New(old) toy arrived...
Oct 2, 2009 0:27:51 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2009 0:27:51 GMT
As my poor old Claymore amp is still sickly, I tracked down another old-timer s/h, a Magnum IA.125 (I called this an A21 somewhere else, must have spliced it with an Obelisk in my head). I believe the designer of the Claymore had at least a hand in this too.
It was sold as in good working & cosmetic condition. This probably was the case, but the courier had other ideas
It basically arrived in kit form, a few loose bits, damage to the case work, the control and volume pots had been punched back into the void behind, both switches popped open, even leads disconnected.
"Oh what a surprise" (or slightly different words ;D) I said.
The set up inside was rather different to anything I've tinkered with/wrecked before, so I've spent ages on the net tracking down information>>>>>> diddly squat! Just background/incidental stuff.
Anyway, after a couple of days of more thinking than doing, the bugger has slowly come back to life with a few new components, the last problem was the main selector. This operates a relay switching system, so I had only 3 single leads coming in and one exiting, with 3 of the pins connected via shotky diodes. Loads of trial and error later I finally hit on the correct set up and it's now singing like a bird.
Impressed with the amp and dead chuffed with myself
It's now soak testing, with nothing of importance connected to it, chomping its way through a 1GB mini disc of mp3.....
Here it is ....
Of course now, how can I make it better? Renew caps, change opamps, ahhhhhhhhh more fun....
It was sold as in good working & cosmetic condition. This probably was the case, but the courier had other ideas
It basically arrived in kit form, a few loose bits, damage to the case work, the control and volume pots had been punched back into the void behind, both switches popped open, even leads disconnected.
"Oh what a surprise" (or slightly different words ;D) I said.
The set up inside was rather different to anything I've tinkered with/wrecked before, so I've spent ages on the net tracking down information>>>>>> diddly squat! Just background/incidental stuff.
Anyway, after a couple of days of more thinking than doing, the bugger has slowly come back to life with a few new components, the last problem was the main selector. This operates a relay switching system, so I had only 3 single leads coming in and one exiting, with 3 of the pins connected via shotky diodes. Loads of trial and error later I finally hit on the correct set up and it's now singing like a bird.
Impressed with the amp and dead chuffed with myself
It's now soak testing, with nothing of importance connected to it, chomping its way through a 1GB mini disc of mp3.....
Here it is ....
Of course now, how can I make it better? Renew caps, change opamps, ahhhhhhhhh more fun....
