Northwind's 400 to WOPL 500

[jbeckva]

Got it out of the box now, Ron! Yeah, she's a looker....

This one is going to get the WORKS - backplanes ... driver board... DCP.... converted to FC.. and totally rewired. Waiting for a few packages to begin, but probably tomorrow start the teardown...

 

[Northwinds]

Awesome! How did the AK cat pack it? Have to leave him some feeback once you take the cover off. If you save the original parts that are getting replaced for me, that would be awesome. Maybe that stock driver board can be fixed at some point? I guess you will know pretty easily what popped in it

 

[jbeckva]

Awesome! How did the AK cat pack it? Have to leave him some feeback once you take the cover off. If you save the original parts that are getting replaced for me, that would be awesome. Maybe that stock driver board can be fixed at some point? I guess you will know pretty easily what popped in it

Oh he packed it very VERY well... styro all the way around, cradling the amp.. got here all the way from CA without a scratch...

 

[laatsch55]

What in God's name do you want the old board for?? Frame it and hang it on the wall???

 

[Northwinds]

What in God's name do you want the old board for?? Frame it and hang it on the wall???

You'd laugh if I told you but I would like to try learning how to do this repair stuff. I figured the board would be a good introduction and you never know if I come across another 400 missing the control board like Blackie. I will be geitting a digital fluke meter and comb the fleamarket this year for testing equipment. I have seen variacs, ocilloscopes and everything else at our local one

 

[laatsch55]

I started 5 years ago and I didn't knpow shit.

 

[Northwinds]

Got it out of the box now, Ron! Yeah, she's a looker....

Just have to name her now, maybe The Bitch

 

[laatsch55]

Tradition goes that we look at the backwall to see who built it and go from there. But it's your's and you can do what you want.

 

[NavLinear]

I started 5 years ago and I didn't knpow shit.

So do you know shit now?

 

[laatsch55]

Not near as much as I thought I would by now. But i know a lot more characters.....

 

[NavLinear]

Not near as much as I thought I would by now. But i know a lot more characters.....

I don't know shit either but I have met a few characters here! It's been fun tho... Speaking of characters where's BD? Haven't seen him for a bit.

 

[laatsch55]

I was thinkin that about that myself this morning....

 

[Northwinds]

Maybe a big friggin' prawn got his ass

 

[Northwinds]

Tradition goes that we look at the backwall to see who built it and go from there. But it's your's and you can do what you want.

Sounds like a plan. Jer, do you remember who built Blackie??? I just remember some 800 phone number on the inside? Hopefully it was chick with big boobs named Elvira

 

[jbeckva]

What in God's name do you want the old board for?? Frame it and hang it on the wall???

The "germs" Lee!!

 

[jbeckva]

Sounds like a plan. Jer, do you remember who built Blackie??? I just remember some 800 phone number on the inside? Hopefully it was chick with big boobs named Elvira

Dunno man.. this one here's not gotta name either

 

[jbeckva]

Very fine specimen!

Got it opened up... A little bit of rework here and there, but very VERY clean inside....

Yo Ron... did ya want Joe's light board or still "stock"? How about if one or more of the bulbs are burnt / the LED's last long time!

 

[NavLinear]

Maybe a big friggin' prawn got his ass

You might be right - those prawns are pretty big down there.

 

[jbeckva]

These gotta go

SJ's and XPL's.. to be replaced with MJ21195's and 96's

Out they come... this is like having all yer teeth yanked.. heheh...

 

[NavLinear]

Got it opened up... A little bit of rework here and there, but very VERY clean inside....

Yo Ron... did ya want Joe's light board or still "stock"? How about if one or more of the bulbs are burnt / the LED's last long time!

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Opps - I thought that was an aspirin I took. Those cap logos are doing something strange.

The light board is really nice and the latest revision adds some great features. I think I'd go with a new one. The incandescent lamps heat up the plastic causing it to become brittle so the LEDs make good sense.