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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 24, 2014 20:31:01 GMT -6
The gear damaged in shipping has at least a bent rear panel, broken tube, and broken XLR jack. This is all apparent with a quick visual inspection.
Would transformers be damaged by being banged around a bit? Anything else that I should be worried about?
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Post by ericn on Oct 24, 2014 20:35:56 GMT -6
Jesse what was it exactly ? And picks of damage inside and out could help!
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Post by tonycamphd on Oct 24, 2014 20:37:18 GMT -6
bummer man.. Unless there a is visible pulling on wires it's doubtful, look closely at the pcb to see if it was cracked/damaged due to the chassis bending, still not likely.
what kind of piece is it? by mention of the tube i'm guessing it was the Sta-? what a piss off man!
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 24, 2014 20:46:55 GMT -6
Drip Sta. No pics yet. Baby is tied to me right now. I took the two minutes to Unix and inspect and saw the damage. Seller mentioned having a repair quote, so I'm just trying to see how much I would need for repairs. Looks like a case from Dan is about $100 without the faceplate. $40 for a pair of 6V6's. Few bucks for some jacks. Bench/labor. Not sure what else would be wrong yet.
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Post by ericn on Oct 24, 2014 21:15:35 GMT -6
Talk to Marie at Drip!
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 25, 2014 21:42:08 GMT -6
Seller seems pretty receptive and I can get a new rear panel from dandeurloo for a fair price. I'm going to have a tech buddie test the tubes and look over the pcb and take it from there. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 26, 2014 19:31:05 GMT -6
The Hammond power transformer has a snapped wire. Can the wires on a transformer be replaced or will I need a new PT?
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Post by tonycamphd on Oct 26, 2014 20:57:48 GMT -6
The Hammond power transformer has a snapped wire. Can the wires on a transformer be replaced or will I need a new PT? depends where, picture? |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 27, 2014 9:44:05 GMT -6
The Hammond power transformer has a snapped wire. Can the wires on a transformer be replaced or will I need a new PT? depends where, picture? Got some pics of the damage uploading here now... imgur.com/a/4wcTQRight in the middle of the first pic, there is a red wire coming out of the power transformer (mounted on the back of the unit) that is snapped. The second pic is zoomed in more on the wire. The rest of the pics are just showing how the back end was crushed. |
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Post by tonycamphd on Oct 27, 2014 9:57:48 GMT -6
Jes, that is indeed fixable, it requires pulling the tranny off, solder splice and shrink wrap though...
(you have to shake your head at who ever packed this, could they not see this coming?)
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 27, 2014 10:00:35 GMT -6
Jes, that is indeed fixable, it requires pulling the tranny off, solder splice and shrink wrap though... (you have to shake your head at who ever packed this, could they not see this coming?) I think the PCB looks ok anyway. I don't see any visible damage to the top of the board at least. Do you see anything else that looks shot? |
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Post by sinasoid on Oct 27, 2014 10:12:01 GMT -6
Jeez. You would think that most people have the common sense to remove tubes and pack them in their own secure package...
I'm sure you're well aware of potentially dangerous voltages stored in the caps, make sure you drain them before touching anything, yada yada. And wear a grounding bracelet if you have one!
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 27, 2014 10:16:47 GMT -6
Jeez. You would think that most people have the common sense to remove tubes and pack them in their own secure package... I'm sure you're well aware of potentially dangerous voltages stored in the caps, make sure you drain them before touching anything, yada yada. And wear a grounding bracelet if you have one! Thanks man. I'm not touching anything other than unscrewing the back panel, as I did, and removing a couple tubes. I'm going to bring it to a tech buddie next weekend to have him start working on it. Trying to strike a partial refund deal with the seller so I can order some replacement parts. I might buy a new PCB too, just in case, and if I don't need it, either sell it or build a second unit. |
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Post by tonycamphd on Oct 27, 2014 10:20:40 GMT -6
i cant see anything beyond the obvious, you could take a continuity tester and go point to point and make sure it's all there, if it isn't, you should be able to easily jumper a break in circuit, really doubt there'd be a break in ground.
refering to pcb
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Post by svart on Oct 27, 2014 10:31:09 GMT -6
If something hit it hard enough to dent that chassis, I'd be afraid that anything heavy or having a long lever effect on the PCB should be checked for broken solder joints.
It might be prudent to just go ahead and hit all the solder joints with heat and allow them to melt and reharden just to make sure none have fractured..
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 27, 2014 10:54:02 GMT -6
If something hit it hard enough to dent that chassis, I'd be afraid that anything heavy or having a long lever effect on the PCB should be checked for broken solder joints. It might be prudent to just go ahead and hit all the solder joints with heat and allow them to melt and reharden just to make sure none have fractured.. The back panel of the chassis wasn't screwed into the top panel. I think that if it was connected to the top, that would have provided enough support to keep it from crushing. So, you guys don't think it's necessary to grab a spare PCB? |
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Post by svart on Oct 27, 2014 11:40:35 GMT -6
I don't think so, unless you see obvious damage. Drip's PCBs are super thick and would withstand a large amount of pressure without problems. I'd still hit the solder joints with the soldering iron though.
Was it screwed into the bottom panel? Did it shear off the screw?
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Post by dandeurloo on Oct 27, 2014 18:18:08 GMT -6
The only thing that could be a problem is the transformer could be messed up. My wife dropped one of my Pultecs and now the PSU transformer hums on start up. I'm gonna just get a new one and replace it. You wont know about that until you have a chance to fire it up. So, keep the door open with the seller for that one.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 14, 2014 14:29:34 GMT -6
Well, I sent this in to my amp/pedal guy and had him go though it a bit. Replaced the back panel, did some reconnecting/checking connections, etc. and I'm picking it back up from him tomorrow. Hopefully, we're in business, but he doesn't have a recording rig to run audio though it and check it out, so we're just going on the fact that everything seems to be put together correctly. Fingers are crossed.
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