Mackie 1604 Vlz3 16 Channel Mixer - Page 8 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

I would take it to a Mackie authorized repair center. Service Locator Mackie

Possibly> It will depend on exactly where you're traveling to. Contact Mackie customer service to see if the transformer is tap-able to different voltages. Contact Support Mackie

It's probably not getting power to the lamp connector. Get a voltmeter and check it.

These must be one of the most fault prone speakers ever made. Disconnect the power supply from the amp and see if you can get it working then connect it back up but don't hold your breath, they regularly fail taking out the output stage which in turn takes out the PSU so check the amp with a limited and robust PSU or use a variac on the mains to test.

ALL the lights? Major fault, suspect not really ALL. please detail which.

Take the main outputs into a stereo input (or a pair of mono inputs) on the Peavey - without knowing which Peavey I cannot tell you further info re set-up but as you'll be sending line level signal you'll need to back off the gain on the channels you input to on the Peavey

That popping is a defective solid state device on the circuit board.

See my previous answer. Service Locator Mackie

Is this a new problem? In other words, was it working correctly at some point? You ned to isolate the problem. Plug a different source into the speakers and plug the mixer into a different amp/speaker. See which part isn't working correctly.. Either way, it's likely you need to take the part that's not working to the shop. You can contact Mackie to find the nearest service center. Service Locator Mackie

There are repair services on ebay etc but not cheap.

Why on earth would you want to fix a new item that does not work. Take it back.

That sounds like the amp board died. Mackie parts can be hard to source, and Mackie is really slow to ship, so I suggest taking it to a Mackie authorized service center. Here's a link- Contact Support Mackie

You need to contact Mackie support for their recommendations. Here's the links- Warranty Repairs Parts Mackie Contact Support Mackie

The resistor is 4.7ohms +/-5%

More in likely a voltage drop in the club, and the mixers power transformer was fighting for power, so it's brunt or burning up, also there are capacitors that filter the AC transformer hum, they Probably need to be replaced, this can be fixed tho, parts and labor might not be cheap...

You might call mackie for a suggestion at 800-258-6883. Sometimes there may be older parts in stock at other Mackie distributers around the world. Here's a list of contact info Mackie International Distributors It doesn't hurt to ask and email is free! I had good luck getting parts for various musical electronics out of Canada

Yes, it's normal. You can probably turn the speaker volume down to minimum before turning them on to minimize it.

Here you go http://www.mackie.com/products/onyx4bus/pdf/Onyx_4Bus_OM.pdf This link to the manual is on the Mackie website Mackie Onyx 32 4

Probably the power inside the mixer needs to be looked at.

Are you actually sending a signal to the effects unit? normally you would have it in an insert although I know some people who take a sub channel out to the effects unit and then feed it back in through a mix channel if they run out of inserts or aux busses. What you describe above does not make sense to me. Can you elaborate with the full signal path for the effects unit?