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Axe-Fx II (legacy)
Contents
Manufacturing
- The Axe-Fx II is made in USA. All units are identical for all global regions. Source
- The MFC-101 is designed in USA and made in China. The Axe-Fx II is made in US. Source
Some manufacturing information can be found by reading Liam's posts.
Rack
- The Axe-Fx II is a 19” 2U device. It can be mounted in a rack or rackbag. If necessary combined with things like a racked power amp, a power conditioner etc. Rear rack rails are not required or supported. It's about two inches deeper than the Standard and Ultra (see Specifications).
- If you need a custom rack panel to bring the outputs to the front, see this thread.
Rack ears
The rack ears at the front are removable if you need the space. Source
Rack stands
You can put the rack or bag on a stand such as this one or this one.
Power
The Axe-Fx is identical for all global regions and supports 100-240V.
Weight and dimensions of boxed Axe-Fx II
Cliff: "17 lbs. 22 x 18 x 8 inches." Source
Serial number
Units with CC numbers were assembled by Cliff himself. The 5 numbers are an internal work order number. The XX indicate the batch number and the #X indicates what unit from that lot was produced. This shows who built and inspected each unit prior to going to Fractal for final inspection and burn-in. L or LF indicate the units that were built lead-free (CC#s are also lead free), and the motherboard will have an e1/e1 sticker as well. Source1 Source2