New to me PL400

[oblivion321]

What's the old joke about the guy with the artificial hand?

That's not funny. I hope I never have to build myself a limb on my lunch break.

 

[laatsch55]

Brake cleaner is my go to when all else fails. Sounds like you like your job also. I get dirty and bust my ass, use my head, and create solutions. Don't get much better. Plus I have access to machines to make anything I want.

I love my job, nothin like workin on your own oilwells....

 

[laatsch55]

What's up with the user name there oblivion??

 

[oblivion321]

What's up with the user name there oblivion??

Completely random, but subliminal. Needed a Username quick for a new login on a website. I was deep in the music and was feeling oblivious to a really rough day I had at work and heard "Daddy. Check This out...."...3...2...1... Back to reality. Typed it in the box. Always making the kids first and manage to come back to Oblivion. Multitasking.....3...2....1..."Daddy".... See how this works? I Love my kids.

 

[laatsch55]

Makes sense...

 

[Fishoz]

A lot better than oblivious! Kids First!!!

 

[oblivion321]

Got the new outputs and drivers in the mail today. Hoping I'll get some time this weekend to actually start doing something in the positive direction on this beast. Are there any special precautions, tips, hints, tricks to replacing the output banks? Once i fumble through that and DBT it, check DC and bias, I'll attempt the DC board.

 

[oblivion321]

I'm going for it. Either way It'll fire up or fire up. So far so good.

 

[oblivion321]

So, I took the day off work today to get my daughters wrist casted. Had a little time when i got home so decided to get the new outputs and drivers installed. I put my helmet on and plugged it in to the DBT. All is good. Dc....Right -9.v mv. Left -3.9. Bias 343 and 342. Plugged it in direct and guess what............ No fire, no brimstone, no spewing Lava. Checked it out again. Got -11.2 and -4.2 offset and 346 and 342 bias. Did I get lucky so far? I don't want to underestimate this beast.

 

[laatsch55]

Well, I wouldn't call it lucky.....

 

[oblivion321]

Well, I wouldn't call it lucky.....

Not lucky in a good way or bad way? I thought these amps were supposed to burn the house down unless you installed a smoke detector or dc board.

 

[laatsch55]

Well, most of that was just a bad rap. They did suffer from a lack of a DC protect board, that really wasn't necessary...

 

[Fishoz]

Sounded like a compliment to me. Ya done good!

 

[laatsch55]

Yes it was Dave...

 

[oblivion321]

Well, most of that was just a bad rap. They did suffer from a lack of a DC protect board, that really wasn't necessary...

I know that. I'm just having fun here and happy that It's working so far, even if I have never even heard this amp.

 

[oblivion321]

Hopefully I can get the board installed tomorrow and hook up some tester speaks.

 

[laatsch55]

Doin good Bud....

 

[oblivion321]

Doin good Bud....

Thank you. I know you guys here have already seen this process 100 times already, but it's new to me and I'm enjoying it.

 

[laatsch55]

I still remember my first one. A Luxman L-85V that I had fixed successfully 4 separate times, and wound up screwing with it long enough I'd blow something else. It sits on a shelf staring at me....all day.....every day.....

 

[oblivion321]

Sounded like a compliment to me. Ya done good!

Thank you. This is a project I know will pay off in the end.