Swapping IC's on a SS 212 Sixty-Five
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Sean Borton (codamedia) Username: codamedia Registered: 03-2014 |
This is on a 212 Sixty Five Chassis #2475-65 |
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Mike Kaus (mm210) Username: mm210 Registered: 05-2006 |
They are in sockets. Pull gently. If they break, you will have a hell of a time finding replacements. Most people are using brown dog adapters and using contemporary 8 pin IC's with the socket adapters. Make SURE you orient yourself with HOW they go in the sockets(direction) Mike |
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Sean (codamedia) Username: codamedia Registered: 03-2014 |
Thanks for the info Mike.. I thought they were in a socket but didn't want to tug too hard until I new for sure... |
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Mike Kaus (mm210) Username: mm210 Registered: 05-2006 |
Yes. |
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Just my opinion but I would jus try cleaning first because it costs NOTHING and I'm cheap! After that, I think I would PROBABLY invest in a few brown dog adapters and swap out the IC's with currently available units. The brown dog adapters will allow the use of updated ic's. If you want, here's a link to the OLD board with a GREAT discussion with Ed Goforth doing the hard work to get some answers.
http://www.pacair.com/discus/messages/22/593.html?1303540949
That would be MY tact at this point. Just my crappy opinion though. Mike.
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11 years 1 monthI'm thinking exactly the same
I'm thinking exactly the same thing... Never any harm in trying a good cleaning...
I'm going to order some brown dogs and sockets, that will open a few options down the road. ALSO - thanks for posting that link in this thread... I have read it before - but it' nice to have it accessible and in context...
I finally opened up my amp
I finally opened up my amp again and tried the swap between IC1 (channel 1 pre-amp) and IC5 (reverb send).
Results = Really bad, and Really good... Not what I was expecting...
Channel one got really thin sounding to the point of unusable. On the other hand - the Reverb I always hated because is sounded so thin got really warm and inspiring. So this tells me IC5 was REALLY BAD while IC1 had a little added noise.
Does that mean I should look at replacing the IC's one by one? Or are the connections like tube sockets, where a little cleaning can go a long way? Sure, I can just try and see what happens (I'm sure it can't hurt, and I certainly intend to try) but I'm just checking to see what others have experienced.