis other than a dry joint?[/quote]

How long's a piece of string?
I am not a lawyer, but regarding the warranty, there is possibly some legal flexibility in the 1 year [b]if[/b] it is a dry joint as it would have been there since new and therefore renders the goods of unmerchantable quality.
The actual "fix", assuming it is a dry joint, is a 5 second job - it really depends on how long it takes an amp tech to find the problem joint(s).
It could be a few other things but, having listened to your WAV file, I'd start off looking for a dry joint.