Hi Brian
That is true, but exceedingly rare. I have run across maybe
three completely failed caps in several hundred Elite, Elan, Essence
and S-2 modules. Compare that with well over a hundred 100uf caps
measuring around 0.0uf in a single Neve VR 48 channel desk. As you
pointed out a while back, Neoteks run very cool, and heat kills caps.
I would add that running them near their rated voltage is also very
hard on them. The aforementioned Neve as well as vintage API desks
both suffer from that.
Best
Ike Zimbel
Zimbel Audio Ltd
416-720-0887
www.zimbelaudio.com
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On 2010-09-07, at 8:24 PM, Brian Roth <[email protected]> wrote:
"High end only" through a channel also could be a bad coupling
electrolytic capacitor.
Best,
Bri
[email protected] wrote:
Thanks guys. I'll try the button pushing. If I have to eventually
remove the strips, does the whole thing just pop out from the top or
do I need to disconnect anything first from underneath? ----
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: NEOTEK: Problem With Some Channels
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:33:47 +0100
Hi
A SSL4000 channel strip has about 23 switches involved in the path
from mic in to the stereo bus. ALL of them have to be pristine for
decent quality and reliable signal. The main 'downer' on those
desks is that
many of the switches are involved in things like 'EQ to dynamics
sidechain' stuff you hardly ever use but ALL must be exercised
regularly. The relative simplicity of the Neoteks have a certain
attraction at this point!
Happy button pressing.
Matt S
Ike Zimbel wrote:
Hi David,
For starters, try "exercising" all of the switches on each
channel. Just because a switch is "off" or dis-engaged, doesn't
mean
it is out-of-circuit. In fact, the signal flows through the
switch anyway, just through the contacts that are used in the "up"
position.
Beware the switch you never use!
best,
ike
On 9/6/2010 1:18 PM, [email protected] wrote:
So I've gotten to the point where I'm checking out each of the 40
channels in my Elite. I've got 3 channels that are passing only
high
end signal. All channel strip functions are off, so it's got
nothing
to do with the EQ. Any ideas or suggestions? I've never pulled a
channel strip out of this console yet. Is there anything I should
watch out for when pulling it? I also have one fader that doesn't
gradually increase in volume. It starts with silence then
immediately
comes on at volume through the range of the fader. Is this a
fixable
problem or is the fader shot?
thanks,
Dave
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