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So you modded the cards back to 15ips. So why incorporate the easy access speed change mod? 15ips is where it’s at for that machine. Glad you are having a good time with it. That’s great. I work in digital and analog, but find I have an easier time getting a good sound with an analog signal...

Right…a DP3T switch means double-throw, three or triple-throw. Basically 2 independent sets of common “outputs” if you will, each with three selectable inputs. If it was me I’d install jumpers. You’re wanting to easily switch the speed, I get it, but machines that are designed with this sort of...

You get what you pay for. I would not buy the cheapest cables you can find in whatever online marketplace you choose. They will not stand the test of time and will not pass signal as well or shield your signal as well. That does not mean you need to spend a mint. That’s a pursuit of expensive...

As detailed in an earlier post I had Terry Witt refurbish the pinch roller. Well, I decided the counter roller needed refurbishment too. I pulled the roller assembly off of the spare 58…disassembled it, cleaned the parts, bought some good quality close-tolerance Nachi bearings, and sent the core...

I agree 100%. And yes Model 2 series is unbalanced 1/4” TS phone jacks. To connect a balanced mic and keep the signal balanced up to the mixer you need one of those female XLR to 1/4” male TS adapters with the transformer in it.

Just to be clear, my comments about Behringer have nothing to do with “a name”, but rather substantial failures in near-new devices, poor-quality design and execution of internals when comparing Behringer products and the brand name devices they copied, and unacceptable sonic performance...

+1 to the Yamaha…well-made, reliable, good bang for the buck…good performers and very affordable.

No disrespect intended, but I disagree with that suggestion entirely…first, I don’t believe the OP is looking for or needs a 32 channel console…or even 24, 20 or 16. I believe the OP is looking for a more compact console. And my personal experience after years of taking these things apart...

Yes. Of course you can. That’s what the PGM ASSIGN 1-8 switches do for you. Each of those switches assigns or sends or routes the signal on the respective input channel to the correspondingly numbered PGM fader in the master section, and each of those faders feeds its correspondingly numbered...

Yep. 100% true. I often bring that up and ask about the test equipment. I thought that was touched on but now I’m not seeing it…maybe I’m just missing it…but @ecc83 I’m glad you raised the subject. @bleachboy what make and model is your meter (apologies if we already covered this)? The level...

Yes, correct. But the scenario I describe is one where it’s the same tech and the same machine day in and day out…your circumstance is one where you are servicing different machines on an ongoing basis. In your case I consider it more important to follow the instruction in the manual. In the...

Cool. Thanks for posting that. So any axial lead lamp with about a 0.44VA rating will be a close match to the factory lamp. “VA” in this case means volt-amp…that’s the voltage rating multiplied by the amperage rating. So 8V 55mA (0.055A) is 0.44VA. 6.3V 0.07A is about the same. 9V 0.05A is about...

That’s measuring the factory lamp?

Really good point, Dave. I agree. “Back in the day”, and still presently I’m sure, techs at professional studios, typically with professional-grade machines in operation, would use the meters when lining up their machines. BUT, these were/are machines in use daily, often undergoing *daily*...

Sorry my error on the source options for channels 1 & 2. I don’t understand what you mean by “Just use Channels 1 and/or 2 and assign to the other channels…” Assign what to the other channels?

The MIC | LINE | INST switch is not a routing or assignment control…it is the source select switch. It sets what input jack the channel listens to. If you are trying to listen to a guitar plugged into the INST jack, as @RFR already stated earlier, the source select switch should be set to INST...

What I’m trying to say, but maybe I’m not making myself clear or I’m misunderstanding what you’re saying, is because of your modified setup, the sweep range during the bias setup is outside the VU meter range. I’m suggesting the behavior of your bias level trimmers and what you are seeing on the...

Yeah it’s super unfortunate they made the motherboards out of phenolic resin and not glass fiber. Glad it’s working.

Never ever use a contact cleaner with lubricant on metal-to-metal contacts, either connectors or switches…so I would never use F5 on things like cardedge connectors. F5 is specifically for carbon element potentiometers. IPA is great for cleaning up dirt and debris, but it doesn’t treat and...

9V 50mA is 0.45VA. That’s almost identical to the two examples I gave you. Should be fine. I would not bend pins. You reflowed solder joints in both the motherboard and input modules? Did you maturely exercise the connections or just clean them, apply the DeoxIT and then reseat? Which DeoxIT...