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restorer-john

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A little ol' Dynaco ST-35 power amp with 6BQ5 peanut pentodes. I'm trying the Dave Gillespie EFB mod on it.

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Just finishing a Luxman L-190
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Cleaned, repaired, re-biased, plus full Nichicon recap:
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And then carried out some testing:

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Frequency response is in OEM spec (Aux in) :)

Whereas the phono stage......seems a little on the warm side.
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Rated power and THD are within factory spec :)
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More testing to do before advertising on eBay.
 

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Seem to be in the range UK £130 - £150.
Well.. It's good they can be refurb'd and brought back from the edge to operational condition. :D Luxman near always had a couple of extra features that make it that bit nicer.
 

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Technics EPA-100 bearing repair. This damage is from applying too much torque while tightening the headshell collar. This will get Si3N4 balls.

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Squeezing a Neurochrome Guardian-686 into my Hypex MC502MP to improve power up/down...
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Not crazy about some of the routing of the wiring, but not much choice as there was only one spot that the power board would fit.
 
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Squeezing a Neurochrome Power-686 into my Hypex MC502MP to improve power up/down...
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Not crazy about some of the routing of the wiring, but not much choice as there was only one spot that the power board would fit.
What does that added board do?
 

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Oops, wrong Neurochrome board name (I fixed). I added to handle the nasty pop I would often get when I powered down my Hypex amp. The amp module was bought about a year ago and Hypex has since revised and improved.

I could have gotten a warranty replacement, but shipping the amp back was pricey. Hypex had suggested a relay, but know Tom does good work and wanted to be sure the fix was worthy. :)
 

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Oops, wrong Neurochrome board name (I fixed). I added to handle the nasty pop I would often get when I powered down my Hypex amp. The amp module was bought about a year ago and Hypex has since revised and improved.

I could have gotten a warranty replacement, but shipping the amp back was pricey. Hypex had suggested a relay, but know Tom does good work and wanted to be sure the fix was worthy. :)
Thanks, that makes sense. I'd still be curious what the cause of the original problem was that Hypex fixed, and how they fixed it.
 

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Thanks, that makes sense. I'd still be curious what the cause of the original problem was that Hypex fixed, and how they fixed it.

yes, would like that too, but Hypex was not that forthcoming. :(
 

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Squeezing a Neurochrome Guardian-686 into my Hypex MC502MP to improve power up/down...
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Not crazy about some of the routing of the wiring, but not much choice as there was only one spot that the power board would fit.

And that wiring is not going to work at all! 1% distortion before hitting 10 watts :eek:...

Was hoping I might avoid having to redo all of the speaker output wiring from the amp, but apparently have no choice.
 
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And that wiring is not going to work at all! 1% distortion before hitting 10 watts :eek:...

Was hoping I might avoid having to redo all of the speaker output wiring from the amp, but apparently have no choice.

Do you have some plots, measurements?
 

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Do you have some plots, measurements?

I did, but no use to post. I elevated the board away from the coils and all is good again...

Am planning to reroute that wiring. Do you have other suggestion?
 
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You are right, the distance is the best cure. So maybe to re-arrange the boards placement? Low level signals should be far from output binding posts and power supply components.
 

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You are right, the distance is the best cure. So maybe to re-arrange the boards placement? Low level signals should be far from output binding posts and power supply components.

Understood, but no room in existing case. If next round does not work, may have to mount externally. :oops:
 
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Shielding of signal cables, not only twisting.
 
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