Thanks Matt! I will take your advice and plan some down-time to do it right.
Best Regards, David Moore On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 4:53 AM, Matt Syson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David > I would take a careful note of anything that is 'faulty, then strip the lot > at one go, repairing and recapping in one operation. > I did one of these a couple of years ago. With thought you could put the > 'master' modules on longer wires so that you can service and 'fiddle' with > them without stripping again. > Matt S >> >> Thanks to all of you for your replies. I am really happy to have found >> this >> group. What a great resource! >> >> Follow up question: how do you approach removing and replacing a >> channel strip for recapping etc? As you know, the Series One >> channels are all hard-wired with long strips of bus wire running >> through each pcb of each channel. Do you snip each bus wire >> do the recap on a bench and then try to solder little "splints" >> of bus wire between each original piece of bus wire? Or do you >> de-solder and remove the bus wire completely and replace with >> new? >> >> Up to this point I have been able to do all maintenance by propping >> my board up with a stick like one would on the hood of a car, and >> would do work from below... or from the top by removing blank >> panels and easing the strips apart. >> >> I think I may need a different approach for more major jobs like >> a re-cap. >> >> PS: I absolutely LOVE my Neotek! It is perfect for tracking and >> mixing projects I do on my Scully 1" 8trk, and I run my DAW >> projects through it mixing to 1/4"... >> >> Thank You, >> >> David Moore >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Matt Syson >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi >>> As said, recap first then think about chips. >>> Sort the monitor and main mix first. >>> One this is done there are chips in some places that would benefit you >>> more >>> than others. I can't remember off the top of my head. >>> Replacing chips 'wholesale' would risk changing the character of the desk >>> which you may or may not want to do. >>> Matt S >>> >>>> >>>> David, >>>> >>>> I have owned a Neotek Series One 16X8 console for about 12 years. I >>>> am going to be doing some >>>> work on it in the near future. Would it be a good idea to replace all >>>> the ICs while I am in there? I am >>>> wondering if ICs can degrade with age and if I would benefit from new >>>> 5534 and TL074s? >>>> >>>> >>>> My experience has been that ICs either fail (get noisy, distort, etc.) >>>> or >>>> work. Having said that, current production ICs might have a bit lower >>>> noise >>>> spec. (guessing here as I haven't checked date sheets), but I'm not sure >>>> if >>>> it would be enough to worry about. If you like the way the console >>>> sounds >>>> now, then I would imagine the ICs will be fine for a while longer. It >>>> wouldn't hurt to pull them out and clean/deox the pins and sockets while >>>> you're in there. Caig makes a fine line of products for just this >>>> purpose. >>>> This will ensure a good connection and protect these connections for a >>>> long >>>> time. >>>> >>>> If the console hasn't been recapped, then that's where I'd put my money >>>> and time. Try recapping a channel to see if you notice any substantial >>>> improvement; if so, then perhaps a recap of the entire board is in >>>> order. >>>> Cheers, >>>> -- >>>> Don >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ------ >>> >>> View the list online at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>> >>> You can unsubscribe at anytime by sending an email to >>> mailto:[email protected] with "unsubscribe neotek" in the message >>> body. If you have any difficulties, or questions --please send an email >>> to >>> mailto:[email protected]. >>> >>> The Neotek list is lovingly hosted by Catapult Web. 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