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    Bob Boyer reacted to TimD's post in the thread Little freshening up project 700 Bravo with Like Like.
    Yeah, that and a gentle touch is my reason that I never seem to have any issues reworking old boards. Hot, fast, and off for the win...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to laatsch55's post in the thread Little freshening up project 700 Bravo with Like Like.
    Yeah, not anytime is set on stone. If it conducts like it should , with just a dab of fresh solder, and then it melts incoming solder...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to TimD's post in the thread Little freshening up project 700 Bravo with Like Like.
    I find that if my iron temp is suitable, I see full flow in under a second or so. Were I keeping heat on for 3 seconds, myself, I would...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to TimD's post in the thread Carver C-4000 with Like Like.
    But, unless you did those things one at a time and listened/tested, it's hard to know what made the biggest change. I got a DOA C1, and...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to mr_rye89's post in the thread Carver C-4000 with Like Like.
    I'm convinced a recap, regulators, motorized blue velvet volume pot, and new RC4136s made a noticeable difference in sound on my C-1. I...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to TimD's post in the thread Carver C-4000 with Like Like.
    It's reverb as well, not just a delay, but yes, an external processor should be able to do the same thing (I used a pair of MXR175...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to mlucitt's post in the thread Little freshening up project 700 Bravo with Like Like.
    I always count three seconds after the solder flows. It is usually enough. Sometimes you can see the solder flow down into the hole and...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to WOPL Sniffer's post in the thread Little freshening up project 700 Bravo with Like Like.
    Joe's boards are as heavy duty as they come, the amount of time you need to get a good solid solder joint won't bother these boards at all.
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    Bob Boyer reacted to Hexis22's post in the thread Little freshening up project 700 Bravo with Like Like.
    Remove the Orange wire at pin 5 from each backplane board. You will be running separate wires from the control board pin 5 to the bulk...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to Kma4444's post in the thread Little freshening up project 700 Bravo with Like Like.
    Now to attach some wires to the new boards. Expecting a bunch of other goodies from WO soon. Nice to finally make progress. I have drug...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to J!m's post in the thread Carver C-4000 with Like Like.
    A couple years later Panasonic (National) started marketing their "Ambiance" feature. I have it on my FX-F35 boom box, and it sounds...
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    Bob Boyer replied to the thread Carver C-4000.
    That sounds kind of like the old Dyna Quad circuit from Dynaco. It came in a stand alone box or as a circuit in the SCA-80Q integrated...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to marcok's post in the thread Carver C-4000 with Like Like.
    I have a C4000 and it works perfectly after 40 / 45 years . I made only 3 mods : - phono 2 input bypassed to have another aux input -...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to marcok's post in the thread Carver C-4000 with Like Like.
    Final consideration : all these functions are designed to improve the acoustic image without encoded material , but with normal stereo...
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    Bob Boyer reacted to WOPL Sniffer's post in the thread Carver C-4000 with Like Like.
    It gives you a delay and you get an echo just millisecond's behind the original signal. It's KIND OF a surround but some don't consider...
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