Hi David
I would take a careful note of anything that is 'faulty, then strip the
lot at one go, repairing and recapping in one operation.
I did one of these a couple of years ago. With thought you could put the
'master' modules on longer wires so that you can service and 'fiddle'
with them without stripping again.
Matt S
Thanks to all of you for your replies. I am really happy to have found this
group. What a great resource!
Follow up question: how do you approach removing and replacing a
channel strip for recapping etc? As you know, the Series One
channels are all hard-wired with long strips of bus wire running
through each pcb of each channel. Do you snip each bus wire
do the recap on a bench and then try to solder little "splints"
of bus wire between each original piece of bus wire? Or do you
de-solder and remove the bus wire completely and replace with
new?
Up to this point I have been able to do all maintenance by propping
my board up with a stick like one would on the hood of a car, and
would do work from below... or from the top by removing blank
panels and easing the strips apart.
I think I may need a different approach for more major jobs like
a re-cap.
PS: I absolutely LOVE my Neotek! It is perfect for tracking and
mixing projects I do on my Scully 1" 8trk, and I run my DAW
projects through it mixing to 1/4"...
Thank You,
David Moore
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Matt Syson
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi
As said, recap first then think about chips.
Sort the monitor and main mix first.
One this is done there are chips in some places that would benefit you more
than others. I can't remember off the top of my head.
Replacing chips 'wholesale' would risk changing the character of the desk
which you may or may not want to do.
Matt S
David,
I have owned a Neotek Series One 16X8 console for about 12 years. I
am going to be doing some
work on it in the near future. Would it be a good idea to replace all
the ICs while I am in there? I am
wondering if ICs can degrade with age and if I would benefit from new
5534 and TL074s?
My experience has been that ICs either fail (get noisy, distort, etc.) or
work. Having said that, current production ICs might have a bit lower noise
spec. (guessing here as I haven't checked date sheets), but I'm not sure if
it would be enough to worry about. If you like the way the console sounds
now, then I would imagine the ICs will be fine for a while longer. It
wouldn't hurt to pull them out and clean/deox the pins and sockets while
you're in there. Caig makes a fine line of products for just this purpose.
This will ensure a good connection and protect these connections for a long
time.
If the console hasn't been recapped, then that's where I'd put my money
and time. Try recapping a channel to see if you notice any substantial
improvement; if so, then perhaps a recap of the entire board is in order.
Cheers,
--
Don
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