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Post by phoenixpete on Mar 17, 2011 18:10:14 GMT
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Post by PinkFloyd on Mar 17, 2011 20:11:48 GMT
You've made a nice job of that Pete  Maybe leave it on overnight, remember the caps have to form and those valves have never seen any action so allow a good few hours for everything to come on song. All the best, Mike. |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Mar 17, 2011 20:12:49 GMT
By the way..... I have two identical tea cups to yours, one is a Denby and the other is a Jamie Oliver  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2011 21:54:35 GMT
Well done Pete, welcome to the club, and remember - this is only the start of the madness!!  You'll find Mike is a great guy to deal with  Couldn't help noticing on your great pics, your quad socket could do with a clean. Good, clean contacts help to produce a good , clean sound. You could use fancy stuff, but isopropyl alcohol applied with a q-tip is inexpensive and effective, which is kind of what Rockgrotto is about. This is a snake-oil free zone |
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Post by phoenixpete on Mar 17, 2011 21:56:02 GMT
Thanks Mike. When I saw the amount of caps,diodes etc I got a bit nervous about doing it and thought "oh well if I f**k it up I will just post it off to you and hopefully you could sort it out".  But it went really well, I used the supplied solder and it melted a lot faster than the silver solder I have used before. (Won't be using that again). The mug is just a "Dunelm mill" cheapy 59p I have them in the green , maroon and black. Will leave it on all night. I usually leave the X10D and Dacmagic Azur on 24/7 anyway. Do you think this is wise? I do use a bigger power supply than standard on them both, but nothing special. Thanks again for your great service and great upgrade kit. Pete. |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Mar 17, 2011 22:06:04 GMT
Looks like you like your tea strong too Pete I like mine to resemble tar and usually leave the tea bag (punjana) in for a few minutes and squeeze the hell out of it with teaspoon and finger.... you can't beat a good, strong cup of tea. No problems leaving it on all the time but I don't see the point of it myself, just wasting electricity, it certainly won't do any harm. Remind me of your details Pete and I'll send you a new quad phono socket to solder in Mike. |
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Post by phoenixpete on Mar 17, 2011 22:24:10 GMT
Well done Pete, welcome to the club, and remember - this is only the start of the madness!! You'll find Mike is a great guy to deal with Couldn't help noticing on your great pics, your quad socket could do with a clean. Good, clean contacts help to produce a good , clean sound. You could use fancy stuff, but isopropyl alcohol applied with a q-tip is inexpensive and effective, which is kind of what Rockgrotto is about. This is a snake-oil free zone Yeah it really looks skanky in the picture doesn't it Should be ok now as I did a clean up as per' Mike's instructions after the pictures were taken with a can of "servisol"and toothbrush, so it should e ok. |
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Post by phoenixpete on Mar 17, 2011 22:33:42 GMT
Looks like you like your tea strong too Pete I like mine to resemble tar and usually leave the tea bag (punjana) in for a few minutes and squeeze the hell out of it with teaspoon and finger.... you can't beat a good, strong cup of tea. No problems leaving it on all the time but I don't see the point of it myself, just wasting electricity, it certainly won't do any harm. Remind me of your details Pete and I'll send you a new quad phono socket to solder in Mike. That's very nice of you Mike. I will PM you my details in a minute. If you are sending me the sockets FOC then only fair I do a "Rockgrotto" support donation. I have really gotten into Tea lately, usually buy decent quality Assam tea bags but recently found a great website selling top quality loose and tea bag tea called "Allabouttea" they do some lovely tea's, worth a look. www.allabouttea.co.uk/Cheers Pete. |
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Post by elysion on Mar 19, 2011 13:23:28 GMT
Great job, Pete!
You are still several steps ahead of me. I'm planning to buy the needed tools this year and learn at least basic soldering.
Currently, I'm reading a few books about soldering.
Probably still a long way to learn everything.
I have also a X10-D and like it.
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Post by phoenixpete on Mar 20, 2011 0:05:36 GMT
Great job, Pete! You are still several steps ahead of me. I'm planning to buy the needed tools this year and learn at least basic soldering. Currently, I'm reading a few books about soldering. Probably still a long way to learn everything. I have also a X10-D and like it. Thanks elysion. I feel like I want to make a kit of something now.  I think I will have to see what is available for a beginner,maybe a Pre-amp or something. I was allways very keen on the Velleman kits,they used to do a very nice looking 2 valve pre-amp kit but I never had the confidence to get one. They don't seem to do them anymore. Pete. |
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Post by mrarroyo on Mar 20, 2011 12:09:24 GMT
Nice work there Pete, enjoy it!
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Post by phoenixpete on Mar 22, 2011 19:25:51 GMT
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Post by mrarroyo on Mar 22, 2011 21:36:52 GMT
Nice set up Pete, enjoy it.
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Maybe leave it on overnight, remember the caps have to form and those valves have never seen any action so allow a good few hours for everything to come on song.
